DTC5500LMX

Card Printers

• Wasteless lamination
• Standard dual card hoppers
• Standard dual-side printing and dual-side lamination
• Cut materials cost by up to 40%
• In just 45 seconds operational

For Government agencies, universities, corporations and healthcare facilities that need Direct-to-Card™ printing capability to routinely issue high volumes of IDs or personalized cards cost-effectively, the FARGO® DTC5500LMX is an affordable, eco-friendly solution that provides high quality card production and features wasteless lamination for an ultra-low cost-per-card. Designed to meet the needs of budget-conscious organizations, the DTC5500LMX includes standard dual card hoppers and support for high-capacity, full-color ribbon and laminate consumables – keeping costs at a minimum while maximizing productivity. For even greater savings, both dual-side printing and dual-side lamination are also standard. When you select the single material option, you’ll enjoy hands-free dual-side lamination but without the dual-side price. And leveraging HID Global’s innovative wasteless lamination technology, the DTC5500LMX can cut your high-volume laminate materials cost by up to 40%.

The DTC5500LMX also features HID Global’s new iON™ technology, allowing the unit to reach optimal operating temperature in just 45 seconds, expediting production even more. And utilizing robust metal components, the unit’s durable yet stylish housing ensures continuous production in even the most demanding printing environments.

Beyond its comprehensive standard feature set, the DTC5500LMX offers the versatility to meet your card application needs today and in the future. For one-step, inline printing and encoding, HID Global offers multiple, field-upgradable encoder options. And because the DTC5500LMX easily integrates with other products within the HID ecosystem, you can leverage your existing Genuine HID technology investments.

Based on 20 years of direct-to-card HID Global expertise, the DTC5500LMX combines cost-saving, feature-rich functionality with proven reliability.


Product Details

Reliable, high-volume performance – Built for organizations requiring robust, highvolume printing and laminating every day, enabling users to print and manage large volumes of multiple card types at one time.

Low-cost, wasteless lamination – Innovative lamination technology allows for up to 50% lower consumables costs, reducing total cost of ownership.

Fastest lamination speed – Printer / laminator heats up and is ready to initiate lamination in just 45 seconds, saving users time on large lamination projects.

ƒƒRugged, robust, durable – All-in-one printing and laminating solution can withstand the harshest environments, providing the most card protection in the industry.

DTC5500LMX Features

• Password–protected printer operation and fluorescent panel printing.

• Built-in Ethernet and USB connection for centralized or remote ID card issuance.

• SmartScreen™ graphical status display.

• FARGO® Workbench™ diagnostic utility for printer maintenance facilitation, including Color Assist™ spot-color matching.

• Interoperable with Asure ID® card personalization software for badge design, database management and technology card encoding.


Specifiactions

Specifications
  • Sided Printing: Dual Standard
  • Sided Lamination: Dual Standard LMX Wasteless
  • Resolution: 300 dpi
  • Accepted Cards: CR-80, 30 mil
  • Warranty: 3 Years

Print Method

Dye sublimation / resin thermal transfer

Resolution

300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) continuous tone

Colors

Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel

Print Ribbon and Laminate Options

  • YMCKO
  • YMCKK
  • YMCKOK
  • Half-panel YMCKO
  • Resin
  • Premium Resin

Polyguard LMX Laminates

Whole, Half Patch and IC Cutout Patch options available in the following formats:

  • Clear
  • Clear UV Protectant
  • Custom Holographic

Whole Patch option available in the following formats:
Standard Holographic

Print Speed**

6 seconds per card (K*); 8 seconds per card (KO*); 16 seconds per card (YMCKO*); 24 seconds per card (YMCKOK*)

Accepted Standard Card Sizes

CR-80 (3.375˝ L x 2.125˝ W / 85.6 mm L x 54 mm W)

Print Area

CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.370˝ L x 2.125˝ W / 85.6 mm L x 54 mm W)

Accepted Card Thickness

Print / lamination: .030˝(30 mil) – .040˝ (40 mil) / .762 mm – 1.02 mm

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

Dual-input card hopper (200 cards)

Output Hopper Card Capacity

Up to 100 cards (.030˝ / .762 mm)

Card Cleaning

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

Memory

128 MB RAM

Software Drivers

Windows® 7, 8 and 10 (32 bit & 64 bit) / Windows Server 2003/2008/2012

MAC OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9/10.10/10.11 / 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

Printer + lam: 12.9˝ H x 34.9˝ W x 9.3˝ D / 327.7 mm H x 866.5 mm W x 236.2 mm D

Weight

Printer + lam: 39 lbs / 17.7 kg

Agency Listings

Safety: UL 60950-2, CSA C22.2 (60950-07), and CE; EMC: FCC Class A, CE (EN 55022 Class A, EN 55024), CCC, BSMI, KCC

Supply Voltage

100-240Vac, 50-60Hz, 1.6 Amps max.

Supply Frequency

50 Hz / 60 Hz

Warranty

Printer – three years; Printhead – three years, unlimited pass with UltraCard®

Supported Access Control Credential Programming

iCLASS® Standard/SE/SR/Seos, MIFARE Classic™, MIFARE DESFire® EV1, HID Prox

Options

Single wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding (note: single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS®,
MIFARE®, and contact smart card encoding); Wi-Fi® Module; locking card input/output hopper and ribbon drawer; smart card encoding modules
(contact/contactless); magnetic stripe encoding module; printer cleaning kit; secure proprietary consumables system; andon production
status light

Software

Swift IDembedded badging application, FARGO Workbench™ diagnostic utility with Color Assist™ spot-color matching

Display

User friendly, SmartScreengraphical display


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