HID FARGO DTC1500
- Custom watermark overlay and resin scramble data protection
- Password-protected printer operation and AES data encryption)
- High-capacity ribbon consumables
- Resin threshold
- 125kHz (HID PROX) reader
- ISO magnetic stripe encoding, dual high- and low-coercivity, tracks 1, 2, and 3
- FARGO Workbench diagnostic utility for printer maintenance facilitation, including Color Assist spot-color matching
- Built-in Ethernet and USB connection for centralized or remote ID card issuance (Ethernet is optional on BIS-certified units)
- Description
- Specifications
Description
The HID FARGO DTC1500 is a modular, high-security ID card printer engineered for budget-conscious organizations such as schools, government entities, healthcare facilities, and corporations. Built for high-volume issuance, it delivers rapid print speeds of up to 16 seconds per YMCKO full-color card and utilizes high-capacity ribbon consumables alongside energy-efficient operation to minimize running costs. Key security features come built-in, including a custom watermark overlay function that embeds permanent protective logos or text directly onto the card’s overlay panel, AES-256 encryption, password protection, and resin scramble data protection to render used ribbon panels unreadable. Designed for flexibility, the DTC1500 features simple RFID-activated dual-sided printing upgrades, resin threshold controls for extra-crisp text and barcodes, and support for optional lamination and smart card or magnetic stripe encoding modules.
| Print Method | Dye sublimation / resin thermal transfer |
|---|---|
| Resolution | 300 x 300 dpi (dots per inch) for standard color and monochrome printing 300 x 600 dpi (dots per inch) for optimized color and monochrome printing |
| Colors | Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel |
| Print Speed | 6 seconds per card (K*); 16 seconds per card (YMCKO*); 24 seconds per card (YMCKOK*) |
| Weight | Printer: 11 lbs. / 5 Kg Printer + lam: 20 lbs. / 9.1 Kg |
| Card Cleaning | Card cleaning roller integrated into ribbon cartridge; cleaning roller is automatically replaced with each ribbon change |
| Software Drivers | Windows® 7 / 10 / 11 / Server 2012 / Server 2016 / Server 2019 / Server 2022 |
| Interface | USB 2.0, Standard Ethernet with internal print server (Ethernet is optional on BIS-certified units) |
| Operating Temperature | 65° to 80° F / 18° to 27° C |
| Supply Voltage | 100-240Vac, 50-60Hz, 1.6 Amps max |
| Supply Frequency | 50 Hz / 60 Hz |
| Warranty | Printer: three years; printhead: three years, unlimited card passes with UltraCard™ |
| Humidity | 20–80% non-condensing |
| Software | FARGO Workbench diagnostic utility with Color Assist spot-color matching |
| Display | Color-changing status buttons |
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