Cards; Card Specifications - DataCard ImageCard IV User Manual

Cards

This section describes specifications and quality guidelines for card stock to use with
the ImageCard IV printer. It also describes the environmental specifications for
storage of card stock.

Card specifications

For best results with the ImageCard IV printer, use high-quality card stock that meets
the specifications and recommendations described in this section.
Card size
Use CR-80 size cards with the following nominal dimensions:
Length
Width
Thickness with smart card chip
Thickness (all other cards)
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Card bow must be less than the thickness of the card.
Card material
Use cards made of the following types of material:
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User's Guide for the ImageCard® IV Printer
Actual card thickness can vary by up to ten percent from the sizes listed. Smart
card chips can be raised slightly from the printing surface.
If you use an overlay or topcoat station, you must use cards that are at least 0.030
inch or 0.76 mm thick. If you apply 1.0 mil or 1.1 mil laminate to cards, you must
use composite cards with a PVC surface, not 100% PVC cards.
Figure B-2: Excessive card bow
Glossy PVC surface, either 100% PVC cards or composite cards with a PVC
surface.
If you use both a topcoat station and an overlay station, composite cards with a
polyester core and PVC surface are recommended.
Cards with a magnetic stripe on one side of the card.
Cards with a smart card chip on the top of the card. Depending on the module
installed in the printer, contact-type, contactless, or both types of smart card chips
can be programmed.
Embossed cards cannot be processed in the ImageCard IV printer.
3.37 inches
2.125 inches
0.027 to 0.040 inches
0.020 to 0.050 inches
B-7
85.60 mm
53.98 mm
0.685 to 1.016 mm
0.508 to 1.27 mm