2: Installation and Setup
Loading the Laminate
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Laminating Contact Smart Cards
Use registered laminate for the top surface of a contact smart card. This type of laminate
has a repeating pattern of an index hole and a rectangular cutout to expose the card’s
electrical contacts.
Step 1. Remove the Upper Laminate Cassette; see Page 19.
Step 2. Open the cassette, and remove the laminate if present.
Step 3. Load the smart card laminate into the cassette; see Page 21.
Step 4. Cut the laminate, splitting the index hole as shown.
electrical contacts
index hole
rectangular cutout
Cut the laminate, splitting the
index hole