DTC1500 ID Card Printer and Encoder

Cost effective, versatile, secure card printing with  FARGO DTC1500 Card Printer

Built on 20 years of proven direct-to-card printing expertise, the HID  FARGO DTC1500 card printer and encoder offers the convenience and lower cost of high-capacity consumables along with a comprehensive feature set – enabling organizations to routinely issue highly secure cards and IDs at a fraction of the cost without sacrificing quality. Designed for government ID projects, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, healthcare facilities, and small-to-medium businesses, the DTC1500 boasts of distinctive security features ideal for these organizations.

    • Innovative, built-in security features – Easy-to-implement security features such as resin scramble data protection and custom overlay watermark come standard on every unit.
    • Low-cost, high-capacity consumables – High-capacity, full and half-panel color ribbons significantly lower cost-per-card and reduce total cost of ownership.
    • Highly versatile – Powerful printing in a modular, scalable design that simplifies in-field equipment upgrades and migration to higher levels of security.
    • Earth friendly – GreenCircle Certified for efficient energy consumption and eco-friendly (ECO) refill ribbons.

    Security, lower cost, innovation, and versatility – it all comes standard with the DTC1500.
    • Print Method: Dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer
    • Resolution: 300 dpi
    • Print Speed: 16 seconds per card / 225 cards per hour (YMCKO)
    • Included Software: Embedded Swift ID badging application and FARGO Workbench printer maintenance and diagnostic software with Color Assist spot-color matching
    • Security: Custom watermark overlay, resin scramble data protection, password-protected printer operation and AES-256 data encryption on the printer over a secure network
    • Card capacity: 100 card input, up to 100 card output

    Accepted Card Sizes:

    • CR-80
    • CR-79 Adhesive Back

    GreenCircle Certified Product:

    Provides organizations with a high-performance, energy-efficient photo ID printing solution that supports corporate sustainability initiatives while reducing costs. The sustainable attributes of HID card printers were third-party certified by GreenCircle Certified, LLC. The certification process verifies significant energy savings for the DTC1500 card printer. The default time for sleep mode has been factory-set to five minutes, and printer design enhancements reduce the power consumption while in standby or sleep mode. Energy savings are calculated based on an assessment of a comparable product currently sold in the marketplace.

    Printer Options:

    • Single wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding are only optional on BIS-Certified Units (standard on non-BIS-Certified units) Note: single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS, MIFARE®, and contact smart card encoding
    • The ethernet-enabled printer supports wireless accessory
    • Dual-sided printing
    • Single-sided or dual-sided lamination module
    • Smart card encoding modules (contact/contactless)
    • Magnetic stripe encoding module
    • Printer cleaning kit
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