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Persona C16 Card Printer Service Manual (Rev. 5.0) 18
Printer Components: Blank Cards
Type Description
Card Size The Card Printer accepts standard CR-80 sized cards (3.370” L x 2.125”
W/85.6mm L x 54mmW) and CR-79 Adhesive Back (3.303” L x 2.2125”
W/83.9mm L x 52.1mmW) with a thickness of 20 to 30 mil.
Card
Design The Printer will print onto any card with a clean, level and polished PVC
surface.
Caution: Although the Printer is equipped with card cleaning rollers,
it is very important to always print onto cards specifically designed for direct-to-
card dye-sublimation printing.
Card
Surface Cards must have a completely smooth, level surface in order for the Printer to
achieve consistent color coverage.
• Uneven Surface: Certain types of Proximity cards have an uneven
surface that will inhibit consistent color transfer.
• Raised Effect: Certain types of smart card chips are raised slightly above
the cards surface which also results in poor color transfer.
Caution: Suitable cards must have a polished PVC surface free of
fingerprints, dust or any other types of embedded contaminants.
UltraCard
Stock Due to the importance of using high-quality blank cards, a factory-approved
card stock called UltraCard™ is available and recommended for best results.
(Note: UltraCard stock has a glossy PVC laminate on top and bottom and is
optically inspected to provide the cleanest, most scratch and debris-reduced
cards possible.)
Two types of these cards are available: UltraCard and UltraCard III.
• UltraCard stock has a PVC core and offers medium card durability.
• UltraCard III stock has a 40% polyester core and offers high durability.
Both types of UltraCards produce printed images with a glossy, photo-quality
finish.