User`s guide

SD/CD Series Card Printers User’s Guide 47
Chapter 6: Supplies and Parts
Thissectionincludes cardspecificationsand
informationoncardhandlingandstorage,and
describesthesuppliesandreplacementpartsused
withtheprinter.
Cards
Forbestresults,usehigh‐qualitycardsthatmeetthespecificationsand
recommendationsdescribedinthissection.
Card Size
UseISOID‐1 sizecards,alsocalledCR80cards.Suchcardshavethefollowing
dimensions:
• 3.37incheslongby2.125incheswide(85.60mmlongx53.98mmwide).
• 0.010to0.030inchesthick(0.254to0.762mmthick).
Forencodingmagneticstripe,usecards:
• 3.37incheslongby2.125incheswide(85.60mmlongx53.98mmwide).
• 0.010to0.030inchesthick(0.508mmto0.762mmthick).
Actualcardthicknesscanvarybyuptotenpercentfromthesizeslisted.Typically,
cardbowmustbele ssthanthethicknessofthecard.
Card Material
UsecardswithaglossyPVCsurface,either100%PVCcardsorcompositecards
withaPVCsurface.Cardscanhaveamagneticstripeononesideofthecard.