DTC550 Card Printer Encoder
A versatile, reliable, card production workhorse that supports diverse applications.

Overview & Key Features
A versatile, reliable, card production workhorse that supports diverse applications throughout your organization. Protects your investment by offering great flexibility whenever you need to reconfigure your ID card issuance system.
- Can encode up to three different smart card technologies, plus magnetic stripe, in the same pass as card printing and lamination.
- Optional Ethernet connectivity and internal print server integrates with existing enterprise networks. Allows for centralized or distributed ID card issuance.
- Optional lamination module adds an extra layer of security and durability that helps extend card life.
The DTC550 is one of the most versatile ID card printer/encoders available. It's equally at home in a stand-alone application, or as part of a distributed or high-volume card issuance system. The DTC550 can meet your specific requirements with connectivity, lamination and smart card encoding options.
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Fargo DTC550 and DTC550-LC

Combines reliable ID card printing with networking capabilities for secure issuance throughout the enterprise.
- Flexible design for centralized or distributed ID card issuance in large corporations, service bureaus or large educational institutions.
- Optional Ethernet connectivity and internal print server integrates with existing enterprise networks.
- Wide range of features and options for security, productivity, easy management and operation.
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FARGO DTC400e Card Printer Encoder
A professional, modular card printing system that's versatile and easy to use.

Overview & Key Features
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.
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.
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FARGO DTC4500 Card Printer/Encoder
A robust, high-performance card printing solution for large businesses, college and universities, and government institutions.

You get professional quality, full color ID cards and security encoding--all in one pass. Operation and supply replacement are both intuitive, making extensive training unnecessary.
With an unheard of combination of footprint flexibility, field upgradeability, ease of use, and ease of integration with other HID products, you'll receive maximum value for your asset protection budget from the most trusted name in secure identity solutions.
Key Benefits:
Fast speed: In one pass the DTC4500 can print, encode, fluorescent print, and laminate security cards--single- or dual-sided--with a very fast print speed. Its superior performance makes it ideal for users who need the high volume print runs where quality and security are most important.Enjoy superior performance - In one pass the DTC4500 can print, encode, fluorescent print, and laminate security cards--single- or dual-sided--with a very fast print speed using just one USB or Ethernet connection. The standard 200 card input hopper adds additional capacity and makes it ideal for users who need the high volume print runs where quality and security are most important.
Modular Design: The DTC4500 card printer is field upgradeable, so it can change as your needs change. Add dual sided printing functionality. Add single-or dual sided holographic image lamination for durability and security. Add HID Proximity encoding (125 kHz), iCLASS Contactless encoding (13.56 MHz), or contact chip encoding. Add a same side input/output ID card hopper.
As your needs change, the DTC4500 can change with you.
Easy to place, easy to use: With a modest footprint, and an optional single-side input/output hopper, its minimum size was designed for maximum flexibility. And with long-lasting, spool-loading supplies, a SmartScreenTM graphical display, and an easy, intuitive set up, the DTC4500 was designed and built for organizations that need a higher level of security and performance without the higher levels of capital investment and training time.
Print where you want: The DTC4500 can be easily integrated into existing IT networks and can be used for both centralized or remote card printing.
Maximum convenience:Our standard 200 dual-input card hopper allows you immediate access to two different card stocks for smooth operation.
Reliable: We back each of our Direct-to-Card Printer/Encoders with a global 2-year warranty. A 7th generation product from Fargo, each printer now works seamlessly with HID readers and other asset protection modules.
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FARGO DTC1000 Card Printer/Encoder
Simple, reliable and affordable.

Overview & Key Features
The DTC1000 provides an ideal card printing solution for small businesses, schools, and local governments that need a simple, reliable, and affordable means of printing and encoding photo ID cards.
You get professional quality, color ID cards and security encoding--reliably--all in one pass. Operation and supply replacement are both intuitive, making training completely unnecessary.
With a small, compact footprint, both single- and dual-sided options, a simple user-focused design, and easy integration with other HID products, you'll receive maximum value from the most trusted name in secure identity solutions.
Key Benefits:
Simplicity: The DTC1000 printer/encoder was created to be easy to use in a variety of office environments. Operation is simple, cartridge supplies make maintenance easy, and includes SwiftID, which uses your web browser to help you create custom badge designs--without an additional printer driver.
The DTC1000 can be built to your specific needs. Choose the dual-sided printing option. Choose magnetic stripe encoding. And depending on the readers you use, you can choose 125 kHz, 13.56 MHz, or contact chip encoding. Also available with USB or Ethernet connectivity./
Smart design plus configuration flexibility gives you a simple ID card printer that does exactly what you want it to do, with no training, easy supply replacement, and no additional software required.
Goes Anywhere: With its small footprint, its compact size was designed for the smallest of desks or tables. With cartridge supplies and easy card reloading, the DTC1000 was made for organizations that need a secure ID card solution without having to commit a lot of room for equipment.
Reliable: We back our Direct-to-Card Printer/Encoders with a global 2-year warranty. Each of our 7th generation Fargo printers now works seamlessly with HID readers and other asset protection modules.
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FARGO Fargo HDP5000 Card Printer Encoder - High Definition Printing
Our most versatile, easy-to-use and affordable printer.

Superior print quality, higher reliability and durability, greater security--your photo ID cards will have all these qualities when you print and encode them with the affordable and versatile HDP5000.
- High Definition Printing™ gives you superior print quality, even on cards with embedded electronics, for a more impressive public image.
- High reliability and durability lowers your total cost of ownership, and affordable pricing makes High Definition Printing available to practically any business.
- We back the HDP5000 with a lifetime printhead warranty and two-year warranty on everything else.
- Versatile modular design permits change as your needs change. Dual-sided printing, single- or dual-sided lamination, and card encoding technologies are all field-upgradeable features.
- Minimal training is required because of its simple design and intuitive operation. Cards, ribbons, and overlaminates come in cartridges that load quickly and easily.
Key Features Our HDP5000 printer/encoder is feature-packed. Perfect for technology cards with embedded electronics, it reliably produces cards in High Definition with the highest image quality available. The HDP5000 upgrades easily with additional printing, laminating and encoding modules.
- Optional single-sided or simultaneous dual-sided lamination for higher card security--quickly.
- Dual-sided card printing option lets you double the print area available without manually reloading cards.
- SmartScreen™ LCD Control Panel displays helpful status messages and prompts.
- Cartridge-based card handling allows for both faster reloading and quicker switching to different card stocks.
- High yield ribbon, film and overlaminate cartridges load fast and eliminate the waste of torn materials from re-spooling.
- Encoding options include magnetic stripe, proximity, and contact and contactless smart cards.
- USB and Ethernet connectivity included, plus the HDP5000 includes an internal print server for secure network printing.
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