HID FARGO HDP8500 User Guide - Manual (Page 56)

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HDP8500 Industrial Card Printer/Encoder User Guide L001617 rev 1.1
Selecting the Card Size
Important! Never run cards with a contaminated, dull or uneven surface through the Printer.
Printing onto such cards will ultimately lead to poor print quality. Always store the card stock in
its original packaging or in a clean, dust-free container. Do not print onto cards that have been
dropped or soiled.
Step Procedure
1 Select the appropriate card option:
These Card Printers accept standard CR80 sized cards
(3.452L x 2.204W / 87.7 mmL x 56 mmW)
CR-80: This selection is the default form size for the HDP8500
Custom: This selection is used to create a custom form size from 1.0 x
3.0 to 2.204 to 3.452 (25.4 X 76.2 mm to 56 X 87.7 mm).
The dimensions of the total print area for each card size will appear in the Print
Width and Print Length boxes.
These print area dimensions are .04" (1mm) larger than the actual card
size. This is so the Printer can overprint images to ensure they will appear
Edge-to-Edge when transferred to the card.
For this reason, when designing a card format, always set the card size or
page size within the card design program to the exact Print Length and
Width dimensions listed in the Printer Driver.)
Card
Thickness System will be compatible with card thicknesses from 20-50 mil
Print only: .020” (20 mil) to .050” (50 mil) / .762mm to 1.27mm
Print/Lamination: .030” (30 mil) to .050” (50 mil) / .762mm to 1.27mm