DTC400 Card Printer/Encoder

Direct-to-Card Printer/Encoder

A professional, modular card printer/encoder that's also versatile and easy to use.

  • Dual- or single-sided Direct-to-Card printing of photos, bar codes and digitized signatures.
  • Simple to operate, virtually maintenance free, and field-upgradeable with smart card, proximity and magnetic stripe encoding options.
  • Eliminates hassles of loading ribbons and cleaning rollers with exclusive SmartLoad™ ribbon cartridge.
  • Ideal for small to mid-sized businesses, K–12 schools, public safety departments, and local and state government facilities.

Holographic Foil Cards
Holographic Foil Cards
These cards feature a tamper-resistant, instantly verifiable foil that’s permanently embedded into the card surface. The foil alone helps make non-laminated ID cards more secure, or it can add another security layer to laminated cards.


Fargo Asure ID®
Fargo Asure ID®
Fargo's Asure ID photo ID software is perfect complement to the DTC400 for creating cards and managing your issuance process. The DTC400 also works with most photo ID software.


Upgrading for smart cards
Upgrading for smart cards
Optional encoding modules give you the flexibility to work with a variety of card technologies like HID MIFARE® and proximity cards.

How to purchase

The DTC400 printer/encoder is available through Authorized Fargo Integrators.

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