DataCard SD160 Installation And Administrator's Guide

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Apply Topcoat
Full‐colorandUVprintingfadesifitlackstopcoatprotection.Topcoatprotectstheprintedimage
onthecard.Itisappliedasaneven,consistentfilm.
Makesurethatallcolorprintingiscoveredwithtopcoat(exceptforareassuchasamagnetic
stripe,smartcardchip,orsignaturepanel).
When
aribbonwithatopcoat(T)panelisinstalled,theprinter
canapplytopcoattothecardusingtheprinthead.Mostfull‐
colorribbonsincludetopcoatpanels.
Topcoatmustberequestedbytheapplicationsendingthecard
totheprinter.Mostcardproductionsoftwarerequeststopcoat
automatically.
Non-Printing Areas
Thecarddesigncanhaveareaswhereprintingisnotallowed.Suchareasincludeamagnetic
stripe,signaturepanel,orsmartcardchip.Cardproductionsoftwareusuallymanagessuchnon‐
printingareasautomatically.IfyoudonotuseIDsoftware,youcanusethedimensionsprovided
inthefollowingsectionsfor
magneticstripeandsmartcardnon‐printingareastocustomizeyour
printandtopcoatareas.
Donotapplytopcoatoverthemagneticstripe,smartcardchip,orsignaturepanel
ofacard.Topreventtopcoatapplication,youmustspecifyanon‐printingarea.
 Blockingfornon‐pri ntingareastypicallyextends0.1inchbeyondtheedgesofa
feature.Thedimensionslistedinthefollowingsectionsincludetheextended
blockingregion.
 Printseveralcardsusingyourcarddesignandapplicationtoverifythatprinting
andtopcoatareappliedasyouintend.

DataCard SD160 Specifications

General

Print Technology	Dye Sublimation
Print Resolution	300 dpi
Connectivity	USB 2.0
Power Requirements	100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Card Capacity	100 cards input hopper, 25 cards output hopper
Card Size	CR80 (85.6 mm x 54 mm)
Operating System Support	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Card Thickness	0.020" to 0.030" (0.51 mm to 0.76 mm)
Print Speed	Up to 150 cards per hour (YMCKT)