Magicard PRIMA401 User manual

laminate
Over
Reverse transfer ID card printer
The highest print quality
The reverse-transfer Prima is ideal for producing
top quality, durable cards.
The image quality of the printed card is comparable
to mass produced offset litho printed cards, but with
the advantage that each card can be personalised.
The Prima is ideal for:
• Driving Licenses
• Airport Cards
• National ID
• Banking/Financial Cards
• Bureau Services
The Prima is supplied with a free, 3 year warranty and support
including loaner service, plus life-time printhead cover*.
( Available in the EU, North America and other selected territories)
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Corporation.
The information contained in this document reflects the
current state of design and we reserve the right to
change the specification without notice or obligation.
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Edge to edge Highest photo-quality images, printed right over the edge of the card.
Encoding Magstripe - Encoder for access control, time and attendance.
Chip Contact - Programming facility for smart cards.
Contactless - Philips: MIFARE®, DESFire®. HID: iCLASS®. Legic®options available.
Duplex Prints on both sides (Prima 4 Duo).
Lamination For added durability and holograms, an inline card laminator is available.
ID CARD PRINTER SPECIFICATIONS
Warranty* 3 years UltraCoverPlus warranty and support which includes full printhead coverage and free loaner service –
North America, EU and other selected territories. Elsewhere 12 months limited warranty.
Print Speed YMCK with transfer to card: up to 80 cards per hour single-sided.
Card Capacity 100 card input and output hoppers.
Printhead Simple field replaceable unit.
PC interfaces USB (Ver2.0) Full-Speed (12Mbps) and Hi-Speed (480Mbps) 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet,
both included as standard.
Printer Drivers Windows 2000 Professional (SP4), XP (SP2, SP3), Vista (SP1), Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2, Server 2008.
Security Features Holographic laminates (requires lamination module) and UV film options.
Cleaning Removable cleaning roller cassette.
Dimensions 343mm width x 320mm height x 330mm length (13.5" width x 12.6" height x 13" length).
Weight 15.5kg (34.1lbs).
Operating Conditions 15 to 30ºC (59 to 86ºF) ; 35% to 70% non-condensing.
Dye Film Set of 1 YMCK dye film + 1 retransfer film - 1000 prints - Part No Prima 431.
YMCKK 750 prints (Full-colour printing on one side and black on reverse side) - Part No Prima 433.
YMCK-UV 750 prints (Full-colour and UV panel) - Part No Prima 434.
Retransfer Film Retransfer film 1000 prints. (Retransfer film must be paired with dye film for printing) - Part No Prima 436.
Laminates Thin, 0.5 mil and 1 mil laminates available. Clear and holographic laminates.
Card Thickness/Stock 0.25mm to 1.0mm (10mil to 40mil) / PVC, ABS, PET, PVH, and Polycarbonate ISO Standard CR80 sized cards.
Prima 4 Uno Single-sided - Part No Prima 401.
Prima 4 Duo Double-sided - Part No Prima 402.
Inline Laminator Compact, single-sided or double-sided - Part No Prima 451/Prima 452.
Magstripe Encoder Prima with HiCo/LoCo Magstripe encoder - Part No Prima 421.
Contactless Card Encoder Contactless cards supported : Philips: MIFARE®, DESFire®, HID: iCLASS®, Legic®.
Smart Card Encoder Optional chip contact programming facility for smart cards - Part No Prima 422.
Specifications
Options Models
Consumables
YOUR ID CARD PRINTER
OPTIONS
OPTION
OPTION
PROFESSIONAL SERIES
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Features and options Free 3 year warranty and support
NEW
Ultra Electronics Card Systems Inc.
North American Sales & Support Center
6711 - 176th Avenue NE Redmond WA 98052
Toll Free: 877 236 0933 Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Ultra Electronics Card Systems
Hampshire Road, Weymouth,
Dorset DT4 9XD, United Kingdom
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Ultra Electronics Card Systems
*Warranty subject to the
observance of specific
conditions of use and maintenance,
as well as the use of certified
‘Original Magicard’ dye films.
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The Prima 4 printer’s reverse transfer printing technology delivers superb print
quality and is the ideal choice for printing technology embedded cards, as well as
high volume batch printing.
The process works like this:
The ID card image is printed from the YMCK dye film onto a clear retransfer film in a “reverse image”, and is then
laminated onto the card surface. The printed image is protected from scratching and fading by the clear film layer.
In comparison, dye sublimation printers transfer the dyes directly onto the card surface using thermal transfer dye
diffusion technology, followed by a thin acrylic varnish. Both methods use YMCK dye films, but the reverse transfer
method uses an additional polyester transfer film.
The advantages of Reverse Transfer technology are:
Printing Roller
Color Ribbon
Retain Spool
Cards
Print Direction
Color Ribbon
Supply Spool
Retransfer Film
Supply Spool
Retransfer Film
Retain Spool
Laminating
Heating
Roller
Print Head
Enhanced encoding options
The new Prima printers are optionally equipped with smart card encoders
which supports the following encoding technologies:
• Philips: MIFARE®, DESFire®
• HID: iCLASS®
• Legic®
• Contact Chip
Inline Lamination
The innovative Prima Reverse
Transfer printing technology
High-capacity YMCK dye film together with the separate re-transfer film provides 1000
colour prints. Both dye film and re-transfer cartridges slot in easily for user convenience.
ONLY Magicard offers you all the following valuable features:
• 3 years UltraCoverPlus warranty and support
(EU, North America and selected other territories).
• Wide range of encoding options – Philips Mifare,
Desfire, HID iClass, Legic and Contact Chip.
• USB 2.0 and Ethernet as standard.
• Inline lamination options.
• Extensive choice of field upgrades.
• Auto dye film detection.
• Anti-bend card output.
Visit www.magicard.com for more information.
Single-sided or double-sided lamination
The inline laminator integrates exclusively with the Magicard Prima. Available in single or double-sided it delivers an
outstanding lamination result with all possible options. Regardless of whether thin holographic film or patches in
various thicknesses are used - the result is always superb.
Loading the over laminate rolls is extremely user friendly, the rolls are front-loaded. The Inline laminator unit is user
programmable, temperature and speed settings can be adjusted via the front panel display for optimum results with
all card materials, including PVC, PVH, ABS, 100% PET and even Polycarbonate.
Lamination materials include thin holographic overlays and 0.5 mil and 1 mil patch laminates available in clear or
custom formats.
The Magicard Prima's unique portrait orientation lamination mode allows for fast operation.
• Amazing print quality
• The ability to print cards with uneven surfaces
such as smart and proximity cards
• True over-the-edge printing on the card
• The ability to print onto non-PVC cards like ABS,
PET, PVH and Polycarbonate
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