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Models Starting at
$3,095 MSRP
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Powerful Features

The features and flexibility of the DTC550 make it an ideal choice for card security systems that employ:
- Bar codes
- Magnetic stripes
- Dual-sided printing
- Covert printing features
- Holographic overlaminates
- Proximity card technology
- Smart card technology
- And more!
Fargo DTC550 Printer/Encoder Specifications

This is a summary of selected DTC550 specifications.
For complete specs, download the DTC550 spec sheet.
| Printing technology: |
Dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer |
| Resolution: |
300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) |
| Colors: |
Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades/pixel |
| Print speed: |
7 – 36 seconds per card, in batch mode, depending on ribbon type and lamination |
| Accepted standard card sizes: |
CR-80, CR-79 |
| Print area: |
Edge-to-edge on CR-80 cards |
| Input card cartridge capacity: |
Dual hoppers, 100 cards each (.030” / .762mm thick) |
| Output hopper card capacity: |
100 cards (.030” / .762mm thick) |
| Encoding Options: |
- ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding, triple coercivity, Lo-Co 300, Hi-Co 2750, Hi-Co 4000,Tracks 1, 2, and 3
- Contact Smart Card Docking Station
- Contactless Smart Card Encoder (HID® iCLASS™, 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
- HID proximity (read-only)
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| Options: |
- Card lamination module
- Dual-sided printing
- Smart card encoding modules
- Mag stripe encoding module
- Card hopper lock
- Ethernet connectivity with internal print server
- Printer cleaning kit
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