| 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 | Options include easy-to-use ribbon with disposable ribbon cartridge (EZ) and more economical and eco-friendly refill ribbon for refill cartridge (ECO). When placing an order for subsequent ribbons, please specify the part number to guarantee ribbon compatibility with your individual printer. Both EZ and ECO: - Full-color with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 100 prints
- Full-color with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 250 prints
- Resin black (standard and premium), 1000 prints
ECO only: - Full-color half-panel with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 350 prints
EZ only: - Resin green, blue, red and white, 1000 prints
- Silver and gold metallic, 500 prints
Rewrite technology - no ribbon is required |
| Print Speed** | 7 seconds per card (K*); 12 seconds per card (KO*); 24 seconds per card (YMCKO*) |
| Accepted Standard Card Sizes | CR-80 (3.375"L x 2.125"W / 85.6 mm L x 54 mm W); CR-79 Adhesive Back (3.313"L x 2.063"W / 84.1 mm L x 52.4 mm W) |
| Print Area | CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.36"L x 2.11"W / 85.3 mm L x 53.7 mm W); CR-79 (3.3"L x 2.04"W / 83.8 mm L x 51.8 mm W) |
| Accepted Card Thickness | .009" - .040" / 9 mil - 40 mil / .229 mm - 1.016 mm |
| Accepted Card Types | PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin required for100% polyester cards; optical memory cards with PVC finish; rewrite |
| Input Hopper Card Capacity | 50 cards (.030" / .762 mm) |
| Output Hopper Card Capacity | Up to 30 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® XP / Vista™ (32 bit & 64 bit) / Server 2003 & 2008/ Windows® 7 & Windows® 8 (32 & 64 bit), MAC OS X 10.5/10.6/ 10.7/10.8/10.9/ Linux*** (Available Soon) |
| Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Operating Temperature | 65° to 80° F / 18° to 27° C |
| Humidity | 20-80% non-condensing |
| Agency Listings | Safety: UL 60950-2, CSA C22.2 (60950-1-07), and CE; EMC: FCC Class A, CE (EN 55022 Class A, EN 55024), CCC, BSMI, KC |
| Supply Voltage | 100-240Vac, 50-60Hz, 1.6 amps max. |
| Supply Frequency | 50 Hz / 60 Hz |
| Warranty | Printer - two years; printhead - two years, unlimited pass with UltraCard™ |
| Options | Printer cleaning kit; USB; secure proprietary consumables system |
| Software | Swift ID® embedded badging application, FARGO Workbench™ diagnostic utility |
| Display | Color changing status buttons |
| Weight | 7.5000 |
| Printer Dimensions | 13.7 x 7.9 x 8.8 inches |
| * Indicates the ribbon type and the number of ribbon panels printed where Y= yellow, M= magenta, C= cyan, K= resin black, O= overlay, B= dye sublimation black. |
| ** 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 12.04, Debian 7.0, Fedora 18, Mandriva 2011, Red Hat 6.4, Open Suse 12.3. |
