DataCard SD260 Installation And Administration Guide

SD Series Installation and Administrator’s Guide 21
Apply Topcoat
Full‐colorprintingfadesifitlackstopcoatprotection.Topcoatprotectstheprinted
imageonthecard.Itisappliedasaneven,consistentfilm.
Makesurethatallcolorprintingiscovere dwithtopcoat(exceptforareassuchas
amagneticstripe,smartcardchip,orsignaturepanel).
Whenaribbonwithatopcoat(T)panelis
installed, theprintercanapplytopcoattothecard
usingtheprinthead.Mostfull‐colorribbons
includetopcoatpanels.
Topcoatmustberequestedbytheapplication
sendingthecardtotheprinter.Mostcard
productionsoftwarerequeststopcoatautomatically.
Ifyoursystemisequippedwithalaminator,youcanuseittoapplyoverlay
materialtothefrontandbackofthecardfordurabilityandsecurity.Referto
“LaminatorSupplies”onpa ge81forinformationaboutthetypesofoverlays
available.
Non-Printing Areas
Thecarddesigncanhavearea swhereprintingisnotallowed.Suchareasinclude
amagneticstripe,signaturepanel,orsmartcardchip.Cardproductionsoftware
usuallymanages suchnon‐printingareasautomatically.IfyoudonotuseID
software,youcanusethedimensionsprovidedbelowformagneticstripeand
smartcardnon‐printingareastocustomizeyourprintandtopcoatareas.
Donotapplytopcoatoverthemagneticstripe,smartcardchip,or
signaturepanelofacard.Topreventtopcoatapplication,youmust
specifyanon‐printingarea.
• Blockingfornon‐printingareastypicallyextends0.1inchbeyondtheedges
ofafeature.Thedimensionslistedinthefollowingsectionsincludethe
extendedblockingregion.
• Printseveralcardsusingyourcarddesignandapplicationtoverifythat
printingandtopcoatareappliedasyouintend.

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