Fargo DTC400e Printer

The newest in Fargo's line of Direct to Card Printers, the DTC400e represents the newest in high quality printer value from Fargo. With innovative new features like the ability to print rewritable cards, as well as Fargo standbys like high quality printing, modular design, and effortless maintenance, the DTC400e is a perfect card printing solution for primary and secondary schools, offices, retail stores, public transit, and more.

Modular design evolves with your needs
A standby of Fargo printers is their unique modular design. Simple single-sided printers may be upgraded with field-installable modules to add flexibility and security in card design. The new DTC400e printer is no exception - dual-sided printing, magnetic stripe encoding and smart card encoding modules can be upgraded at your office. This versatility allows the Fargo DTC400e to evolve with their users' needs - instead of the other way around.

Efficient, high quality printing
If you want your ID cards to be used often - and who doesn't - print quality is essential. Lower quality printers often leave unsightly margins around the edge of the card and print grainy, streaky images. Not the DTC400e. This workhorse prints 16.7 million colors with 300 dpi resolution for rich, densly colored, professional quality ID cards, up to 120 of them per hour.

Save money and supplies with reusable cards
The DTC400e's most unique and innovative new feature is the ability to print rewriteable cards. For businesses and organizations that have short-term needs, using rewritable cards for convention badges and visitor IDs (among others) can be a valuable investment. The Fargo DTC400e prints monochrome rewritable cards (color images that will sustain rewriting can be pre-printed) that are perfect for disposable identification. Once the cards have been use, simply collect and reuse them! This solution is not just budget-friendly, but helps reduce waste as well.

Hassle-free maintenance
Aside from its innovative features and quality printing, maintenance really sets the DTC400e apart from other printers in its class. The DTC400e doesn't demand fussy maintenance - its simple, slide-in print ribbon helps keep your printer in top shape by cleaning cards before they are printed automatically. An easy-to-read 16 character LCD screen on top of the DTC400e keeps you in the loop, letting you know the status of your printer and when it's time to change the ribbon. There's no more guesswork when it comes to maintaining the DTC400e - leaving you more time to create and print high quality cards.

Print Method: Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer
Resolution: 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) continuous tone
Colors: Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel
Print Ribbon Options:
? Full-color with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 250 prints
? Full-color half-panel with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 350 prints
? Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK*, 200 prints
? Full-color with fl uorescing, resin black and overlay panel, YMCFKO*, 200 prints
? Dye-sublimation black and overlay panel, BO*, 500 prints
? Resin black, and overlay panel, KO, 500 prints
? Resin black, green, blue, red, white, 1,000 prints; silver and gold, 500 prints
YMCKO, YMCKO half-panel and YMCKOK ribbons are available in both disposable and refi llable ribbon cartridges.
Print Speed:*
? 7 seconds per card (K)*
? 12 seconds per card (KO)*
? 27 seconds per card (YMCKO)*
? 35 seconds per card (YMCKOK)*
Accepted Standard Card Sizes:
? CR-80 (3.375"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW)
? CR-79 Adhesive Back (3.313"L x 2.063"W / 84.1mmL x 52.4mmW)
Print Area:
? CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.36"L x 2.11"W / 85.3mmL x 53.7mmW)
? CR-79 (3.3"L x 2.04"W / 83.8mmL x 51.8mmW)
Accepted Card Thickness: .009" �V .040" / 9 mil �V 40 mil / .229mm �V 1.016mm
Accepted Card Types: PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC fi nish; monochrome resin required for100% polyester cards; optical memory cards with PVC fi nish
Input Hopper Card Capacity: 100 cards (.030" / .762mm)
Output Hopper Card Capacity: Up to 30 cards (.030" / .762mm)
Reject Hopper Card Capacity: 15 cards (.030" / .762mm)
Card Cleaning: Card cleaning roller integrated into ribbon cartridge; cleaning roller is automatically replaced with each ribbon change
Memory: 2MB RAM
Software Drivers: WindowsR 2000 / XP / Server 2003; Linux***
Interface: USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compatible)
Operating Temperature: 65�X to 80�X F / 18�X to 27�X C
Humidity: 20 �V 80% non-condensing
Dimensions:
? Single-Sided: 7.9"H x 13.62"W x 8.14"D / 201mmH x 346mmW x 207mmD
? Dual-Sided: 7.9"H x 18.28"W x 8.14"D / 201mmH x 464mmW x 207mmD
Weight:
? Single-Sided: 8 lbs. / 3.63 kg
? Dual-Sided: 11.55 lbs. / 5.22 kg
Agency Listings:
? Safety: UL 60950-1, CSA C22.2 (60950-1), and CE
? EMC: FCC Class A, CRC c1374, CE (EN 55022 Class A, EN 55024)
Supply Voltage: 100-240 VAC, 3.3 A
Supply Frequency: 50 Hz / 60 Hz
Warranty:
? Printer �V Two years including free loaner printer in the fi rst year (U.S. only); optional Extended Warranty
? Printhead �V Two years, unlimited pass with UltraCard Cards
Fargo Materials:
Fargo Card Printer/Encoders require highly specialized media to function properly. To maximize printed card quality and durability, printhead life and
printer/encoder reliability, use only Fargo materials. Fargo warranties are void, where not prohibited by law, when non-Fargo materials are used.
Encoding Options:
? ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding, dual high- and low-coercivity, Tracks 1, 2, and 3
? Contact Smart Card Docking Station
? Contactless Smart Card Encoder (HID iCLASS, MIFARE and MIFARE DESFire)
? Contact Smart Card Encoder reads from and writes to all ISO7816-1/2/3/4 memory and microprocessor
smart cards (T = 0, T = 1) as well as synchronous cards
? Prox Card Reader (HID read-only)
Options:
? Dual-sided Printing Module �V Field-upgradeable
? Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module �V Field-upgradeable
? Smart Card Encoding Modules �V Field-upgradeable by technician
? Printer cleaning kit
? Ethernet networking with internal print server (replaces USB connection)
? 100-card output hopper with or without reject tray
* Indicates the ribbon type and the number of ribbon panels printed where Y=Yellow, M=Magenta, C=Cyan, K=Resin Black, O=Overlay.
** Print speed indicates an approximate print speed and is measured from the time a card drops into the output hopper to the time the next card drops into the output hopper. Print speeds do not include encoding time
or the time needed for the PC to process the image. Process time is dependent on the size of the file, the CPU, amount of RAM and the amount of available resources at the time of the print.
*** Linux versions: Ubuntu 7.10, Red Hat Enterprise Desktop 5, Fedora Core 7, Fedora Core 8, openSUSE 10.3, Novell SUSE 10.