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HID FARGO DTC1500

Cost-effective, versatile, secure direct-to-card printing

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Overview
Built on 20 years of proven direct-to-card printing expertise, the HID FARGO DTC1500 card printer and encoder offers the convenience and lower cost of high-capacity consumables along with a comprehensive feature set — enabling organizations to routinely issue highly secure cards and IDs at a fraction of the cost without sacrificing quality. Designed for government, universities and colleges, K-12 schools, healthcare facilities, and small-to-medium businesses, the DTC1500 boasts distinctive security features.

Innovative, built-in security features — Easy-to-implement security features such as resin scramble data protection and custom overlay watermark come standard on every unit

Low-cost, high-capacity consumables — High-capacity, full- and half-panel color ribbons significantly lower cost-per-card and reduce total cost of ownership

Highly versatile — Powerful printing in a modular, scalable design that simplifies in-field equipment upgrades and migration to higher levels of security

Earth friendly — GreenCircle® Certified for efficient energy consumption and eco-friendly (ECO) refill ribbons

Security, lower cost, innovation, and versatility — they all come standard with the DTC1500.
Specifications
Print method: Dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer

Resolution: 300 dpi

Print speed: 16 seconds per card / 225 cards per hour (YMCKO)

Included software: FARGO Workbench™ printer maintenance and diagnostic software with Color Assist spot-color matching

Security: Custom watermark overlay, resin scramble data protection, password-protected printer operation and AES-256 data encryption on the printer over a secure network

Card capacity: 100 card input, up to 100 card output

Accepted Card Sizes:

CR-80

CR-79 Adhesive Back

GreenCircle Certified Product
Sustainable attributes of HID card printers have been third-party certified by GreenCircle Certified, LLC and provide organizations with high-performance, energy-efficient photo ID printing solutions that support corporate sustainability initiatives while reducing costs. The certification process verified up to a 42 percent energy savings for the DTC1500 card printer. The default time for sleep mode has been factory-set to five minutes, and printer design enhancements reduce the power consumption while in standby or sleep mode. Energy savings are calculated based on an assessment to a comparable product currently sold in the marketplace.

Printer Options:

USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding

Dual-sided printing

Single-sided or dual-sided lamination module

Smart card encoding modules (contact/contactless)

Magnetic stripe encoding module

Printer cleaning kit
Configurations
DTC1500 Single-Side Printing

051400: DTC1500 Single-Sided Printer: Base Model Printer with USB, Ethernet and Internal Print Server

051401: DTC1500 Single-Sided Printer: Base Model Printer + ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoder

051440: DTC1500 Single-Side Printer: Base Model + iCLASS, MIFARE/DESFire Contactless Encoder OMNIKEY 5122

051441: DTC1500 Single-Side Printer: Base Model + iCLASS, MIFARE/DESFire Contactless Encoder and Contact Smart Card Encoder OMNIKEY 5122

051442: DTC1500 Single-Side Printer: Base Model + Integrated HID Prox Read only Contactless Encoder OMNIKEY 5125

DTC1500 Dual-Side Printing

051405: DTC1500 Dual-Sided Printer: Base Model with USB, Ethernet and Internal Print Server

051406: DTC1500 Dual-Sided Printer: Base Model + ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoder

051444: DTC1500 Dual Side Printer: Base Model + Integrated iCLASS and MIFARE/DESFire Contactless and Contact Smart Card Encoder OMNIKEY 5122

051446: DTC1500 Dual Side Printer: Base Model + Magnetic Encoder + Integrated iCLASS and MIFARE/DESFire Contactless and Contact Smart Card Encoder OMNIKEY 5122
DTC1500 Dual-Side Printing with Single-Sided Lamination

051410: DTC1500 Dual-Sided Printer with Single-Side Lamination: DTC1500 Base Model Dual-Sided Printer with USB, Ethernet and Internal Print Server + L1 Lamination Module

051411: DTC1500 Dual-Sided Printer with Single-Side Lamination: DTC1500 Base Model Dual-Sided Printer + L1 Lamination Module + ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoder

051445: DTC1500 Dual Side Printer with Single Sided Lamination : Base Model + Integrated iCLASS and MIFARE/DESFire Contactless and Contact Smart Card Encoder OMNIKEY 5122
Supplies

HID Fargo Ribbon Consumables for the HID FARGO DTC1500

Part Number

045610

Description

DTC1500 YMCKO: Full-color ribbon with resin black and clear overlay panel – 500 images. Compatible with: DTC1500

