HID FARGO DTC 1500 User Manual page 54

Field
Lamination Position
Lamination Position
Lamination Speed
Transfer Dwell Time
Lamination Side
Lamination Side
Lamination Type
Lamination Type
Transfer Temperature
Automatically detect
installed Laminate for
every print job
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Printer Preferences
Description
Use this control to adjust the horizontal position of the laminate. Only the
horizontal position needs adjustment.
To adjust the position, click on the horizontal adjustment arrows. (The
adjustment arrows point in the direction the patch will move on the card).
To move the overlaminate more toward the printer output side, enter a
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positive number.
To move the overlaminate more toward the printer input side of the printer,
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enter a negative number.
The maximum value for the horizontal adjustment is 100 pixels.
(10 pixels = 0.03 [0.8mm]).
Adjust this control for the through-put speed of a card in seconds per inch.
Default is 2.0 seconds per inch
Upper Limit - 5.5 seconds per inch
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Lower Limit - 0.8 seconds per inch
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To specify the side(s) of the card to laminate select:
No Lamination
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Laminate Front Side
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Laminate Back Side
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Laminate Both Sides
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Laminate Opposite Sides
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Select No Lamination if the laminator will not be used.
Select one of the lamination type options, according to which type of
lamination media is currently installed. Two types of overlaminates, film, and
PolyGuard are supported by the driver. Custom versions of each type are also
available.
Selections are:
Film Lamination: Select if the thermal transfer film overlaminate type is
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installed in the lamination module.
0.6 PolyGuard Lamination: 0.6 is the patch thickness.
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1.0 PolyGuard Lamination: 1.0 is the patch thickness.
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Note: The two PolyGuard Lamination patches require different heat settings
and lamination speeds. Select the appropriate option according to the thickness
of the PolyGuard material in use.
Registered Film Lamination
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Holographic Film Lamination
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If the check box for auto detection is selected, the temperature is automatically
set. The slider can change the temperature if a different one is required.
Use this check box for auto detection of the lamination installed. In the
firmware, the values are updated on initialization and cover closing.
PLT-03159, Rev A.0
September 2017