Datacard Group SP75 User Manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................. 2
SP PLUS SERIES PRINTER OVERVIEW ...................................... 3
DATACARD® SP75 PLUS PRINTER INTRODUCTION................. 3
KEY SP75 PLUS PRINTER IMPROVEMENTS .............................. 4
KEY SELLING POINTS................................................................... 5
PRODUCT POSITIONING – DATACARD
SUPPLIES OVERVIEW ..................................................................7
MARKET OPPORTUNITIES ......................................................... 13
BID SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................. 13
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS........................................... 17
ORDERING AND PRICING INFORMATION ................................ 21
MARKETING COLLATERAL AND ACTIVITIES............................ 21
IMPORTANT DATES .................................................................... 22
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PRINTERS.................. 5
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT STATEMENTS ...................................... 22
COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS ........................................................... 23
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION....................................................... 25
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April 2007
SP PLUS SERIES PRINTER OVERVIEW
As successful printers mature and become the industry standard, there comes a point in time
when they need a boost. As a result, Datacard Group is proud to introduce the Datacard
Plus Series card printers with a “boost of energy”. The new SP Plus Series printers have taken
the best from the current and highly successful SP Series printers and added the features and
functionality to once again drive them to the top of the leader board in the card printer market.
We understand that in order for you to be successful you need the latest and most exciting
products to help solve your customers’ problems. The SP Plus Series printers deliver the
excitement, features and the functionality so vital in making you and our customers successful.
From print speeds that rival much larger more expensive solutions, to unique printing options
and functionality that make printing cards much easier and efficient, the SP Plus Series printers
coupled with our industry leading software and capture solutions make it the leader in the card
issuance marketplace.
The following is just one of the many new and exciting printers that make up the new SP Plus
Series. The following information will help you understand why Datacard and the SP Plus Series
of printers has led and will continue to lead in helping our customers solve their unique card
program needs.
If you have any questions regarding the new SP75 Plus card printer please contact your
Datacard sales representative.
DATACARD® SP75 PLUS PRINTER INTRODUCTION
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The SP75 Plus card printer brings an unprecedented combination of advanced security, extreme
versatility and high reliability to the market as well as increased opportunities to you and your
customers. The SP75 Plus printer enhances our SP Plus Series printer line by offering a secure,
dependable mid-to-high volume card printer solution. It is built upon our proven and highly
reliable SP Series print engine. The SP75 Plus printer is the workhorse for those programs
requiring mission critical reliability, versatility and high security.
The great momentum Datacard Group started and continues to influence in the card printer
marketplace has changed the way total printer solutions are viewed on a global basis. Datacard
has this revolutionary and technically advanced technology with the introduction of the innovative
SP75 Plus card printer.
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KEY SP75 PLUS PRINTER IMPROVEMENTS
The following are the improvements from the current SP75 card printer to the new SP75 Plus
card printer.
Look / Feature / Functionality SP75 Plus Printer
Product name
Product nameplate on printer
Printer colors
Throughput Speed:
Card picking
Color Simplex Single Lamination
Color Duplex Single Lamination
Color Duplex Dual Lamination
Printer Operation Improvements
Card scratching
Improved card picking
Improved high speed precision drive
mechanism
Silent cooling system
Laminator cartridge
Enhanced color tables
Thermal compensation
New Supplies
New print ribbons
Improved cleaning system
New Options
Input hopper empty notification option
Ethernet
Printer Driver Improvements / Changes
Microsoft® Windows® operating system
support and new Datacard
printer driver that supports non-Windows
operating systems i.e. Linux
Microsoft® Windows operating system
Support
Interface
Supplies reordering message
Supply “gas gauge”
Monochrome dithering
Printer ICON on the desktop
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Open Platform
SP75 Plus Printer
New - More polished look and feel
SP Plus series printers have new darker gray enclosures,
unique blue translucent hoppers and cover will remain
Improved first card picking by 25%
YMCK:
o Old: Up to 170 cph
o New: Up to 175 cph
YMCK-K:
o Old: Up to 150 cph
o New: Up to 165 cph
YMCK-K:
o Old: Up to 90 cph
o New: Up to 105 cph
o Input gate improvements
o Transport improvements
o Duplex improvements
New non-aging rubber composition for more robust reliability
Higher speed printing and quieter operation
Virtually silent, long life cooling fan system
More robust laminator gate allowing for easier supplies loading
New color tables for more realistic colors
Improved card to card density for longer card programs
ymcKT short panel 650 yield
YMCKT-K duplex 375 yield
Larger cleaning sleeve for improved cleaning performance
New option – requires application development
New 10/100 mbps data transmission
Windows XP & 2000 operating systems only – no support for
older operating systems. We are working on Vista™ operating
system – available summer 2007
Windows XP & 2000 only – no support for older operating
systems. We are working on Vista™ – available summer 2007
With 2.0 driver – have moved more functionality to tool box for
easier access including card counters
Added pop-up message to allow channel partners to customize
their URL to direct customers to order supplies
New Tool Box page to view how much supplies are still available
– both ribbons and laminates
Enhanced functionality to improve dithered images
New and improved Icon for better usability and branding
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April 2007
KEY SELLING POINTS
The SP75 Plus card printer is a high performance printer designed with the user in mind. It
combines all the instrumental features required to enable fast, easy card personalization for
secure and durable cards, magnetic stripe encoding and smart card personalization all in one
compact user-friendly design. The SP75 Plus printer is ideal for governments, universities and
corporations requiring secure cards with holographic or clear laminates for security and/or
durability.
The SP75 Plus card printer with Advanced Imaging Technology™ provides optimum image
quality at 300 dpi print resolution for precise, readable bar codes, ID photos, graphics, and text.
Plus, it offers optional magnetic stripe encoding and several integrated smart card options that
can be installed in the factory or upgraded in the field, which adds great flexibility and unrealized
profit. When a secure or durable card is needed, the SP75 Plus printer is the perfect solution
combining remarkable image quality coupled with Datacard® DuraGard® security and durability
laminates and topcoats.
The SP75 Plus printer also features Datacard® Advanced Imaging Technology™ - which
leverages optimized print ribbons to improve the quality and sharpness of photos, graphics and
logos on both four-color and monochrome cards.
PRODUCT POSITIONING – DATACARD
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PRINTERS
Datacard Group now offers four uniquely different products within the SP Plus Series printer
family in addition to the RP90 Plus card printer. As we continue to expand the Datacard printer
offerings, it is very important to make sure each product is positioned appropriately. The
following lists the proper positioning for each SP Plus Series and RP90 Plus printers.
Feature
Positioning
Print Speed (color/monochrome)
Printing Options
Rewritable Card Printing
Full Color/Monochrome Printing
Retransfer Printing
Manual Card Feed
Automatic Card Feed
Simplex
Duplex
Quality Offset-Like Printing
Technology Card Printing
Encoding Options
Magnetic Stripe
Smart Card Options
Proximity Card Options
SP25 Plus
Printer
Affordable
and Flexible
Manual feed
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SP35 Plus
Printer
Easy and
Convenient
Up to
160/750 cph
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SP55 Plus
Printer
Fast and
Versatile
Up to
190/1000 cph
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SP75 Plus
Printer
Secure and
Durable
Up to
175 cph
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RP90 Plus
Printer
Advanced
Imaging
Up to
100 cph
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PRODUCT POSITIONING – DATACARD
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PRINTERS (Continued)
Feature
Card Durability Options
T-Panel
(In-line within ribbon)
One-Sided Lamination
(Clear Topcoat or Clear Datacard®
DuraGard
Two-Sided Lamination
(Clear Topcoat and/or Datacard®
DuraGard
Card Security Options
One-Sided Lamination
(Custom Topcoat or DuraGard®
Custom Security Laminate)
One- or Two-Sided Lamination
(Custom Topcoat and/or
DuraGard
Laminate)
Ultraviolet fluorescent printing
Datacard® Certified Supplies
Intelligent Supplies Technology™
Advanced Imaging Technology™
Product Positioning – Datacard Printers (table continued from previous page)
* T-panel protection provided by separate InTM ribbon
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Laminate)
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Laminate)
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Custom Security
SP25 Plus
Printer
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SP35 Plus
Printer
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SP55 Plus
Printer
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SP75 Plus
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SP25 Plus Printer:
The Datacard® SP25 Plus printer is a low volume, manual feed printer designed for, one-sided
card printing with rewritable functionality. The affordable SP25 Plus card printer combines highquality, full-color card printing and innovative rewritable card technology in a cost-effective
design that is ideal for low-volume applications.
SP35 Plus Printer:
The Datacard
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SP35 Plus card printer offers everything you need to print vivid, one-sided color
cards. This convenient, easy-to-use printer is ideal for issuing education, healthcare and staff
IDs.
SP55 Plus Printer:
The Datacard
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SP55 Plus card printer delivers fast speeds and the versatility to print many
different cards. It is perfect for casino/loyalty, education and corporate IDs.
SP75 Plus Printer:
The Datacard
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SP75 Plus card printer is specifically engineered to deliver highly secure IDs for
government agencies, high-tech corporations, universities and other security-minded
organizations.
RP90 Plus Printer:
The Datacard
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RP90 Plus card printer is a one- or two-sided retransfer printer specifically
engineered to help government agencies and other organizations issue secure, materialindependent identification cards that contain the latest contact and contactless smart card
technologies.
