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Persona C16 Card Printer Service Manual (Rev. 5.0)
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Technical Specifications
Type Description
Print Method Dye-Sublimation/Resin Thermal Transfer
Resolution 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm)
Colors Up to 16.7 million
Print Speed 30 seconds per card/120 cards per hour (YMCKO)
(Note: (): Indicates the print ribbon type and the number of ribbon panels
printed where Y=Yellow, M=Magenta, C=Cyan, K=Resin Black, B=Dye-
Sublimation Black and O=Overlay.)
• Print speed is measured from the time a card feeds into the Printer to
the time it ejects from the Printer.
• Print speeds do not include the time needed for the PC to process the
image.
• Process time is dependent on the size of the file, the CPU, amount of
RAM and the amount of available resources at the time of the print.
Accepted
Standard
Card Sizes
CR-80 (3.375” L x 2.125” W/85.6mm L x 54mmW)
CR-79 Adhesive Back (3.303” L x 2.2125” W/83.9mm L x 52.1mmW)
Print Area CR-80 edge-to-edge 3.31” L x 2.02” W/84mm L x 51mmW
Accepted
Card
Thickness
0.20” (20 mil) to 0.30” (30 mil)/.5mm to .76mm
Accepted
Card Types
PVC or polyester cards with polished PVC finish; monochrome resin
required for straight polyester
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