DataCard SD260 Installation And Administrator's Guide

20 Elements of Card Design
Rewritable Card Design
TheSD160andSD260printersallowyoutoeraseandreprintmultipletimesonspecialrewritable
cards.Rewritablecardsareusedinapplicationsthatcontainvariable,orchanging,information,
suchasshort‐termcontractororvisitorbadges,andcustomerloyaltycards.
Arewritablecarddesignincludesthefollowing
elements:
 StaticElements
Elementsthatalwaysremainthesame,suchasa
companynameandlogo,phonenumber,or
website.
 VariableElements
Elementsthatcanchangefromusertouser,such
asaphotoorexpirationdate.Whereyouplace
thevariableelementsdetermineshowthecard
willbeerased.Refertoyourprinter’sDriverGuide
formoreinformationaboutsettinguptheprinter
tousetherewritableoption.Ref erto
“Print”on
page 44forinformationaboutthePrinter
Managersettingsthatcontroltherewritablefunction.
Print Bar Codes
Barcodedesignfollowsasetofstandardsbasedonthetypeofbarcodeproduced.Barcodes
containaseriesofblacklines(bars)separatedbywhiteareas(spaces).Eachcharacterofencoded
dataisrepresentedbyasetofbarsandspaces.Abarcodestandardspecifiesthenumber
and
widthofbarsandspacesneededtoencodeacharacter.Thestandardalsospecifiestheminimum
sizeofthewhitearea,orquietzone,thatsurroundsthebarcode.
Referto“PrintBarCodesWiththeCardPrinterDriver”onpage 22forinformation
abouthowusingtheCardPrinterDrivercanimprovetheprobabilitythatabarcode
printsusingtheKpanel.
Static
Area
Erase
Area
Static
Area

DataCard SD260 Specifications

General

Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64
Color	Yes
Print speed (color)	200 card/h
Product color	Blue, Grey

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	391 mm
Width	175 mm
Height	224 mm