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HID FARGO DTC1500 ID Card Printer & Encoder
- Innovative, built-in security features
- Low-cost, high-capacity consumables
- Highly versatile
- Earth friendly
Fargo DTC1500
Built on 20 years of proven direct-to-card printing expertise, the HID® FARGO® DTC1500 card printer and encoder offers the convenience and lower cost of high-capacity consumables along with a comprehensive feature set – enabling organizations to routinely issue highly secure cards and IDs at a fraction of the cost without sacrificing quality. Designed for government ID projects, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, healthcare facilities, and small-to-medium businesses, the DTC1500 boasts of distinctive security features ideal for these organizations.
- Innovative, built-in security features – Easy-to-implement security features such as resin scramble data protection and custom overlay watermark come standard on every unit.
- Low-cost, high-capacity consumables – High-capacity, full and half-panel color ribbons significantly lower cost-per-card and reduce total cost of ownership.
- Highly versatile – Powerful printing in a modular, scalable design that simplifies in-field equipment upgrades and migration to higher levels of security.
- Earth friendly – GreenCircle® Certified for efficient energy consumption and eco-friendly (ECO) refill ribbons.
Security, lower cost, innovation, and versatility – it all comes standard with the DTC1500.
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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*, 500 prints Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK*, 500 prints Full-color with two resin black panels, YMCKK*, 500 prints Full-color half-panel with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 850 prints Full-color half-panel with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK*, 650 prints Full-color half-panel with two resin black panels and overlay panels, YMCKOKO*, 500 prints Resin black, K*, 3000 prints |
Print Speed |
6 seconds per card (K*); 16 seconds per card (YMCKO*); 24 seconds per card (YMCKOK*) |
Accepted Standard Card Sizes |
CR-80 (3.375 ̋L x 2.125 ̋W / 85.6 mm L x 54 mm W); CR-79 (3.313" L x 2.063" W / 84.1 mm L x 52.4 mm W) |
Accepted Card Thickness |
.009 ̋ - .040 ̋ / 9 mil - 40 mil / .229 mm - 1.016 mm |
Input Hopper Card Capacity |
100 cards (.030 ̋ / .762 mm) |
Output Hopper Card Capacity |
Up to 100 cards. (.030" / .762 mm) |
Card Cleaning |
Card cleaning roller integrated into ribbon cartridge; cleaning roller is automatically replaced with each ribbon change |
Memory |
32 MB RAM |
Software Drivers |
Windows® 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 (32 bit & 64 bit) / Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012 |
Interface |
USB 2.0, Standard Ethernet with internal print server (Note: Ethernet optional on BIS-Certified Units) |
Dimensions |
Printer: 9.8" H x 18.7" W x 9.2" D / 249 mm H x 475 mm W x 234 mm D Printer + lam: 18.9" H x 18.7" W x 9.2" D / 480 mm H x 475 mm W x 234 mm D |
Weight |
Printer: 11 lbs / 5 Kg Printer + lam: 20 lbs / 9.1 Kg |
Options |
Single wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding are only optional on BIS-Certified Units (note: single wire Ether - net encoding is only available for iCLASS® , MIFARE®, and contact smart card encoding) - Ethernet-enabled printer supports wireless acces - sory; dual-sided printing module; smart card encoding modules (contact/contactless); magnetic stripe encoding module; printer cleaning kit; secure proprietary consumables system |
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