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Fargo HDP800 High
Definition Printer and Encoder of ID Cards
Flexible
ID systems for high-end security applications. Adapting to a variety of
card electronics, materials and sizes. When you need exceptional print
quality and flexibility on your high-functioning smart card or
hard-to-print proximity card, High Definition Printing™ (HDP®) is the
answer. The Fargo HDP800 Series prints, encodes and laminates cards with
embedded electronics - all in one pass.
The new definition
of card personalization excellence. Introducing FARGO’s
HDP800 Series Card Printer/Encoders, featuring our one-of-a-kind High
Definition Printing™ (HDP®) technology. This revolutionary process
prints images onto special HDP Film that fuses to the surface of a card
through heat and pressure. When combined with FARGO’s advanced encoding
and lamination technology, the Fargo HDP800 Series offers the ultimate
solution for high-end and critical card security applications.
Detailed print
quality that’s over-the-edge. The print quality of HDP
technology is unsurpassed. The Fargo HDP800 Series prints 16.7 million colors
at 300 dpi for outstanding image clarity and depth. It prints to the
edge of any size smart chip, as well as over-the-edge of your card,
giving you professional-quality prints with no white borders.
Tamper-resistant
printing on nearly any card. The Fargo HDP prints graphics and text
on the underside of the HDP Film, sandwiching the image between the
durable film and the card, for secure cards that are virtually
tamperproof. And only the Fargo HDP800 Series lets you print on cards sized
from CR-80 up to CR-100. You can even print on cards with irregular
surfaces, like clamshell proximity cards.
Unsurpassed e-card
encoding capabilities. Only the Fargo HDP800 Series can encode up
to three different e-card technologies plus a magnetic stripe on a
single card — all in one pass! It prints and encodes/reads standard
e-card types, including contact smart cards, contactless smart cards and
proximity cards. It’s your one-step solution for access control, time
and attendance, cafeteria, vending applications and more.
Revolutionary Card
Lamination Module makes it easy to have durable and secure cards.
And only FARGO offers you the option of adding lamination — even
after you’ve made your purchase! You can order an Fargo HDP800 Series
printer/encoder with the Card Lamination Module factory-installed. Or,
order the standard HDP820 or HDP825 and add the module when your needs
grow. It applies overlaminate to the front and/or back of most cards in
the same pass as the printing and encoding! Plus, FARGO’s clear and
holographic PolyGuard Overlaminates provide up to 25 times more
protection than standard overlays.
High Definition printer/encoders transfer
crisp, photo-quality images onto the underside of special HDP Film,
using 300 dpi and 16.7 million colors. Because of this technology that
sandwiches images between HDP Film and the card, you can:
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Stick to your card budget - Virtually
tamperproof and highly durable HDP prints simply last longer.
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Simplify e-cards – Printing on thick Prox
cards and cards with embedded smart chips is just as easy as printing on
blank, non-technology cards.
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Save time – Streamline your entire
technology card personalization process: Print, encode and laminate in
one desktop machine.
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Increase efficiencies and improve tracking –
HDP encoding options include some of the world's most commonly used
e-card technologies, easing integration of card-based access control,
time and attendance tracking, cafeteria payments, membership programs
and more. The following HDP options are available:
- MIFARE® or HID iCLASS™ Contactless Smart Card encoder
- HID® Proximity card reader
- Dual High-/Low-Coercivity Magnetic Encoding
- In-line, dual-sided Card Lamination Module – factory or
field-installed
- PolyGuard™ Overlaminate – clear or holographic

Flexible ID systems
for high-end security applications.
Adapting to a variety of card
electronics, materials and sizes. All HDP800 Series Card Printer/Encoder
models are listed in the table below.
See the distinguishing features of each
model.
|
HDP800 Series |
Input Hoppers |
Card Capacity |
Accepted Card Sizes |
SmartGuard* |
Encoding Modules** |
Lamination Module |
|
Dual-Sided Card
Printer/Encoders |
| HDP820 |
1 |
250 |
CR-80, CR-90 & CR-100 |
Included |
Optional |
Optional |
| HDP820-LC |
1 |
250 |
CR-80, CR-90 & CR-100 |
Included |
Optional |
Included |
| HDP825 |
2 |
200 |
CR-80 |
N/A |
Optional |
Optional |
| HDP825-LC |
2 |
200 |
CR-80 |
N/A |
Optional |
Included |
* Secure, exclusive SmartGuard Printer
Security restricts card printing access to authorized personnel only.
** Encoding Modules include a choice of: magnetic stripe card, contact
smart card and contactless smart card encoders and/or proximity card
reader.