The Cr500 Card Printer; Card Printer Components - DataCard CR500 Installation And Administrator's Manual

The CR500 Card Printer

The Datacard CR500 card printer uses retransfer printing technology to produce high-quality,
edge-to-edge printing on a variety of PVC and non-PVC card surfaces.
The retransfer printing process uses two types of ribbon: a YMCK-I color ink ribbon and a
retransfer film. The printer uses the ink ribbon to print images on the retransfer film. A heated
roller then transfers the image onto a card. The inhibitor panel on the ribbon removes retransfer
material in areas of the card that have a magnetic stripe, signature panel, hologram, or smart
card chip. The inhibitor panel also is called peel-off, and the ink ribbon can be identified as either
YMCK-I or YMCK-PO.
The printer includes a multi-hopper that can be loaded with three different card types, and an
exception card slide for printing single cards.
The CR500 printer can print on one or both sides of the card. Magnetic stripe capability is
standard, and the printer can be equipped with optional contact and contactless smart card
capabilities.

Card Printer Components

The card printer consists of two connected components:
Print unit: The part of the printer that applies images to cards.
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Security enclosure: This locked compartment feeds cards into the print unit. It contains the
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multi-hopper, the touch screen, the reject card area, and an exception card slide used to feed
single cards into the printer.
Print Unit
For more detailed information about the CR500 card printer components and operation,
refer to the printer's User's Guide.
CR500 Instant Issuance System Installation and Administrator's Guide
Security Enclosure
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