FARGO electronic DTC500 - Manual (Page 47)

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DTC500 Series Card Printer/Encoders User Guide (Rev. 5.0) 47
Reviewing the upgraded 81754 PVC Cards (continued)
Follow these two (2) instructions below:
1. Instruction for new 81754 PVC card stock: Increase the Printer Driver
’
s Dye-Sub
Intensity to print with the new 81754 PVC card stock on Fargo Card Printers (S/N A319
and older). See the chart provided below. See the appropriate Fargo service documents
for specific Printer Driver instructions.
Card New Printer (S/N A320 and
newer) Old Printer (S/N A319 and
older)
New Card No Change Necessary Increase the Dye-Sub Intensity as
follows:
HDP
®
: N/A
Pro-LX/C25: 3 - 5 %
DTC500: 5 -10 %
C11/C16: 3 - 5 %
2. Instruction for existing 81754 PVC card stock: The Printer Driver
’
s Dye-Sub Intensity
setting may or may not need to be decreased to print existing card stock. See the chart
provided below. See the appropriate Fargo service documents for specific Printer Driver
instructions.

Technician Note 1: To control the brightness of the image, adjust the Dye-Sub
Intensity slide on the Image Color tab of the Printer Driver.

Technician Note 2: Moving the Dye-Sub Intensity slide to the left causes less heat
to be used in the printing process, thus generating a lighter print.
Card New Printer (S/N A320 and
newer) Old Printer (S/N A319 and older)
Old Card Decrease the Dye-Sub Intensity
as follows:
HDP
®
: N/A
Pro-LX/C25: 3 - 5 %
DTC500: 5 - 10 %
C11/C16: 3 - 5 %
No Change Necessary