Adhesive-Backed Cards; Rewritable Cards - DataCard SD260 Installation And Administrator's Manual

Adhesive-Backed Cards

Adhesive‐backed cards are printed, and then adhered to contactless smart cards when the card
surface is not flat enough to print. Use only Datacard adhesive‐backed cards with the printer. The
printing surface (white side) of an adhesive‐backed card meets the material requirements for use
in the printer. Use the following guidelines:
Store cards in a cool place (such as a refrigerator) to avoid adhesive migration.
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Clean the printer's card tracks to remove any adhesive residue. Use a printhead cleaning
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swab or isopropanol and a swab to remove the residue.
Fan cards before loading them into the input hopper.
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Use a print margin of at least 0.05 inch when using adhesive‐backed cards.
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Rewritable Cards

The card printers allow you to print and erase rewritable cards. We recommend that you use
rewritable card stock with the following specifications:
Cards that are 0.030 in. (0.762 mm) thick; blue cards are recommended
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High‐coercivity IAT magnetic stripe
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Clean the card with a lint‐free cloth before rewriting to remove surface contaminants that could
damage the printhead or reduce erase and rewrite quality.
Contact your dealer for more information about purchasing rewritable cards.
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