045611

DTC1500 YMCKOK: Full-color ribbon with two resin black panels and clear overlay panel – 500 images. Compatible with: DTC1500

045612

DTC1500 YMCKK: Full-color ribbon with two resin black panels – 500 images. Compatible with: DTC1500

045613

DTC1500 YMCKO Half Panel with Cleaning Roller: Full-color ribbon with resin black and clear overlay panel – 850 images. Compatible with: DTC1500

045614

DTC1500 YMCKOK Half Panel with Cleaning Roller: Full-color ribbon with resin black and clear overlay panel – 650 images. Compatible with: DTC1500

045616

DTC1500 Resin Black, K – 3000 images. Compatible with: DTC1500

045617

DTC1500 Resin White – 2000 Images. Compatible with: DTC1500

045618

DTC1500 Resin Silver – 300 Images. Compatible with: DTC1500 (special order)

HID Fargo Overlaminate PolyGuard Consumables for the HID FARGO DTC1500

Part Number

082600

Description

DTC1500 PolyGuard 0.6 mil Overlaminate, Clear, 250 count. Compatible with: DTC1500, DTC4500e, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP8500

082601

DTC1500 PolyGuard 1.0 mil Overlaminate, Clear, 250 count. Compatible with: DTC1500, DTC4500e, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP8500

082603

DTC1500 PolyGuard 0.6 mil Overlaminate, High Secure Orbit design, Universal orientation, 250 count. Compatible with: DTC1500, DTC4500e, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP8500

082604

DTC1500 PolyGuard 1.0 mil Overlaminate, High Secure Orbit design, Universal orientation, 250 count. Compatible with: DTC1500, DTC4500e, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP8500

082607

DTC1500 PolyGuard 0.6 mil Overlaminate, half patch for magnetic stripe side of card, Clear, 250 count. Compatible with: DTC1500, DTC4500e, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP8500

082608

DTC1500 PolyGuard 1.0 mil Overlaminate, half patch for magnetic stripe side of card, Clear, 250 count. Compatible with: DTC1500, DTC4500e, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP8500

082613

DTC1500 PolyGuard UV Resistant 1.0 mil Overlaminate, with left side cutout for smart chip,Clear — reduces image fading caused by exposure to light, 250 count. Compatible with: DTC1500, DTC4500e, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP8500

082615

DTC1500 Thermal Transfer Overlaminate, Clear, 500 count. Compatible with: DTC1500, DTC4500e, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP8500

082618

DTC1500 Thermal Transfer Overlaminate, High Secure Orbit design, Universal orientation, 500 count. Compatible with: DTC1500, DTC4500e, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP8500

082655

DTC1500 PolyGuard 1.0 mil Overlaminate, with left side cutout for large sized smart chips, Clear, 250 count. Compatible with: DTC1500, DTC4500e, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP8500

HID Fargo Cards Consumables for the HID FARGO DTC1500

Part Number

081754

Description

UltraCard 30 mil cards Size:CR-80

081751

UltraCard 30 mil cards with High-Coercivity Magnetic Stripe Size:CR-80

081750

UltraCard 30 mil cards with Low-Coercivity Magnetic Stripe Size:CR-80

082136

UltraCard Premium “Composite” 30 mil cards Size:CR-80

082137

UltraCard Premium “Composite” 30 mil cards with High-Coercivity Magnetic Stripe Size:CR-80

TECHNOLOGY CARDS

CONTACT OUR TECHNOLOGY CARD EXPERTS AT 800-729-3722 or sales@integratedid.com

HID Fargo Cleaning Kit for the HID FARGO DTC1500

Part Number

086177

Description

DTC1500 Cleaning Kit – 4 Cleaning Swabs, 10 Cleaning cards and 3 Alcohol Cleaning Cards. Compatible with C50, DTC1000Me, DTC1250e, DTC1500, DTC4250e, DTC4500e, DTC1000, DTC4500

086131

DTC1500 Extra Cleaning Cards (double sided), 50 count. Compatible with: C50, DTC1000Me, DTC1250e, DTC1500, DTC4250e, DTC4500e, DTC1000, DTC4000, DTC4500, HDP5000, HDP6600, HDPii, DTC400e, DTC550
Warranty

Warranty: 3 years (printer)*; Lifetime (printhead)*, unlimited card passes with UltraCard™

*Three-year warranty available on printers and lifetime warranty available on printheads with completion of online printer registration. (Two-year warranty standard on both printer and printheads without online printer registration.)

*Three-year warranty available on printers and lifetime warranty available on printheads with completion of online printer registration. (Two-year warranty standard on both printer and printheads without online printer registration.)

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