User`s guide

1-4 Overview
User’s Guide for Magna™ Platinum Series™ Printers
A printer can be ordered with the following optional modules:
• Duplex module. The duplex module flips the card to automatically print on both
sides of the card. The printer label includes the number “2” if the printer has a
duplex module.
• Magnetic stripe module, for either 3-track (IAT) encoding or single-track NTT (J)
encoding. The module is installed in-line with the print operation. It encodes data
on the magnetic stripe and then verifies the data.
• Smart card module. The smart card module can have one of the following:
– Contact coupler (SC4xx on the printer label)
– Contactless (RF) coupler (SC680 on the printer label)
– Proximity coupler (SC-x, where x represents the brand of coupler)
– Both contact and contactless couplers (SC4/6 or SC4/SC-x on the printer
label)
– Contact station (SCCS on the printer label) with external coupler
– Smart card ready (SCR on the printer label), which is shipped without a
coupler installed
A custom smart card application can use the module to initialize and program
the smart card chip on a card.
• Optional overlay module (LO on the printer label). The optional overlay module
applies a durable polyester patch (laminate) to one or both sides of the
personalized card. The patch can be clear or have a holographic image on it.
• Optional topcoat module (LT on the printer label). The optional topcoat module
applies a protective film to the card surface. The topcoat can be clear, which
protects images, or have a tamper-evident holographic image on it.
Table 1-1 lists the models and their features.
Monochrome printing uses a ribbon with a single color, such as black. To optimize
monochrome printing, use a monochrome printhead.
Table 1-1: Magna printer features
Model name Colors
printed
Overlay
module
#†
#. Only one of these modules can be installed; the printer cannot have both topcoat and
overlay modules.
Topcoat
module
#†
†. Optional
Duplex
module
†
Magnetic
stripe
module
†
Smart
card
module
†
ImageCard
Magna
Full color or
monochrome
Yes
†
Yes
†
Yes
†
Yes
†
Yes
†
Ultragrafix
Magna
Monochrome No No
Yes
†
Yes
†
No
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