ID Card Printer

Persona C30 Plastic Card Printer Encoder



Persona C30 ID Card PrinterID Card Printer Plastic card printer Persona C30

A high-performance, economical ID card printer for your growing needs
Let the dual-sided  Persona C30 ID Card Printer handle your next demanding print run. This robust, affordable printer gives you great-looking, high-resolution cards for a wide variety of personalized applications.

Fast, on-demand personalization
The Persona C30 features built-in RAM, so your system can process information while still printing cards. An easy-to-use software driver makes printing a snap, and the LCD display provides instant notification of status and diagnostics. Plus, an input capacity of up to 100 cards means you'll have longer, uninterrupted batch printing.

Brilliant color through thick and thin
The Persona C30 utilizes an advanced dye-sublimation resin thermal transfer technology to create brilliant, full-color or single-color cards. With edge-to-edge, photo quality printing, it delivers professional looking cards in just 30 seconds.

Smart and secure options
An ISO magnetic stripe module can be added for security and access functionality. Smart card encoding is available for multi-purpose uses including time and attendance, cafeteria, vending, restricted access, and much more.

Persona C30 ID Card Printer General Specifications

Print Method
Dye-Sublimation/Resin Thermal Transfer

Resolution
300dpi (11.8 dots/mm)

Colors
Up to 16.7 million

Print Ribbon Options
Full color with resin black, YMCKO*, 250 prints
Full-color with two resin black panels and overlay panel, YMCKOK*, 200 prints
Resin black and overlay panel, KO, 500 prints
Dye-sublimation black, BO*, 500 prints
Resin black, 1,000 prints; green, blue, red, white, 1,000 prints;
silver and gold, 500 prints

Print Speed**
7 seconds per card (K)*
27 seconds per card (YMCKO)*
35 seconds per card (YMCKOK)*

Accepted Standard Card Size
CR-80 (3.375" x 2.125" / 85.6mm x 54mm)

Maximum Print Area
3.37" L x 2.14" W / 85.5mm L x 53.5mm W (edge-to-edge printing)

Maximum Accepted Card Length Range
CR-80 only

Accepted Card Thickness
0.010" to 0.030" / 0.254mm to 0.76mm

Card Types
PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin ribbon required for straight polyester cards

Card Capacity
100 PVC cards (0.030"), 300 PVC cards (0.010"); auto or manual feed

Card Cleaning
Card cleaning roller integrated into ribbon cartridge;
cleaning roller is automatically replaced with each ribbon change

Software Drivers
Windows 98SE,Me,2000,XP,2003

Interface
USB 1.1 (USB 2.0 compatible)

Operating Temperature
65 to 80F / 18 to 27C

Humidity
20 - 80% non condensing

Dimensions
Single-Sided: 7.9"H x 13.62"W x 8.14"D / 201mmH x 346mmW x 207mmD
Dual-Sided: 7.9"H x 18.28"W x 8.14"D / 201mmH x 464mmW x 207mmD

Weight
Single-Sided: 8 lbs. / 3.63 kg
Dual-Sided: 11.55 lbs. / 5.22 kg

Agency Listings
Safety: UL 1950, CSA C2.2 and TV-GS (IEC-950)
EMissions: FCC Class B, CRC c1374, Class B and TV-EMC (IEC-801 -2, -3, -4; CISPR 22, Class B): CE

Supply Voltage
100-240 VAC, 2A

Supply Frequency
50 Hz/60 Hz

Warranty
Printer - Two years; optional Extended Warranty Program (U.S. only)
Printhead - Two years or unlimited-pass usage-allowance with UltraCard cards (whichever comes first)

Options
ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding Module, dual high- and low coercivity, Tracks 1, 2 and 3
Dual Sided Printing Printer Cleaning Kit). Ethernet Interface Adapter (Windows only; used for stand-alone networking of printers)


Software
Included - Build-A-Badge ID card software with database


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* Indicates the ribbon type and the number of ribbon panels being printed where Y=Yellow, M= Magenta, C= Cyan, K= Resin Black, B= Dye-Sub Black and O= Overlay

** Print speed is measured from the time a card feeds into the printer to?the time it ejects from the printer. Print speeds do not include the time needed for the PC to process the image. Process time is dependent on the size of the file, the CPU, amount of RAM and the amount of available resources at the time of the print.

C30 ID Card Printer Specifications and pricing subject to change without notice.