DataCard SD360 - New Cards for Color Printing; Adhesive-Backed Cards; Card Quality Guidelines; Card Surface

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.