FARGO® DTC4500

With the DTC4500 card printer/encoder 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.

  • Modular design and field upgradeable
  • Password protection
  • SmartScreen graphical display
  • Supply replacement - Easy cartridge loading
  • USB or optional Ethernet connectivity
  • 200 card dual-input hopper
  • Optional Dual-side printing
  • Optional Dual-side holographic image lamination
  • Optional 125 kHz, 13.56 MHz, contact chip, and magnetic stripe encoding
  • Optional same-side input/output hopper that holds 200 plastic cards
  • Optional fluorescent printing for additional UV security

The DTC4500 plastic card printer provides all the security of HID with all the reliability of FARGO® for sharp, professional looking, high quality, completely secure ID cards and photo ID badges - easy and quick. We designed our newest Direct-to-Card line to become the go-to standard for ID card printers.

  • Sided Printing: Single or Dual
  • Print Method: Dye-sublimation / Resin Thermal Transfer
  • Resolution: 300 dpi
  • Print Speed: 24 seconds per card / 150 cards per hour (YMCKO)
  • Accepted Card Sizes: CR-80 and CR-79 adhesive back
  • Single Wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for in-line printing and encoding (note: single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS and contact smart card encoding)
  • Ethernet with Internal Print Server - Standard Feature
  • Dual-Input Card Hopper (200 cards) - Standard Feature
  • Same-Side Input/Output Card Hopper - Upgradable
  • Card Lamination Module: single-sided or dual-sided (simultaneous) - Upgradable
  • Smart Card Encoding (contact/contactless) - Upgradable
  • Magnetic Stripe Encoding - Upgradable

ENERGY STAR Certified Product

Available on non-lamination configurations which provides organizations with a high-performance, energy-efficient photo ID printing solution that supports corporate green initiatives and helps reduce costs. As part of its new ENERGY STAR rating, the default time for sleep mode has been lowered from two hours to five minutes, and printer design enhancements reduce the power consumption when in standby or sleep mode. Additionally, the ENERGY STAR FARGO DTC4500 is turned on and off using the power button versus plugging in the power cable.