Adjusting The Transfer Dwell Time And Temperature - HID Fargo HDP8500 User Manual

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Adjusting the Transfer Dwell Time and Temperature

Use the Image Transfer option to control of the Transfer Dwell Time and Transfer
Temperature.
These settings control the speed and temperature at which printed images are transferred
from the HDP Film to the card. These settings may vary depending on the card type.
The Printer Driver automatically optimizes these settings according to the selection made in
the Card Type option.
Changes made to the Dwell Time and temperature settings are saved for the selected Card
Type option (upon exiting the Printer Driver setup in the Printer‟s Control Panel).
Step Procedure
1 Transfer Dwell Time Sets dwell time for InTM transfer in seconds per inch
Lower limit = 1.0 seconds per inch, Upper limit = 3.0 seconds per inch
UltraCard III - Composite: Default = 2 seconds per inch
UltraCard - PVC: Default = 2.0 seconds per inch
Custom: Default = 2.0 seconds per inch
2 Transfer Temperature Sets temperature for InTM transfer in Celsius Lower
limit = 150.0 Celsius, Upper limit = 210.0 Celsius
UltraCard III - Composite: Default = 2 seconds per inch
UltraCard- PVC: Default = 175.0 Celsius
Custom: Default = 175.0 Celsius
Step Procedure
Return to the factory default settings for the selected Card Type by clicking
3
on the Default button. If using cards (that differ from the Card Type Glossy-
PVC or Matte-PVC options), select one of the Card Type Custom options.
4 Adjust the dwell time and temperature settings to ensure proper image
transfer. Determine the appropriate settings for the card stock by setting the
Transfer Dwell Time and Transfer Temperature to the default settings.
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