New Cards For Color Printing; Adhesive-Backed Cards; Card Quality Guidelines; Card Surface - DataCard SD260 Installation And Administration Manual

New Cards for Color Printing

The printer is designed to print on new card stock. If you print on cards twice, be
careful to avoid getting dirt, fingerprints, or other contaminants on cards before
the second printing. Previous printing can interfere with printing and result in
cards that do not have the appearance you want. Printing on cards that previously
have been issued might introduce substances that interfere with card printing or
damage the printer. If a previously printed card has been printed with topcoat,
the card cannot be printed a second time.

Adhesive-Backed Cards

Adhesive‐backed cards are printed, and then adhered to smart cards when the
card surface is not flat enough to print. Use only Datacard adhesive‐backed cards
with the printer. The printing surface (white side) of an adhesive‐backed card
meets the material requirements for use in the printer. Use the following
guidelines:
Store cards in a cool place (such as a refrigerator) to avoid adhesive migration.
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Clean the printer's card tracks to remove any adhesive residue. Use a
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printhead cleaning swab or isopropanol and a swab to remove the residue.
Fan cards before loading them into the input hopper.
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Use a print margin of at least 0.05 inch when using adhesive‐backed cards.
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Do not apply laminator overlay material to adhesive‐backed cards.
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Card Quality Guidelines

Cards must meet the following card quality guidelines for the printer to print
high‐quality graphics on them successfully.

Card Surface

The card must be smooth and even, and free of irregularities such as raised burrs
or particles embedded in the surface. Surface irregularities can cause printing
voids, especially when printing edge to edge.
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