HID FARGO C50 - Technical Specifications

Introduction and Specifications Page 1-8
PLT-01277, Version: 1.2 November 2014
1.4 Technical Specifications
Term Function
Print Method Dye Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer
Print resolution 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm); continuous tone
Colors Up to 16.7 million colors / 256 shades per pixel
Print Ribbon Options
• Full-color with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 250 prints
• Resin black (standard and premium), 1000 prints
• Resin green, blue, red, white, silver and gold, 1000 prints
• Rewrite technology – No ribbon is required
* Indicates the Ribbon type and the number of Ribbon panels printed where
Y=Yellow, M=Magenta, C=Cyan, K=Resin Black, O=Overlay, F=Fluorescing Resin
Print Speed
• 7 seconds per card (K*)
• 24 seconds per card (YMCKO*)
• Print speed indicates an approximate batch print speed and is measured
from the time a card feeds into the printer to the time it ejects from the
printer.
• Print speeds do not include encoding time or the time needed for the PC
to process the image.
• Process time is dependent on the size of the file, the CPU, amount of RAM
and the amount of available resources at the time of the print.
* Indicates the ribbon type and the number of ribbon panels printed where
Y=Yellow, M=Magenta, C=Cyan, K=Resin Black, O=Overlay, F=Fluorescing Resin
Card Size and Types
Supported
• CR-80 (3.375 in. L x 2.125 in. W / 85.6mm L x 54mm W)
• CR-79 (3.313 in. L x 2.063 in. W / 84.1mm L x 52.4mm W
Accepted Standard Card
Sizes
• CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.36 in. L x 2.11 in. W / 85.3mm L x 53.7mm W)
• CR-79 (3.3 in. L x 2.04 in. W / 8 3.8mm L x 51.8mm W)
Accepted Card Thickness
• 10 mil
• 20 mil
• 30 mil
• 40 mil
Accepted Card Types
• PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish
• Monochrome resin required for 100% polyester cards
• Optical memory cards with PVC finish
• Rewrite
Input Hopper Card
Capacity
50 Cards (.030 in. / .762 mm) + Manual Feed
Output Hopper Card
Capacity
30 cards (.030 in. / .762 mm)
Card Cleaning Each ribbon cartridge includes a new card-cleaning roller.
Printer Memory 32MB RAM
Operating Systems
Windows® XP/Vista™ (32 bit & 64 bit)/Server 2003 & 2008/Windows® 7 (32 &
64 bit)/Windows® 7(32 & 64 bit)/Linux®/MAC® OS X 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8
Interface USB 2.0