Datacard SD260

Overview:

The Datacard® SD260™ card printer puts value right on your desktop. Save time and increase workday efficiency with this best-in-class card printer, ideal for many ID card issuance and badging applications.

Produce vibrant and crisp images with Datacard® TrueMatch™ printing technology
Experience extreme reliability with Datacard® TruePick™ card handling
Support your environmental commitments with Earth-friendly features
Increase productivity with speeds that are over 33% faster than competitive printers in the same class

Features:

Engineered for Earth-friendly performance.
Now your ID card issuance can be fast, efficient - and green. The SD260 is an ENERGY STAR® qualified printer, and in addition, biodegradable cores with EcoPure® additive and recyclable parts and packaging make it the industry’s first environmentally friendly desktop card printer.

Advanced technology for superior image quality.
New TrueMatch™ printing technology creates vibrant, crisp and clean credentials that are both secure and visually impressive. The SD260 printer lets you produce predictably outstanding images by emulating the sRGB industry standard color space for improved color management.

Intuitive operation simplifies card printing.
There’s no learning curve with the SD260 printer. The printer display panel automatically alerts users when supplies are running low. Installation and printer operations are easy to understand with the helpful documentation tools provided with the XPS Printer Driver installation. The browser-based printer manager makes it easy to control printer settings.

Superior speed and reliability for worry-free printing.
Never worry about jamming again with TruePick™ card handling. You can save work time and increase productivity by experiencing the fastest print speed in its class.

Compact size creates more room on your desktop.
The SD260 card printer fits on any desktop and is ideal for many card printing applications. It is equipped with a 100-card input hopper and 25-card output hopper for easier desktop functions, with the option for single-card feed and extended 100-card output hopper.

Options:

Magnetic stripe encoding (ISO and JIS)
Smart card personalization (Available soon)
Extended 100-card output hopper
Kensington® security lock for printer
Printer cleaning supplies
Print ribbon kits

Specifications:

Print technology

Direct-to-card dye-sublimation/resin thermal transfer

Print capabilities

          One-sided, edge-to-edge printing; manual two-sided printing
          Full-color and monochrome printing capability
          Alphanumeric text, logos and digitized signatures; 1D/2D bar code images
          Printer pooling/sharing (available soon)

Print resolution

300 dots per inch, 256 shades per color panel

Print speed

Full-color printing: up to 200 cards per hour, one-sided (YMCKT)
Monochrome: up to 830 cards per hour, one-sided (black HQ)

Card capacity

Automatic feed: 100-card input for 0.030 in. (0.76 mm) cards; 25-card output standard
Manual feed: 1-card input; 5-card output for 0.030 in. (0.76 mm) cards

Physical dimensions

L 15.4 in. x W 6.9 in. x H 8.8 in. (39.1 cm x 17.5 cm x 22.4 cm)

Weight

8.1 lbs (3.7 kg) (depending on options)

Operating system support for printer driver

          Windows® 7 / Windows Vista® (32 and 64 bit)
          Windows Server® 2008 (64 bit)
          Windows XP SP3 / Windows Server 2003 R2 (32 bit)
          Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) certified

Environment/energy-saving features

          ENERGY STAR® qualified printer
          Biodegradable supply cores made with EcoPure® additive
          Recyclable enclosure plastics (marked with recycle symbol per Resin Identification Code)
          Recyclable packaging

Included with printer

          Printer driver CD, Quick Install Guide and warranty
          Free ID Works® Intro identification software
          Cleaning pen
          Cleaning roller spindle
          USB cable
          Power supply
          Power cord (region-specific)

Warranties

30-month standard depot warranty
30-month printhead warranty (no pass restrictions)

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Datacard® SD360™ two-sided and SD260™ one-sided card printers are packed with industry-leading innovations that make desktop ID card printing simple and economical. SD Series printers are ideal for small- to medium-sized businesses, schools, hospitals, fitness clubs and anyone who prints ID cards as part of their busy workday. With their competitive features and price, SD Series printers are a great value