CanCard - Plastic Card Thermal Printers: Eltron P205

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Printing Monochrome Plastic Cards Is Easier And More Economical Than Ever Before.

The Thermal 1000 is equipped with the latest generation CIM printing module ensuring high quality printing of images, logos, pictures and text. The Thermal 1000 can operate in-line with the Inserter 1500 Pro-Series.

Monochrome printing only
Print speed: 4 sec per card
Resolution: 300 dpi (12 dots mil)
Print method: Thermal transfer

The P205 can be used to add personalization to preprinted cards, or to print on blank plastic cards in black. Designed for singlesided monochrome printing, the P205 produces ultra-sharp resolution for precise, readable bar codes, graphics, and text.

Use the P205 for:

Adding text, bar codes or other personalization to
preprinted plastic cards
Printing ultra-durable plastic business cards
Issuing of visitor badges, event tickets and passes

The Eltron P205 is ideal for printing personalized plastic cards in on-demand applications. Its ultra-quiet operation and small footprint makes the P205 well suited for countertop applications where work space is at a premium. Operator friendly features
include front card loading and output, a quick-load ribbon cartridge for fast simple ribbon replacement, and an easy-tochange cleaning cartridge that thoroughly removes dust before cards are printed.

Options include a magnetic stripe encoder for card applications that require encoded information. The P205 comes with two dual interfaces; USB and Parallel, or USB and Serial, for easy integration into any system.

Eltron Plastic Card Printers are designed and manufactured to exacting ISO 9001:2000 standards for the utmost in quality and dependability, and sold through a worldwide network of over 100 authorized resellers.

General Specifications

Card feeder capacity: 50 cards (30 mil)
Card output hopper capacity: 20 cards (30 mil)
2MB of standard memory, 1 MB Flash
Small footprint
OpenACCESS™ clamshell design (patent pending)
Convenient front card loading and output
One 3-state LED and incorporated Multi-Function Button
Windows printer drivers for 95/98, 2000, ME and NT 4.0
Bi-directional driver communication
Powerful EPCL (Eltron Printer Command Language)

Printing

Monochrome thermal transfer printing
300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) print resolution
4 seconds per card, 720 cards/hour, monochrome printing

Bar Codes

Code 39
Code 128 B & C with & without check digit
2 of 5 & 2 of 5 Interleave
UPC-A
EAN 8 & EAN 13
PDF-417 2D bar code

Fonts

Resident: Arial Bold 100
True Type fonts available via Windows driver

Card Specifications

Types: PVC & Composite PVC
Card width/length: ISO CR-80 - ISO 7810,
2.125" (54mm) X 3.385" (86mm)
Option: Magnetic Stripe - ISO 7811
Card thickness: 10 mil to 30 mil

Ribbon Specifications

TrueColours Ribbon Cartridge required
Black Monochrome: 500 cards/cartridge
Auto ribbon detection system

Bi-directional Communication Interface

Centronics Parallel with USB
RS232 Serial with USB

Mechanical

Without Card Feeder

Width: 7.16" (182mm)
Depth: 9.44" (240mm)
Height: 7.1" (180mm)
Weight: 6.4 lbs (2.9kg)

With Card Feeder

Width: 7.16" (182mm)
Depth: 11.9" (303mm)
Height: 7.1" (180mm)
Weight: 6.4 lbs (2.9kg)

Electrical

110 - 230 Volts AC, 50/60 Hz
FCC Class A, CE, UL and CUL approved

Environmental

Operating Temperature: 60°F to 86°F (15°C to 30°C)
Operating humidity: 20% to 65% non condensing
Storage temperature: -23°F to 158°F (-5°C to 70°C)
Storage Humidity: 20% to 70% non-condensing
Ventilation: Free air

Options

Magnetic stripe encoder

Note 1: Recommended types of cards.
Note 2: For optimum performance always use TrueColour Certified Media.

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