Card Size; Card Material - DataCard ImageCard User Manual

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Card size

Use CR-80 size cards with the following nominal dimensions:
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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Length 3.37 inches
Width 2.125 inches
Thickness with 0.020 to 0.030 inches
smart card chip
Thickness (all 0.020 to 0.050 inches
other cards)
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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 station, you must use cards that are at least
0.030 inch or 0.760 mm thick.
Figure B-1: Excessive card bow
Glossy PVC surface, either 100% PVC cards or composite cards
with a PVC surface.
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 printed with the Magna Class printer.
85.60 mm
53.98 mm
0.500 to 0.760 mm
0.500 to 1.27 mm
User's Guide for the Magna™ Class Printer