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Learn the Basics

The terms and trade-offs that decide which printer and supplies you need.

What Is Edge-to-Edge Printing?

Guide

Direct-to-Card vs Retransfer Printers

Guide

Direct-to-Card Printing: How It Works (Evolis)

Guide

Retransfer Printing: How It Works (Evolis)

Guide

What Is 300 DPI?

Glossary

300 DPI vs 600 DPI

Glossary

Dual-Sided Printing on a Single-Sided Printer

Guide

Five Ways to Protect Your ID Cards

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ID Card Printer Warranties: What to Know

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Reviews & Overviews

See the printers we sell in action, and meet the lineups.

Magicard 300: Review & Setup Guide

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Evolis Primacy Review

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Evolis Zenius 2 Overview

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Meet the Magicard Printer Family

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IDP: High-Performance Card Printing

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Card Printing with Card Imaging

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ID Card Printers, Hotel Key Cards & Access Systems

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Door Access Control & Custom Key Cards

Prox & Access

Setup & How-To

Hands-on setup and configuration walkthroughs, from us and the manufacturers.

Fargo HDP5000: Attach the Dual-Sided Module

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Fargo HDP5000: Verify the Mag Module Install

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Fargo HDP5000: Dual Module Separation

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Calibrate Your Magicard 300

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Install a Custom HoloKote Design (Magicard)

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Magicard Pronto 100: Set Up in Under 7 Minutes

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Evolis Card Lamination Module: How It Works

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Evolis Agilia: Printing Performance

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Set K-Panel Printing on a Primacy

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Fargo DTC400: Windows 7 Installation

Drivers & Support

Fargo HDP5000e How-To (via HID Academy)

Official HID Academy walkthroughs for the Fargo HDP5000e retransfer printer.

HDP5000e: How to Load Consumables

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HDP5000e: Install a Magnetic Encoder

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HDP5000e: Install a Contactless Encoder

Prox & Access

HDP5000e: Install a Programmer Encoder

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HDP5000e: Update the Laminator Firmware

Drivers & Support

Maintenance & Fixes

Keep printers running: cleaning, ribbon issues, and quick fixes.

How to Improve ID Card Print Quality

Troubleshooting

Ribbon Issues & How to Fix Them

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Repairing a Broken Dye Film (Magicard)

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HDP5000e: Cleaning the Laminator

Cleaning & care

Printer Test Cards

Self-test / test-card references for popular printers, handy for diagnosing print quality.

Fargo DTC1000 / DTC1250e Test Card

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Fargo DTC4250e / DTC4500 Test Card

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Fargo HDP5000 Test Card

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Evolis Primacy Test Card

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Zebra ZXP7 Test Card

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Zebra ZXP3 Test Card

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Zebra iSeries Driver Test Card

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Zebra P330i / P430i Test Card

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Zebra P110i / P120i Test Card

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Magicard Pronto Test Card

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Evolis Pebble / Dualys Test Card

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Magicard Enduro / Rio Pro Test Card

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Fargo C30 / DTC400 Test Card

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Inside Card Imaging

Meet the family business behind the counter.

Inside the Card Imaging Warehouse: A Tour with Chris Rajki

Our Story

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