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Datacard Group Confidential
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q. What is the print speed of the Datacard
®
SP75 Plus card printer?
A. The print speed for the SP75 Plus card printer is:
Up to 175 cards per hour front side YMCK ribbon with front side lamination
Up to 165 cards per hour front side YMCK-K ribbon, back side K with front side lamination
Q. Is the SP75 Plus card printer field upgradeable?
A. The SP75 Plus card printer is field upgradeable for magnetic stripe encoding, smart card options,
and 200 card input hopper by a Datacard® Authorized Service Provider; however, the laminator
option is not field upgradeable. The High Capacity Output Hopper is field upgradeable by an end
user.
Q. How many cards can the High Capacity Output Hopper hold?
A. 100 0.30” cards.
Q. What communication interfaces will
the SP75 Plus card printer support?
A. USB and Ethernet connectivity are supported.
Q. What driver does the SP75 Plus card printer use?
A. The SP75 Plus card printer uses version 2.0 of the Datacard
printer driver.
Q. What operating systems can be used with the SP75 Plus card printer?
A. The main testing of the SP75 Plus card printer has been with Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP and
Windows
®
2000 operating systems.
Q. Can I take a partially used print ribbon from one SP75 Plus card printer and use it in
another SP75 Plus card printer?
A. Yes. The individual print ribbon information is maintained on the Radio Frequency (RF) tag, not in
the SP75 Plus card printer. When a partially used print ribbon is installed into a second SP75 Plus
card printer, the RF tag on the take-up core informs the printer of the type of print ribbon installed
and the remaining number of images available on the supply core. When multiple SP75 Plus
printers are used in a print-farm, print ribbons can be freely exchanged between printers.
Q. Do the ribbons that are presently available for use in the SP35, SP55 and SP75 printers
work in the SP75 Plus card printer?
A. All of the print ribbon kits that are available for the SP35, SP55 and SP75 card printers can be
used in the SP75 Plus card printers. This helps keep your inventory costs low.
Q. Can the SP75 Plus card printer work with other Datacard print ribbons?
A. The SP75 Plus card printer features Datacard
®
proprietary ribbons, which are designed specifically
for the SP75 Plus printer. Please refer to the color and monochrome print ribbons listed in the
SP75 Plus card printer supply data sheet for ribbons featuring the RF tag providing enhanced
printer features for the SP75 Plus printer. When the printer recognizes that a Datacard
®
ribbon is
installed, all enhanced product features are enabled and successful card printing can begin. The
printer will only print color images when Datacard
®
proprietary color ribbons are installed.
Datacard is your exclusive source for proprietary ribbons for the SP75 Plus card printers.
Q: Does the SP75 Plus card printer operate with monochrome ribbons provided by third party-
suppliers?
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