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Fargo Electronics, Inc.
DTC550 Direct to Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.8)
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Technical Specifications (continued)
Term Description
Print Area
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CR-79
(3.303"L x 2.051"W / 83.9mmL x 52.1mmW)
•
CR-80:
Specifically, the DTC550 Card Printer can print an
image at approximately 2.110-inches x 3.362-inches (633 x
1008 pixels) on a standard CR-80 card, which is 2.125-
inches x 3.370-inches (637 x 1012 pixels). (
Note:
This
means that there could be up to a 4-pixel or .011-inch margin
on any side of the card.)
The TOF, EOF and LOF can be adjusted in order to center
and minimize these micro-margins. However, reducing the
TOF or EOF (to allow printing closer than 3 pixels to the
leading or trailing edge of the card) will likely cause Ribbon
breakage on dark cards. Correspondingly, a slightly larger
margin of 4 to 5 pixels ensures that these types of Ribbon
problems are avoided.
Printing Method Dye-Sublimation/Resin Thermal Transfer
Printing
Resolution
300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm)