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SP PLUS SERIES PRINTER OVERVIEW ...................................... |
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DATACARD® SP75 PLUS PRINTER INTRODUCTION................. |
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KEY SP75 PLUS PRINTER IMPROVEMENTS .............................. |
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KEY SELLING POINTS................................................................... |
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PRODUCT POSITIONING – DATACARD® PRINTERS.................. |
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SUPPLIES OVERVIEW .................................................................. |
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MARKET OPPORTUNITIES ......................................................... |
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BID SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................. |
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ........................................... |
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ORDERING AND PRICING INFORMATION ................................ |
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MARKETING COLLATERAL AND ACTIVITIES............................ |
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IMPORTANT DATES .................................................................... |
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PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT STATEMENTS ...................................... |
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COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS ........................................................... |
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION....................................................... |
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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® SP 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
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.
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Improved first card picking by 25% |
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New non-aging rubber composition for more robust reliability |
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Higher speed printing and quieter operation |
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Virtually silent, long life cooling fan system |
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More robust laminator gate allowing for easier supplies loading |
Enhanced color tables |
New color tables for more realistic colors |
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Improved card to card density for longer card programs |
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YMCKT-K duplex 375 yield |
Improved cleaning system |
Larger cleaning sleeve for improved cleaning performance |
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Input hopper empty notification option |
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Microsoft® Windows® operating system |
Windows XP & 2000 operating systems only – no support for |
support and new Datacard® Open Platform |
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Monochrome dithering |
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Printer ICON on the desktop |
New and improved Icon for better usability and branding |
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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® 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.
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PRODUCT POSITIONING – DATACARD® PRINTERS (Continued)
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Product Positioning – Datacard Printers (table continued from previous page)
* T-panel protection provided by separate InTM ribbon
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® 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® 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® 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® RP90 Plus card printer is a oneor 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
Protect your investment in Datacard® solutions by only using Datacard® Certified Supplies. You 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® laminates, and topcoats that feature our distinctive blue cores with platinum flecks®.
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®. 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® 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® proprietary ribbons, laminates and topcoats, which are 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® proprietary supplies are 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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