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SUPPLIES OVERVIEW
The SP75 Plus card printer offers the same supplies available for use in other SP or SP Plus
series card printers, and introduces several new supply items:
+ ymcKT Short Panel Ribbon Kit
+ 650 image yield
+ Ideal for cost conscious customers
+ Priced to be competitive against other short panel ribbons on the market today
+ YMCKT-K Color Panel Ribbon Kit
+ 375 card yield
+ Perfect for customers who print color on the card front and bar codes or other
black monochrome information on the card back
+ Provides competitive response to similar markets available from other equipment
manufacturers
+ Enhanced Cleaning Sleeve
+ Replaces existing cleaning sleeve used in SP series printer products
+ Available in 5-pack and in all ribbon kits.
+ Larger diameter cleaning sleeve provides 50% more cleaning surface, the best
cleaning system in the card printer industry.
Your best choice for supplies
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Protect your investment in Datacard
can count on Datacard for all your supply needs. We engineer superior performance and
reliability into every system-matched supply item we offer. For you that means smooth printing,
brilliant image quality, high security and exceptional performance. Worldwide representation
creates a fast, direct connection with the supplies and support you need, when and where you
need them. To ensure you are using Datacard Certified Supplies, look for ribbons, Datacard
DuraGard
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laminates, and topcoats that feature our distinctive blue cores with platinum flecks
solutions by only using Datacard® Certified Supplies. You
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DISTINCTIVE BLUE CORE WITH PLATINUM FLECKS®
To ensure you are using Datacard Certified Supplies, look for ribbons, laminates and topcoats that
feature our distinctive blue core with platinum flecks
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. The color blue with platinum flecks mark is a
registered trademark of DataCard Corporation in the United States, European Union and/or other
countries.
DATACARD CERTIFIED SUPPLIES FEATURING INTELLIGENT SUPPLIES TECHNOLOGY™
Datacard
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ribbons, laminates, and topcoats provide real value to the consumer through our patented
Intelligent Supplies Technology. Datacard supplies include a number of enhancements when
compared to supplies used in competitive printers.
+ Ribbon saver
+ Automatic ribbon identification
+ Ribbon low warning and on-line supplies ordering
The SP75 Plus card printer features Datacard
designed specifically for the SP75 Plus card printer. When the printer recognizes that a Datacard
supply is installed, all enhanced product features are enabled and successful card printing can begin.
The printer will only print color images and laminate cards when Datacard
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proprietary ribbons, laminates and topcoats, which are
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proprietary supplies are
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installed. Datacard is your exclusive source for proprietary ribbons for the SP75 Plus card printers.
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Ribbon Saver
Datacard ribbons help to eliminate waste and can actually save ribbon, increasing the yield a
customer can achieve from one roll of ribbon. Because these ribbons are designed specifically for
use in the SP75 Plus card printer, only Datacard Certified Supplies offer this type of savings.
Monochrome Ribbons
: Instead of advancing one card length of ribbon for every printed card, the
SP75 plus card printer advances just past the actual portion of ribbon that is being used to print on
the card. Depending on the card layout, this feature may double and in some cases triple the
standard yield of the monochrome ribbon. Ribbon savings are highest in card designs with
printing on the leading edge of the card.
Color Panel Ribbons and Laminates:
The SP75 Plus card printer is able to automatically identify
the ribbon configuration installed, without advancing the ribbon one set of panels. This eliminates
the unnecessary loss of ribbon when the printer is reinitialized.
Automatic Ribbon Identification
When new Datacard ribbons are installed in the SP75 Plus, the printer is alerted of the change and
automatically updates its internal print settings and offsets according to those of the newly loaded
ribbon. When changing colors of monochrome ribbons, or putting in a new color panel ribbon
configuration, the end-user does not need to make any changes to the printer settings. The ribbon
type is immediately recognized and the printer automatically adjusts settings for the highest quality
printing.
Ribbon Low Warning and On-Line Supplies Ordering
The SP75 Plus card printer tracks the number of print jobs consumed on each roll of ribbon and
laminate and provides a warning message when the available ribbon remaining is low. Within this
message, the end-user will be able to automatically elect to be taken to a web site for immediate
supplies ordering. Installers can change this address to their web site, so customers are more easily
directed for supplies ordering. End-users can also update this address to the Datacard Certified
Supplies reseller/dealer of their choice.
COLOR RIBBON KITS
Ribbon kits include one roll of ribbon, one isopropanol cleaning card, and one adhesive cleaning
sleeve. These three items are contained in a Datacard branded box, complete with loading
instructions and other important information.
Two new ribbons are available for use in the SP75 Plus card printer.
+ ymcKT Short Panel Ribbon. This ribbon is economical as it provides shorter color panels for
photos, and a standard sized K-panel and T-panel for black printing and full card topcoat
protection.
+ YMCKT-K Color Panel Ribbon. This ribbon is ideal for customers who print full color images
on the front of their card, but only require bar codes or other monochrome black information on
the back. Designed and priced to be competitive with similar ribbons available from
competitors, this ribbon has no T-panel for the back of the card, making it more cost effective
than the standard YMCKT-KT ribbon.
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