DataCard SD360 Installation And Administration Guide

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Contents
Chapter 1: Installation______________________________________________________________ 1
PC Requirements_______________________________________________________________ 1
Network Requirements _________________________________________________________ 2
USB Requirements______________________________________________________________ 2
Electrical Requirements ________________________________________________________ 2
Site Requirements ______________________________________________________________ 3
Secure Printing Requirements ___________________________________________________ 4
Set Up the Printer_______________________________________________________________ 5
Prepare the Printer _________________________________________________________ 5
Load Cards_____________________________________________________________ 5
Load the Print Ribbon ___________________________________________________ 6
Load the Cleaning Sleeve _______________________________________________ 6
Install the Ribbon Cartridge______________________________________________ 7
Install Optional Equipment __________________________________________________ 8
Install a Large Output Hopper ___________________________________________ 8
Install the 200-Card Input Hopper _______________________________________ 10
Install the Optional Cable Lock_________________________________________ 11
Power On the Printer___________________________________________________________ 11
Use the Front Panel____________________________________________________________ 12
Use the Card Printer Driver _____________________________________________________ 12
Use OpenCard Data Format ___________________________________________________ 12
Chapter 2: Elements of Card Design _______________________________________________ 13
Basic Card Design ____________________________________________________________ 13
Printing Design ________________________________________________________________ 14
Color Printing______________________________________________________________ 14
Full-Panel Ribbon ______________________________________________________ 14
Short-Panel Ribbon_____________________________________________________ 14
Split-Ribbon Color Printing ______________________________________________ 15
Manage Color_________________________________________________________ 15
Print Text in Color ______________________________________________________ 15
Print Graphics in Color__________________________________________________ 15
Monochrome Printing______________________________________________________ 16
Monochrome Printing with Full-Color Ribbon_____________________________ 16
Monochrome Ribbon __________________________________________________ 16
Ribbon Saver __________________________________________________________ 17
Print Text in Monochrome ______________________________________________ 17
Print Bar Codes ____________________________________________________________ 18
Bar Code Guidelines ___________________________________________________ 18
Test Bar Codes_________________________________________________________ 19
Card Design Changes That Affect Bar Codes____________________________ 20
Print Bar Codes With the Card Printer Driver______________________________ 20
Apply Topcoat ____________________________________________________________ 21

DataCard SD360 Specifications

General

Card size	85.6 x 53.98 mm
Card types	Magnetic stripe (ISO 7811), PVC
Card feeder	Yes
Print technology	Dye-sublimation
Maximum resolution	300 x 300 DPI
Print speed (color)	200 card/h
Print speed (monochrome)	830 card/h
Duplex print speed (color)	155 card/h
Display	LCD
Lamination	No
Certification	cULus, FCC, I.C, CE, Ctick, VCCI, RoHS, WEEE, ENERGY STAR, CCC
Product color	Black, Blue
Internal memory	128 MB
Built-in barcodes	1D, 2D
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Total input capacity	100 sheets
Compatible operating systems	Windows Server 2003/Server 2008
Windows operating systems supported	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Storage temperature (T-T)	-15 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	15 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz
Interface	USB & Ethernet

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	5400 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	175 x 539 x 224 mm