A robust, high-performance card printing solution for large businesses, college and universities, and government institutions.

You get professional quality, full color ID cards and security encoding--all in one pass. Operation and supply replacement are both intuitive, making extensive training unnecessary.

With an unheard of combination of footprint flexibility, field upgradeability, ease of use, and ease of integration with other HID products, you'll receive maximum value for your asset protection budget from the most trusted name in secure identity solutions.

Fargo DTC4500 Card Printer/Encoder Key Benefits

Fast speed: In one pass the Fargo DTC4500 can print, encode, fluorescent print, and laminate security cards--single- or dual-sided--with a very fast print speed. Its superior performance makes it ideal for users who need the high volume print runs where quality and security are most important. Enjoy superior performance - In one pass the Fargo DTC4500 can print, encode, fluorescent print, and laminate security cards--single- or dual-sided--with a very fast print speed using just one USB or Ethernet connection. The standard 200 card input hopper adds additional capacity and makes it ideal for users who need the high volume print runs where quality and security are most important.

Modular Design: The Fargo DTC4500 card printer is field upgradeable, so it can change as your needs change. Add dual sided printing functionality. Add single-or dual sided holographic image lamination for durability and security. Add HID Proximity encoding (125 kHz), iCLASS Contactless encoding (13.56 MHz), or contact chip encoding. Add a same side input/output ID card hopper.

As your needs change, the DTC4500 can change with you.

Easy to place, easy to use: With a modest footprint, and an optional single-side input/output hopper, its minimum size was designed for maximum flexibility. And with long-lasting, spool-loading supplies, a SmartScreen™ graphical display, and an easy, intuitive set up, the Fargo DTC4500 was designed and built for organizations that need a higher level of security and performance without the higher levels of capital investment and training time.

Print where you want: The Fargo DTC4500 can be easily integrated into existing IT networks and can be used for both centralized or remote card printing.

Maximum convenience: Our standard 200 dual-input card hopper allows you immediate access to two different card stocks for smooth operation.

Reliable: We back each of our Direct-to-Card Printer/Encoders with a global 2-year warranty. A 7th generation product from Fargo, each printer now works seamlessly with HID readers and other asset protection modules.

High-volume performance – Built for organizations requiring robust, high-volume printing every day. Standard features include high-capacity ribbon supplies and dual input card hoppers that allow for maximum card input capacity and management of multiple card types.

Maximum security – Optional single- or dual-sided simultaneous lamination offers enhanced card security and durability.

Highly versatile – The modular design allows organizations to build upon their investment by adding field-upgradable modules, such as dual-sided printing and technology card encoding.

Fargo DTC4500 Card Printer/Encoder Key Highlights

Modular design and field upgradeable
Password protection
SmartScreen graphical display
Supply replacement - Easy spool loading
USB or optional Ethernet connectivity
200 card dual-input hopper
Optional Dual-side printing
Optional Dual-side holographic image lamination
Optional 125 kHz, 13.56 MHz, contact chip, and magnetic stripe encoding
Optional same-side input/output hopper that holds 200 plastic cards
Optional fluorescent printing for additional UV security

The Fargo DTC4500 plastic card printer provides all the security of HID with all the reliability of Fargo for sharp, professional looking, high quality, completely secure ID cards and photo ID badges - easy and quick.

Print Method
Dye-Sublimation/Resin Thermal Transfer

Resolution
300dpi (11.8 dots/mm) continuous tone

Colors
Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel

Print Ribbons Options

Full-color with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 500 prints
Full-color half-panel with resin black and overlay panel, YMCKO*, 850 prints
Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK*, 500 prints
Full-color with fluorescing, resin black and overlay panel, YMCFKO*, 500 prints
Full-color with fluorescing, two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCFKOK*, 400 prints
Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKK*, 500 prints
Resin black and overlay panel, KO*, 1250 prints
Dye-sublimation black and overlay panel, BO*, 1250 prints
Resin black (standard and premium), 3000 prints
Resin green, blue, red, white, silver and gold, 2000 prints
Rewrite technology - no ribbon required

Print Speed**
7 seconds per card (K*); 12 seconds per card (KO*); 25 seconds per card (YMCKO*); 31 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 (3.36˝L x 2.11˝W / 85.3mmL x 53.7mmW); CR-79 (3.3˝L x 2.04˝W / 83.8mmL x 51.8mmW)

Accepted Card Thickness 
Print Only: .009˝ - .040˝ / 9 mil - 40 mil / .229mm - 1.016mm; Print/Lamination: .030˝ - .040˝ / 30 mil - 40 mil / .762mm - 1.02mmAccepted Card Types 
PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin required for100% polyester cards; optical memory cards with PVC finish; rewrite

Input Hopper Card Capacity 
Dual-Input Card Hopper (200 cards)

Output Hopper Card Capacity 
Up to 100 cards (.030˝ / .762mm)

Reject Hopper Card Capacity 
Up to 100 cards (.030˝ / .762mm) - same-side input/output card hopper or lamination module required

Card Cleaning 
Card cleaning roller integrated into ribbon cartridge; cleaning roller is automatically replaced with each ribbon change

Memory 
32 MB RAM

Software Drivers 
Windows® XP / Vista™ (32 bit & 64 bit) / Server 2003 & 2008 / Windows® 7 / Linux®

Interface 
USB 2.0 and Ethernet with internal print server

Operating Temperature 
65° to 80° F / 18° to 27° C

Humidity 
20–80% non-condensing

Dimensions 
Single-Sided Printer: 9.8˝H x 18.1˝W x 9.2˝D / 249mmH x 460mmW x 234mmD Dual-Sided Printer: 9.8˝H x 18.7˝W x 9.2˝D / 249mmH x 475mmW x 234mmD
Printer + Lam: 18.9˝H x 18.7˝W x 9.2˝D / 480mmH x 475mmW x 234mmD

Weight 
Single-Sided Printer: 9lbs / 4.1 Kg; Dual-Sided Printer: 11lbs / 5 Kg; Printer + Lam: 20 lbs / 9.1 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), CCC, BSMI, KCC

Supply Voltage 
100-240 VAC, 3.3 A

Supply Frequency 
50 Hz / 60 Hz

Warranty 
Printer – Two years; Printhead – Two years, unlimited pass with UltraCard™

Encoding Options 
125 kHz (HID Prox) reader; 13.56 MHz (iCLASS, MIFARE, ISO 14443 A/B, ISO 15693) read/write encoder; 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; ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding, dual high- and low-coercivity, Tracks 1, 2 and 3

Options 
Single Wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding (note: single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS® and contact smart card encoding); Dual-Sided Printing Module - Upgradable; Same-Side Input/Output Card Hopper - Upgradable; Smart Card Encoding (contact/contactless) - Upgradable; Magnetic Stripe Encoding - Upgradable; Printer Cleaning Kit; Single- or dual-sided simultaneous lamination - Upgradable

Software 
Swift ID™ Embedded ng Application, FARGO Workbench Diagnosis Utility

Display 
User friendly, Screen™ graphical display

Printer Security 
Printer access password protected; Kensington® lock compatibility

* Indicates the ribbon type and the number of ribbon panels printed where Y=Yellow, M=Magenta, C=Cyan, K=Resin Black, O=Overlay, B=Dye Sublimation Black.
** Print speed indicates an approximate print speed and is measured from the time a card drops into the output hopper to the time the next card drops into the output hopper. 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.