Functional Specifications - Fargo Persona M30 User Manual

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Functional Specifications

This Card Printer utilizes two different, yet closely related printing technologies to achieve its
remarkable direct-to-card print quality for dye-sublimation and resin thermal transfer. The
Card Printer will print from any IBM-PC® or compatible running Windows® 2000, Windows
XP or Windows 2003.
The following describes how each of these technologies works:
Function Description
Resin Resin Thermal Transfer is the print method the Printer uses to print sharp
Thermal black text and crisp bar codes, which can be read by both infrared and
Transfer visible-light bar code scanners.
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Used to print ultra-fast, one-color ID cards on the Persona M30. (Note:
Like dye-sublimation, this process uses the same thermal Printhead to
transfer color to a card from a resin-only print Ribbon or the resin black
(K) panel of a full color print Ribbon.)
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Solid dots of resin-based ink are transferred and fused to the surface of
the card. (Note: This produces durable, saturated printing.)
Persona M30 Card Printer User Guide (Rev. 1.0)
Fargo Electronics, Inc.
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