Fargo DTC400e Card Printers

DTC400e dual- or single-sided direct-to-card printing

The DTC400e is designed to give your organization exactly what it needs: a professional, modular card printing system that's versatile and easy to use.

• Dual- or single-sided Direct-to-Card printing of photos, bar codes and digital signatures.
• An all-in-one ribbon cartridge combines the printer ribbon and card cleaning roller into one cartridge, eliminating the hassle of hard-to-load ribbons, separate card cleaning mechanisms and confusing indicator lights.
• Optional DTC400e modules encode data onto contact and contactless smart cards, proximity access control cards and magnetic stripe cards.
• Share your DTC400e in a network setting using the optional Ethernet or internal print server.
• Ideal for small- to mid-sized businesses, K-12 schools, regional and local government agencies, membership and loyalty clubs, events and more.
• DTC400e Brochure (.pdf)

Key Features

A.  Dual-sided printing lets you make ID cards more informative by printing larger photos on the front and more text on the back.

B. Make your ID cards more versatile by adding smart card and access control capabilities. Optional DTC400e modules encode data on to contact and contactless smart cards (such as HID iCLASS® technology), proximity access control cards and magnetic stripe cards.

C. Simplify operator training and eliminate the expense and downtime of torn ribbons with the SmartLoad ribbon cartridge.

D. Reduce maintenance and maintain print quality with the integrated self-cleaning SmartClean roller.

E. Reduce downtime, operator errors and training costs by constantly knowing printer status through the SmartScreen LCD control panel.

F. The versatile DTC400e prints standard thickness cards plus thin (9 mil) cards for mailing, attaching to a medical chart or slipping into a billfold. It also prints rewritable cards that help reduce the waste of use-then-trash cards such as visitor badges.

Easy and Secure

When it comes to printing and encoding plastic ID cards, nothing is easier or more secure than the Fargo DTC400e.

Everything about the DTC400e printer/encoder is designed to make ID card issuance simple, secure and virtually maintenance free. The printer ribbon and card cleaning roller load in one easy step. The LCD control panel tells you what’s going on, and what you need to do about it. And a wide range of options let you adapt the DTC400e to your changing security needs.

There's no easier way to increase your employees' security and decrease your organization's vulnerability to loss, than by issuing photo ID cards.

Fargo’s next-generation DTC400e Direct-to-Card Printer/Encoder is specifically designed to make issuing IDs and securing your organization, go smoothly.

It’s simple to operate and there's virtually no learning curve or maintenance. Plus, it can scale easily as your needs expand.

When you add in Fargo's Print Security Suite Software, the DTC400e is the easiest card identity system in its class, and the most secure. The Fargo Print Security Suite features fluorescing panels for card customization and security.

The Fargo DTC400e Printer offers you Dual or Single-Sided Direct-to-Card printing of photos, bar codes and digitized signatures. You can effortlessly increase productivity by integrating the Fargo DTC400 with your existing, time and attendance, visitor management or access control systems.

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Fargo Printer Ribbons

Eliminate ribbon loading and card cleaning hassle! The DTC300’s all-in-one Fargo print ribbon and card cleaning system, the SmartLoad™ Ribbon Cartridge, installs in one easy step. A SmartClean™ Roller is integrated into every ribbon cartridge, so there’s no need to deal with a separate card cleaning mechanism.

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