DataCard SD160 Installation And Administrator's Guide

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 SecondTopcoat—Printthetestcardwithasecondtopcoatonthefrontorback.
 RewritableWrite(Pre‐Erase)—Selectthisoptionifyouneedtodefinetheerasepower
settingsforanewcardtype,orwanttofine‐tuneyourerasesettings.
Startwithablankrewritablecard.SelectRewritableWrite(Pre‐Erase)withRewritableErase
andtheRewritableTestCardtestpattern.
Theoptionwrites
arewritablecardandthenerasesasectionofthecardtotesttheerase
powersetting.Thecardincludesanumericalscale(–100to+100)thatyoucanusetosetthe
RewritableErasePowervalue(referto“Print”onpage 44).
 RewritableErase—Erasethecard.Toerasetheentirecard,selectthe
RewritableEraseWholeCardtestpattern.
 RewritableWrite(Post‐Erase)—Writearewritabletestcardusingoneofthetestpatterns.
SelectthisoptionwiththeRewritableErasesettingtomakesurethatthecardiserased
beforewriting.
 TestPatterntouseforColorand/orMonochrome—Selectthetypeoftestpatterntouseon
thefrontorbackofthetestcard.Youcanselectfromthefollowing:
 TestPattern1—Usethistesttoevaluatetheoverallprintqualityofthecard.Thecolortest
printsafull‐colortestcardusingtheYMCKpanelsoftheprintribbon.Themonochrome
testcardprintsseverallinesoftext.
 TestPattern2—Usethistesttoevaluatetheoverallprintqualitywhenusingshort‐panel
colorprintribbon.Themonochrometestcardprintsseverallinesoftext.
 TestPattern3—Usethistesttoidentifyprintintensityissuesthatcanappearaswrinkles
ontheprintedcard.Thecolortestprintsadensebluecolorcardtotestthedensityofthe
printedcard.Themonochrometestcardprintsacalibrationgrid.
 TestPattern4—Usethistesttoprintacolor‐steptestcardthatusesallpanelsoftheprint
ribbonanddisplaysthestepsofeachcolorfromdarkesttolightest.Themonochrome
testcardprintsacalibrationgrid.
 TestPattern5—Usethistesttosetupthecardregistrationoftheprinter.Printthecardto
verifychangestothecardregistrationsettings.Themonochrometestcardprintsa
calibrationgrid.
 TestPattern6—Usethistesttoprintamarbles‐imagecolortestcardtoevaluategeneral
appearance.Themonochrometestcardprintsseverallinesoftext.
 TestPatternRegistrationandTestPatternCheckered—Usetheseteststocheckcard
registrationmechanically.Side/sideorlead/trailingissuesmayindicateachassis,card
guide,orrollerproblem.Themonochrometestcardprintsseverallinesoftext.
Therewritabletestcardsprinttheselectedtestpatternasthoughtheyareprinted
usingamonochromeribbon.

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)