DataCard SD260 Installation And Administration Guide

SD Series Installation and Administrator’s Guide 85
New Cards for Color Printing
Theprinterisdesignedtoprintonnewcardstock.Ifyouprintoncardstwice,be
carefultoavoidgettingdirt,fingerprints,orothercontaminantsoncardsbefore
thesecondprinting.Previousprintingcaninterferewithprintingandresultin
cardsthatdonothavetheappearanceyouwant.Printingoncardsthatpreviously
havebeenissuedmightintroducesubstancesthatinterferewithcardprintingor
damagetheprinter.Ifapreviouslyprintedcardhasbeenprintedwithtopcoat,
thecardcannotbeprintedasecondtime.
Adhesive-Backed Cards
Adhesive‐backedcardsareprinted,andthenadheredtosmartcardswhenthe
cardsurfaceisnotflatenoughtoprint.UseonlyDatacardadhesive‐backedcards
withtheprinter.Theprintingsurface(whiteside)ofanadhesive‐backedcard
meetsthematerialrequirementsforuseintheprinter.Usethefollowing
guidelines:
• Storecardsinacoolplace(suchasarefrigerator)toavoidadhesivemigration.
• Cleantheprinter’scardtrackstoremoveanyadhesiveresidue.Usea
printheadcleaningswaborisopropanolandaswabtoremovetheresidue.
• Fancardsbeforeloadingthemintotheinputhopper.
• Useaprintmarginofatleast0.05inchwhenusingadhesive‐backedcards.
• Donotapplylaminatoroverlaymaterialtoadhesive‐backedcards.
Card Quality Guidelines
Cardsmustmeetthefollowingcardqualityguidelinesfortheprintertoprint
high‐qualitygraphicsonthemsuccessfully.
Card Surface
Thecardmustbesmoothandeven,andfreeofirregularitiessuchasraisedburrs
orparticlesembeddedinthesurface.Surfaceirregularitiescancauseprinting
voids,especiallywhenprintingedgeto
edge.

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