DataCard SD260 Installation And Administrator's Guide

26 Elements of Card Design
Backgrounds
Usethefollowingsuggestionstohelpyouselectabackgroundforaprofessional‐lookingcard.For
bestresults,makesurethatthebackgrounddesigndoesnotemphasizethelocationofcard
features,suchasembeddedelectronics.
 Considerusingawhitebackgroundforthecardtoachieveconsistentprofessionalresults.
 Considerusingsmallerblocksofcolor,patternedareas,orgradientstohighlightprintedcard
featuressuchasaname,photo,orlogo.
 Avoidusingasolid‐colorbackgroundoveralargeareaofthecard.Itcanshowflawsonthe
card(suchasanunevensurface)orthelocationofcardfeatures(suchasasmartcardchip).
Image Placement
Usethefollowingsuggestionstohelpyoulocateimportant
images,suchasaphoto,logo,orbarcode.Whenplacingimages ,
avoidunevenareasandareasofhighwear,whichcanresultin
inconsistentprintquality.
 Donotplaceanimportantimageonthefrontofthecardin
thesameareaasamagneticstripeorothermachine‐
readablefeature.Frequentuseofacardinareadercanwe ar
awaytheimageontheoppositesideofthecard.
 Donotplaceanimportantimagedirectlyontheoppositesideofasignaturepanel.Thiscan
causeresiduefromthesignaturepaneltointerferewithprintingonanadjacentcard.Place
theimageabove,below,ortothesideofthepanel.
 Donotplaceanimportantimagedirectlyontheoppositesideofasmartcardchip.Thecard
mightnotbeasflatinthatarea,andprintingvoidscanoccur.

DataCard SD260 Specifications

General

Windows operating systems supported	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64
Color	Yes
Print speed (color)	200 card/h
Product color	Blue, Grey

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	391 mm
Width	175 mm
Height	224 mm