- Issue durable, high-quality cards every time with Fargo’s reliable Direct-to-Card (DTC®)printing technology.
- Save time and eliminate the expense of
torn, wasted ribbons with our SmartLoad Ribbon Cartridge.
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Fargo’s next-generation DTC300 Direct-to-Card Printer/Encoder is specifically designed to make issuing secure IDs go smoothly. It’s simple to operate, and there’s virtually no learning curve or maintenance. Plus, you can improve productivity by integrating the DTC300 with your existing human resources, time and attendance, visitor management or access control systems.
The DTC300’s all-in-one print ribbon/card cleaning system – the SmartLoad™ Ribbon Cartridge – installs in one easy step. A SmartClean™ Roller is integrated into every cartridge, so there’s no need to deal with a separate card cleaning mechanism.
Securing your organization just got easier.
There’s no easier way to increase your employees’ security and decrease your organization’s vulnerability than by issuing photo ID cards. And now there’s no easier, more dependable way to issue photo ID cards than with the DTC300 Direct-to-Card Printer/Encoder from Fargo.
Everything about the Fargo DTC300 is specifically designed to make issuing IDs and securing your organization go smoothly. It’s simple to operate, and there’s virtually no learning curve or maintenance. Plus, you can effortlessly increase productivity by integrating the DTC300 with your existing human resources, time and attendance, visitor management or access control systems. Add in our free card identity software and 2-year warranty, and it turns out the DTC300 is easily the best value for your budget, as well.
Never deal with ribbons or card cleaning hassles again.
Anyone who’s ever operated a card printer before knows the drill: ribbons are difficult to load, separate card-cleaning mechanisms are a pain, and those blinking indicator lights are more confusing than helpful. The DTC300’s next-generation “one-way” design eliminates these problems once and for all. It’s the first printer to feature
Fargo’s SmartLoad™ Ribbon Cartridge, our all-inone print ribbon/card cleaning system. This handy, disposable cartridge installs in one unbelievably easy step — just slide it into place and you’re done. Best
of all, our patent-pending SmartClean™ Roller is integrated into every cartridge, so you’ll never have to deal with a separate card-cleaning mechanism again.
Never again wonder what your printer is telling you.
Another next-generation feature of the DTC300 is Fargo’s exclusive SmartScreen™ LCD Control Panel. Unlike other card printers that communicate with confusing, blinking lights (or worse, no indicator lights at all), the DTC300 features a clear display of easy-to-understand prompts and commands. You’ll constantly know the status of your printing and encoding.
Print Method
DTC300: Dye-Sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer
DTC300M: Resin Thermal Transfer
Resolution
300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm)
Colors
DTC300: Up to 16.7 million
DTC300M: Monochrome
Print Ribbon Options:
DTC300:
• Full-color with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 250 prints
• Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK*, 200 prints
• Resin black and overlay panel, KO, 500 prints
• Dye-sublimation black and overlay panel, BO*, 500 prints
• Resin black, 1,000 prints; green, blue, red, white, 1,000 prints; silver and gold, 500 prints
DTC300M:
• Resin black and overlay panel, KO, 500 prints
• Resin black, 1,000 prints; green, blue, red, white, 1,000 prints; silver and gold, 500 prints
Print Speed
• 7 seconds per card (K)*
• 12 seconds per card (KO)*
• 27 seconds per card (YMCKO)*
• 35 seconds per card (YMCKOK)*
Accepted Standard Card Sizes
CR-80 (3.375"L x 2.125"W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW)
CR-79 Adhesive Back (3.313"L x 2.063"W / 84.1mmL x 52.4mmW)
Print Area
CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.37"L x 2.11"W / 85.5mmL x 53.5mmW)
CR-79 (3.3"L x 2.04"W / 83.8mmL x 51.8mmW)
Accepted Card Thickness
20 mil to 30 mil (.020" to .030" / .51mm to .76mm)
Accepted Card Types
PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin required for 100% polyester cards; optical memory cards with PVC finish
Input Hopper Card Capacity
100 cards (.030" / .762mm)
Output Hopper Card Capacity
Up to 30 cards (.030" / .762mm)
Card Cleaning
Card cleaning roller integrated into ribbon cartridge; cleaning roller is automatically replaced with each new ribbon used
Memory
2MB RAM
Display
Easy-to-read, backlit LCD Control Panel
Software Drivers
Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/2003
Encoding Options
Field-upgradeable:
• ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding, dual high- and low-coercivity, Tracks 1, 2, and 3
Factory order only:
• Contact Smart Card Docking Station
• Contactless Smart Card Encoder (HID® iCLASSTM MIFARE® and MIFARE DESFire)
• Contact Smart Card Encoder reads from and writes to all ISO7816-1/2/3/4 memory and
microprocessor smart cards (T=0, T=1) as well as synchronous cards
• Prox Card Encoder (HID read-only)
Interface
USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compatible)
Operating Temperature
65° to 80° F / 18° to 27° C
Humidity
20-80% non-condensing
Dimensions
7.9"H x 13.62"W x 8.14"D / 201mmH x 346mmW x 207mmD (single-sided printer)
7.9"H x 18.28"W x 8.14"D / 201mmH x 464mmW x 207mmD (with dual-sided and/or e-card encoding
module)
Weight
Single-Sided: 8 lbs. / 3.63 kg
Dual-Sided: 11.55 lbs. / 5.22 kg
Agency Listings:
Safety: UL 60950-1, CSA C22.2 (60950-1), and CE
EMC: FCC Class A, CRC c1374, CE (EN 55022 Class A, EN 55024)
Supply Voltage:
100-240 VAC, 3.3 A
Supply Frequency:
50 Hz / 60 Hz
Warranty:
Printer – Two years; optional Extended Warranty Program (U.S. only)
Printhead – Two years, unlimited pass with UltraCard™ Cards
Fargo Secure Materials:
Fargo Card Printer/Encoders require highly specialized media to function properly. To maximize printed
card quality and durability, printhead life and printer/encoder reliability, use only Fargo Certified
Supplies. Fargo warranties are void, where not prohibited by law, when non-Fargo Certified Supplies are
used.
Options:
Dual-sided Printing - Factory order only
Printer Cleaning Kit
100-card Output Hopper with/without Reject Tray
