Datacard Group ImageCard SelectTM and UltraGrafix SelectTM Printers manual

1-4 Overview

•Magnetic stripe module, for either 3-track (IAT) encoding or single-track NTT encoding. The module is installed in-line with the print operation. It encodes data on the magnetic stripe and then verifies the data.

•Smart card module. The smart card module has the following available options:

–Contact coupler (SC 410)

–Contactless (RF) coupler (“SC 680” on the printer label)

–Both contact and contactless couplers (“SC Comb” on the printer label)

–Contact station (“SCCS” on the printer label) with external coupler.

iA custom smart card application can use the module to initialize and program the smart card chip on a card.

Table 1-1 lists the models and their features.

Table 1-1: Select printer features available

		Duplex	Magnetic		Smart
Model name	Colors printed	module	stripe#		Card#
ImageCard	Full color or monochrome	No	Yes	#	Yes	#
Select
ImageCard	Full color or monochrome	Yes	Yes#		Yes#
Select 2
UltraGrafix	Monochrome only	No	Yes#		Yes#
Select
UltraGrafix	Monochrome only	Yes	Yes	#	Yes	#
Select 2
#. Optional

User’s Guide for ImageCard® Select™ and UltraGrafix® Select™ Printers