FARGO electronic HDP5000 manual Printer Components Blank Cards, Type Description

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Printer Components: Blank Cards

Caution: Never run cards with a contaminated, dull or uneven surface through the Printer. Printing onto such cards will ultimately lead to poor print quality. Always store the card stock in its original packaging or in a clean, dust-free container. Do not print onto cards that have been dropped or soiled.

Type	Description
Card Size	These Card Printers accept standard CR80 sized cards (3.375L x 2.125W /
	85.6mmL x 54mmW) with a thickness of 30 mil to 50 mil (.030/.762mm).
Card	The Printer will print onto any card with a clean, level and polished PVC
Design	surface. (Important: Composite PVC is recommended over straight PVC
	for the best results and for ISO card specification compliance. Single-side
	straight PVC does not conform to ISO compliance at this time.)
	The Printer will print onto any card with a clean, level and polished PVC
	surface.
Card	Suitable cards must have a polished PVC surface free of fingerprints, dust
Surface	or any other types of embedded contaminants.
	• In addition, cards must have a completely smooth, level surface in
	order for the Printer to achieve consistent color Coverage.
	• Some types of Proximity cards, for example, have an uneven surface
	which will inhibit consistent color transfer.
	Likewise, some smart card chips are raised slightly above the cards
	surface, which also results in poor color transfer.

HDP5000 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 1.2) 2-21