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User’s Guide for the Magna™ Class Printer
Card size
Use CR-80 size cards with the following nominal dimensions:
Actual card thickness can vary by up to ten percent from the
sizes listed. Smart card chips can be raised slightly from the
printing surface.
If you use an overlay station, you must use cards that are at least
0.030 inch or 0.760 mm thick.
Card bow must be less than the thickness of the card.
Figure B-1: Excessive card bow
Card material
Use cards made of the following types of material:
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Glossy PVC surface, either 100% PVC cards or composite cards
with a PVC surface.
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Cards with a magnetic stripe on one side of the card.
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Cards with a smart card chip on the top of the card. Depending
on the module installed in the printer, contact-type, contactless,
or both types of smart card chips can be programmed.
Embossed cards cannot be printed with the Magna Class printer.
Length 3.37 inches 85.60 mm
Width 2.125 inches 53.98 mm
Thickness with
smart card chip
0.020 to 0.030 inches 0.500 to 0.760 mm
Thickness (all
other cards)
0.020 to 0.050 inches 0.500 to 1.27 mm
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