055000 HID FARGO DTC4500e Single-Sided ID Card Printer

With the HID FARGO® DTC4500e ID card printer you get professional quality, full-color ID card credentials. Designed for medium-to-large sized organizations, schools and government institutions looking for reliable, long-term solutions. HID Global’s professional-grade DTC4500e ID card printer/encoder withstands the daily demands of high-volume ID card printing. Additional security features – such as password protection and data decryption, locking dual-card hoppers for managing different ID card stocks and optional holographic or fluorescent (UV) overlaminates that dramatically increase ID card durability also make this the ideal choice for organizations in need of advanced ID card protection and performance.

The new DTC4500e ID card printer features a modular design that allows you to add at any time, new functionality as the needs of your organization evolve. The Wi-Fi® accessory enables you to print ID cards anytime and anywhere, over any secured wireless network. The DTC4500e is an ENERGY STAR® certified product, meaning that it’s an energy-efficient photo ID printing solution that supports corporate sustainability initiatives while reducing costs, as the default time for sleep mode has been lowered from two hours to five minutes, and printer design enhancements reduce the printer’s power consumption while in standby or sleep mode.

The DTC4500e is fully compatible with HID Global’s Asure ID® Card Personalization software which allows for the creation and encoding of custom employee or contractor ID cards, as well as HID Global’s EasyLobby® Secure Visitor Management solutions which is a perfect solution for developing visitor ID badges easily and on demand.

Backed by a global three-year warranty, this new seventh-generation FARGO ID card printer/encoder can be seamlessly integrated to work with other HID products, ensuring that you receive and retain the maximum value from your HID Global Fargo secure identity solutions!

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Printer Specifications:

Print Method- Dye sublimation / resin thermal transfer.

Resolution- 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm) continuous tone.

Colors- Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel.

Print Speed- 6 seconds per card (K*); 8 seconds per card (KO*); 16 seconds per card (YMCKO*); 24 seconds per card (YMCKOK*).

Accepted Card Size- CR-80 (3.375 ̋ L x 2.125 ̋ W / 85.6 mm L x 54 mm W); CR-79 Adhesive Back (3.313 ̋ L x 2.063 ̋ W / 84.1 mm L x 52.4 mm W).

Accepted Card Thickness- Print only: .009 ̋ – .040 ̋ / 9 mil – 40 mil / .229 mm – 1.016 mm; print / lamination: .030 ̋ – .040 ̋ / 30 mil – 40 mil / .762 mm – 1.02 mm.

Print Area- CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.36 ̋ L x 2.11 ̋ W / 85.3 mm L x 53.7 mm W); CR-79 (3.3 ̋ L x 2.04 ̋ W / 83.8 mm L x 51.8 mm W).

Accepted Card Types- PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin required for 100% polyester cards; optical memory cards with PVC finish; rewrite.

Input Hopper Card Capacity- Dual-input card hopper (200 cards).

Output Hopper Card Capacity- Up to 100 cards (.030 ̋ / .762 mm).

Reject Hopper Card Capacity- Up to 100 cards (.030 ̋ / .762 mm) – same-side input/output card hopper or lamination module required.

Communications Interface- USB 2.0 and Ethernet with internal print server.

Software Drivers- Windows® 10/11 (32 bit & 64 bit) / Server 2003 & 2008 / Windows® 7 / Windows® 8 (32 bit & 64 bit) / MAC OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8 / Linux***.

Display- User friendly, SmartScreenTM graphical display.

Memory- 32 MB RAM.

Encoding Options- 125 kHZ (HID Prox) reader; 13.56 MHz (iCLASS, MIFARE, ISO 14443 A/B, ISO 15693) read/write encoder; Contact Smart Card Encoder reads from and writes to all ISO7816 1/2/3/4 memory and microprocessor smart cards (T=0, T=1) as well as synchronous cards; ISO Magnetic Stripe Encoding, dual high- and low-coercivity, Tracks 1, 2 and 3.

Weight- Single-sided printer: 9 lbs / 4.1 Kg; dual-sided printer: 11 lbs / 5 Kg; printer + lam: 20 lbs / 9.1 Kg.

Dimensions- Single-sided printer: 9.8 ̋ H x 18.1 ̋ W x 9.2 ̋ D / 249 mm H x 460 mm W x 234 mm D Dual-sided printer: 9.8 ̋ H x 18.7 ̋ W x 9.2 ̋ D / 249 mm H x 475 mm W x 234 mm D Printer + lam: 18.9 ̋ H x 18.7 ̋ W x 9.2 ̋ D / 480 mm H x 475 mm W x 234 mm D.

Encoding Options- Supported smart card and magnetic stripe technologies: 125 kHz (HID Prox) reader; 13.56 MHz (iCLASS® Standard/SE/SR/Seos, MIFARE Classic®, MIFARE Plus®, MIFARE DESFire®, MIFARE DESFire® EV1, ISO 14443 A/B, ISO 15693) read/write encoder; contact smart card encoder reads from and writes to all ISO7816 1/2/3/4 memory and microprocessor smart cards (T=0, T=1) as well as synchronous cards; ISO magnetic stripe encoding, dual high- and low-coercivity, tracks 1, 2 and 3.

Supported Access Control Credential Programming- iCLASS® Standard/SE/SR/Seos, MIFARE ClassicTM, MIFARE DESFire® EV1, HID Prox.

Printer Options- Single wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding (note: single wire Ethernet encoding is only available for iCLASS®, MIFARE®, and contact smart card encoding); Ethernet-enabled printer supports wireless accessory; dual-sided printing module; same-side input/output card hopper; locking card input/output hopper; smart card encoding modules (contact/contactless); magnetic stripe encoding module; printer cleaning kit; Ethernet with internal print server; secure proprietary consumables system.

Software- FARGO Workbench diagnostic utility with Color Assist spot-color matching.

Printer Security- Printer access password protected.

Warranty- HID Global offers a three-year Standard Limited Warranty covering parts and depot repair labor. The Standard Limited Warranty also includes On-Call Express (loaner printer) service for the first year of warranty. On-Call Express for the second year of the factory warranty is available for an additional fee. No On-Call Express service is available for the third year of warranty. No Extended Warranties are available.


If for any reason your FARGO product fails to perform, HID Global will exchange it with a new product within the first sixty (60) days of field service as long as the card count is fewer than 2,000 cards.

* HID technical support determines all product failures.

Reviewing On-Call Express services:

WHEN TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND THE FSP/ASP ARE UNABLE TO RESOLVE A PRINTER ISSUE OVER THE PHONE AND DETERMINE THAT THE PRINTER SHOULD BE RETURNED TO HID GLOBAL FOR SERVICE, A LOANER UNIT MAY BE SHIPPED TO THE CUSTOMER VIA THE CUSTOMER’S FSP/ASP.

When a request is received by 3:00 PM (Central Time), a loaner unit will be shipped that same day via overnight delivery. Upon receipt of the defective unit, HID depot repair cleans, repairs, tests and returns the same unit to the customer. All repaired printers are shipped via UPS ground.
Repaired printers will include a Pre-Paid Federal Express label. The FSP/ASP/End User affixes this return label to the outside of the loaner box for return shipment. If you do not receive a return label please contact Technical Support, they can also issue a call tag.

Reviewing On-Call Express Terms:

HID Global pays all shipping charges on On-Call-Express printers. The FSP/ASP or the end user pays to ship the repair printer to HID Global. HID Global covers the return shipping of the repaired printer and ships the printer via UPS ground.

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