Chapter 3: Using The System; How The Card Travels - DataCard SD Series User Manual

Chapter 3: Using the System

This section provides information about how a card travels through
the printer, printer controls, printing a test card, loading and
replacing supplies, and cleaning the printer.

How the Card Travels

The card is verified and sent to print from the PC. The hopper pick mechanism
picks a card and moves the card into the printer for processing.
Optionally, the card moves to the magnetic stripe encoding area or to the smart
card park station, depending on the type of card selected. Encrypted data is
decrypted and written to the card. In an SD460 laminating system, the card then
moves into the laminator where the overlay material is applied to the front and
back of the card. The finished card exits the printer through the card output
hopper.
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