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The Datacard® SD260 card printer puts value at your fingertips and right on your desktop. Save time and increase workday efficiency with speeds that are over 33% faster than competitive printers. This best-in-class card printer is ideal for many ID card issuance and badging applications.
With TruMatch colour technology your images are guaranteed crisp and vibrant. Intuitive operation simplifies card printing and the printer display panel alerts users when supplies are low or in need of replenishment.
Features Engineered for Earth-friendly performance.
Now your ID card issuance can be fast, efficient - and green. The SD260 is an ENERGY STAR® qualified printer, and in addition, biodegradable cores with EcoPure® additive and recyclable parts and packaging make it the industry’s first environmentally friendly desktop card printer.
Intuitive operation simplifies card printing.
There’s no learning curve with the SD260 printer. The printer display panel automatically alerts users when supplies are running low. Installation and printer operations are easy to understand with the helpful documentation tools provided with the XPS Printer Driver installation. The browser-based printer manager makes it easy to control printer settings.
Superior speed and reliability for worry-free printing.
Never worry about jamming again with TruePick™ card handling. You can save work time and increase productivity by experiencing the fastest print speed in its class.
Compact size creates more room on your desktop.
The SD260 card printer fits on any desktop and is ideal for many card printing applications. It is equipped with a 100-card input hopper and 25-card output hopper for easier desktop functions, with the option for single-card feed and extended 100-card output hopper.
Print technology: | Direct-to-card dye-sublimation/resin thermal transfer |
Print capabilities : | One-sided, edge-to-edge printing; manual two-sided printing |
Edge-to-edge rewritable, full-color and monochrome printing capability | |
Alphanumeric text, logos and digitized signatures; 1D/2D bar code images | |
Printer pooling/sharing | |
Print Resolution : | 300 dots per inch, 256 shades per color panel |
Print speed : | Full-color printing: up to 200 cards per hour, one-sided (YMCKT*) |
up to 155 cards per hour, two-sided (YMCKT-K*) | |
Monochrome: up to 830 cards per hour, one-sided (black HQ*) | |
Card capacity : | Automatic feed: 100-card input for 0.030 in. (0.76 mm) cards; 25-card output |
standard : | Manual feed: 1-card input; 5-card output for 0.030 in. (0.76 mm) |
Physical dimensions : | L 15.4 in. x W 6.9 in. x H 8.8 in. (39.1 cm x 17.5 cm x 22.4 cm) |
SD260L (long body with smart card): L 21.2 in. x W 6.9 in. x H 8.8 in. (53.9 cm x 17.5 cm x 22.4 cm) | |
SD260S (short body with smart card): L 17.25 in. x W 6.9 in. x H 8.8 in. (53.9 cm x 17.5 cm x 22.4 cm) | |
Weight : | 8.1 lbs (3.7 kg) (depending on options) |
SD260L (long body with smart card): 12.0 lbs (5.4 kg) (depending on options) | |
SD260S: 14 lbs (6.4 kg) | |
Connectivity : | Bidirectional USB 2.0 |
Warranties : | 30-month standard depot warranty; 30-month printhead warranty (no pass restrictions) |
Full warranty details can be found in printer documentation kit. |
Magnetic stripe : | Field upgradable |
Encoding : | ISO 7811 three-track option (high- and low-coercively) |
JIS Type II single-track option | |
Support for standard and custom data formats | |
Smart card : | Factory options |
Personalization : | SD260L: Single Wire DUALi Smart Card Contact/Contactless Reader/Encoder Loosely Coupled, Identive Smart Card Contact/Contactless Reader/Encoder SD260S: Loosely Coupled, Identive Smart Card Contact/Contactless Reader/Encoder |
SD260L: Loosely Coupled, Third-party OEM Smart Card Option-Ready Hardware (for contactless readers only - encoder not included) | |
Loosely Coupled, Third-party OEM Smart Card Option-Ready Hardware (for contact readers only -encoder not included) | |
Loosely Coupled, Identive Smart Card Contact/Contactless Reader/Encode | |
Loosely Coupled, pcProx Plus reader (read-only) | |
Single Wire, DUALi Smart Card Contact/Contactless Reader/Encoder | |
Loosely Coupled, iCLASS by HID Contactless Smart Card Encoder (read-write) | |
SD260S:Loosely Coupled, Third-party OEM Smart Card Option-Ready Hardware (for contactless readers only - encoder not included) | |
Loosely Coupled, Third-party OEM Smart Card Option-Ready Hardware (for contact readers only -encoder not included) | |
Loosely Coupled, pcProx Plus reader (read-only) | |
Loosely Coupled, iCLASS by HID Contactless Smart Card Encoder (read-write) | |
End User : | Extended 100-card output hopper, 200-card input hopper |
Upgradable options : | Extended 100-card output hopper |
Upgradable options : | Kensington security lock for printer |