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The HID FARGO DTC1250e Single-Sided ID Card System is ideal for small businesses, schools and local governments. The DTC1250e Fargo ID card printer encoder is the fastest ID card printer in its class, producing full-color ID card credentials that are 50% more visually-rich, while being printed in the same amount of time as regular ID card printers! Use eco-friendly ID card printing products from ADVANTIDGE with the Energy Star certified HID Global Fargo DTC1250e ID card printer, for a complete eco-friendly ID card solution!

Backed by a global three-year warranty, this seventh generation FARGO ID card printer can be seamlessly integrated to work with other HID product, ensuring that you receive and retain the maximum value from your HID Global Fargo secure identity solutions!

System Includes:

  • Fargo DTC1250e single-sided ID card printer.
  • USB connection.
  • AsureID Solo Photo ID Software.
  • USB digital photo ID camera.
  • Fargo EZ Full-color ribbon cartridge (250 images).
  • 1 pack of cleaning rollers (3 per pack)
  • 100 UltraCard PVC ID cards.
  • USB cable.
  • 2 Year Asure ID Protect Plan
HID FARGO DTC1250e Single-Sided System

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Asure ID Solo ID Software Specifications:

Improved User Interface – we’ve made it even easier to design and program photo IDs and magnetic stripe encoding.

Swift ID Template Import – import templates designed in Swift ID into Asure ID and enjoy more robust features and functionality.

Simplified Printer Functions – design and print cards without having to open and configure complicated printer driver menus.

Low Maintenance – automatic notifications of free software updates to ensure that the software is never outdated.

Upgrade to Asure ID Express or Asure ID Enterprise for increased functionality.

Printer Specifications:

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 Speed- 6 seconds per card (K*); 8 seconds per card (KO*); 16 seconds per card (YMCKO*); 24 seconds per card (YMCKOK*).

Accepted Card Size- 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).

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.

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).

Input Hopper Card Capacity- 100 cards (.030 ̋ / .762 mm).

Output Hopper Card Capacity- Up to 30 cards (.030 ̋ / .762 mm).

Memory- 32 MB RAM.

Communications Interface- USB 2.0, optional Ethernet with internal print server.

Software Drivers- Windows® XP / VistaTM (32 bit & 64 bit) / Server 2003 & 2008 / Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 (32 bit & 64 bit)/ Windows® 10 (32 bit & 64 bit) / MAC OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8 / Linux***.

Display- Color changing status buttons.

Memory- 32 MB RAM.

Encoding Options- Supported smart card and magnetic stripe technologies: 125 kHz (HID Prox) reader; 13.56 MHz (iCLASS® Standard / SE / SR / Seos, MIFARE Classic®, MIFARE Plus®, MIFARE DESFire®, MIFARE DESFire® EV1, ISO 14443 A/B, ISO 15693) read/write encoder; 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; ISO magnetic stripe encoding, dual high- and low-coercivity, tracks 1, 2 and 3.

Included Software- Swift ID embedded badging application, FARGO Workbench diagnostic utility with Color Assist spot-color matching.

Data Protection- AES-256 encryption on the printer over a secure network.

Weight- Single-sided: 7.5 lbs / 3.4 Kg; dual-sided: 10 lbs / 4.54 Kg.

Dimensions- Single-sided printer: 8.8 ̋H x 13.7 ̋W x 7.9 ̋D / 224 mm H x 348 mm W x 201 mm D Dual-sided printer: 9.8 ̋H x 18.7 ̋W x 9.2 ̋D / 249 mm H x 475 mm W x 234 mm D.

Supported Access Control Credential Programming- iCLASS® Standard/SE/SR/Seos, MIFARE ClassicTM, MIFARE DESFire® EV1, HID Prox.

Printer Options- Single wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding (note: single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS® , MIFARE®, and contact smart card encoding) – Ethernet-enabled printer supports wireless accessory; dual-sided printing module; smart card encoding modules (contact/contactless); magnetic stripe encoding module; printer cleaning kit; ethernet with internal print server; secure proprietary consumables system.

Warranty- Printer – three years; printhead – three years, unlimited pass with UltraCard®.

HID FARGO Ribbon Consumables for the HID FARGO DTC1250e Card Printer System

** Part Number – Description and Yield Application

045000 – EZ YMCKO* Cartridge: Full-color with resin black and clear overlay panel, 250 images Photo accurate color prints, visual recognition (most popular)

045010 – EZ YMCKOK* Cartridge: Full-color with two resin black panels and Clear Overlay panel, 200 images. Photo-accurate, full color on front, black text or barcodes on back. Includes overlay panel for color fade prevention (for dual sided only)

045014 – EZ YMCKO* Half-panel Cartridge: Half-panel color ribbon with resin black and clear overlay panel, 350 images. Half-panel photo accurate color prints, visual recognition. Includes overlay panel for color fade prevention. Pairs well with pre-printed cards that require limited personalization.

045015 – ECO YMCKO* Refill Ribbon: Full-color ribbon with resin black and clear overlay panel, 250 images. Refill Ribbon for photo accurate color prints, visual recognition. Includes overlay panel for color fade prevention. Note: ECO ribbons require the ECO ribbon refillable cartridge, sold separately.

045029 – ECO YMCKO* Half-panel: Half-panel color ribbon with resin black and clear overlay panel, 350 images. Half-panel photo accurate color prints, visual recognition. Includes overlay panel for color fade prevention. Pairs well with pre-printed cards that require limited personalization. Note: ECO ribbons require the ECO ribbon refillable cartridge, sold separately.

044261 – ECO – Refillable Cartridge (Only) – Refill ECO Ribbon Sold Separately Reusable, refillable cartridge only – Refill ECO Ribbon sold separately.

045101 – EZ Premium Resin Black, K* Cartridge, 1000 images Bar codes, text, serial numbers, bold graphics

045102 – EZ Standard Resin Black, K* Cartridge, 1000 images Bar codes, text, serial numbers, bold graphics

045106 – EZ White Cartridge, 1000 images White Resin Ribbon

045130 – EZ Gold Metallic Cartridge, 450 images Gold Metallic Resin Ribbon

045111 – EZ KO* Cartridge: Premium Black and clear overlay panel 500 images. Bar codes, text, serial numbers, bold graphics. Includes overlay panel for color fade prevention.

045117 – ECO Standard Black, K* Refill Ribbon: 1000 images. Standard Black Resin Ribbon Refill for bar codes, text, serial numbers,
bold graphics. Note: ECO ribbons require the ECO ribbon refillable. cartridge, sold separately.

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ADVANTIDGE offers a wide variety of all of the card printer systems, or other visitor management devices, to fill any of your asset tracking, visitor management, or identification card needs. With more than 20 years of combined industry experience, we’re ready to help you achieve your identification goals. For specific information please contact us about your application– we provide excellent customer service!