Printing On Alternate Card Stocks; Selecting The Right Cards And Optimizing The Hdp Print Process - FARGO electronics HDP5000 single-side User Manual

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To maximize Printer life, reliability, printed card quality and durability, you must use only
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Printing on Alternate Card Stocks

Selecting the Right Cards and optimizing the HDP Print Process

In order to optimize the HDP Card Printer's capabilities for cards with hard-to-print surfaces,
we recommend evaluating the card stock selection before installation of the Printer.
The variability in cards based on:
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Different surface textures and different sources of raw materials: This may require
different HDP Film transfer parameters.
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Varied methods of assembling IC smart cards and proximity cards: These particular
adhesives used to glue a smart chip to a plastic card may react differently to a Transfer
Roller's pressure and temperature.
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Cleanliness of card stock: The HDP process does not eliminate the need to use clean
card stock. The best-looking card always starts with the cleanest card surface. Dirt and
debris on a card can show up as blemishes on the card surface and may reduce the life
of the image itself.
HDP5000 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 1.4)
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