DATACARD® MX1000™ CARD ISSUANCE SYSTEM

EG Configuration – Emboss / Graphics

Simple, Convenient, Affordable

Physical and Logical Security and pauses the system during the supply
The Datacard® MX1000™ card issuance change without clearing the track.
system offers multiple lines of defense to
help you reduce the risk of fraud and theft. Card Cleaning
Security software safeguards cardholder The MX1000 EG system uses a wide
and production data, while physical range of operator-specified cleaning cycles
security features limit access to the system to clean both sides of card stock prior to
controller. printing. This removes damaging dust and
Markets: dirt particles and allows for crisp, high-
• Retail credit/debit System Controller Software resolution images.
• Gift card Centralized controls with a single intuitive
• Prepaid interface allow administrators to manage Embossing / Indent Printing
all system functions — data input, job The MX1000 EG system delivers
The MX1000 EG system setups, card layout design, production high-quality, ISO-compliant embossing
includes: environment, error/remake management, and indent printing on front, back or
• Physical and logical and audit/reconciliation management. both sides of cards. The durable emboss
security features mechanism maximizes reliability and
• System controller software Magnetic Stripe Encoding uptime. Its unique card-track design
• Magnetic stripe encoding The MX1000 EG system writes and holds cards securely during embossing to
• Graphics printing verifies up to three tracks of data provide consistent character-to-character
• Card cleaning simultaneously on ID-1 or mini-cards. spacing, text height and alignment. Large
• Embossing/indent printing Encoding heads may be mounted in a metal emboss wheels enable the use of
• Topping variety of locations — upper rear, upper multiple fonts and support a wide range
front, lower rear and lower front — to of characters, including Braille and
The MX1000 EG system accommodate a range of encoding needs. security fonts.
provides various customization The system provides read/lookup and read/
options, including: verify functions to automate downstream Topping
• Magnetic stripe encoding personalization. It supports all ISO, Colored topping material increases
format AAMVA and JIS encoding formats with readability of embossed characters.
• Up to three graphics options common coercivity requirements. The MX1000 EG system topping
• Indent front, rear or front/rear mechanism delivers consistent, high-
capabilities Graphics Printing quality topping, card after card —
• Emboss type sets Thermal technology enables card issuers exceeding ISO standards.
• Datacard® MXD™ Lite card to print 300 dpi monochrome, custom
delivery system graphic, including text, logos and bar
• Datacard® MXi™ envelope codes. The near edge-to-edge, precise
insertion system printing placement tolerance delivers
excellent finished results on PVC cards.
This system supports personalization
of local languages using Unicode fonts.
Multiple print heads print different colors
on a single side, or print front and back
graphics in a single pass. The pause-and-
change feature automatically notifies
user when ribbons need to be changed,
DATACARD® MX1000™ CARD ISSUANCE SYSTEM

EG Configuration
System Controller Intel Xeon® Quad Core, 2.4 GHz; Memory 4.0 GB; Hard Drive 500 GB
Card Input/Output Trays 500 cards (less for embossed)
Magnetic Stripe Encoding Supports all common ISO, AAMVA and JIS formats
High, low and JIS coercivity
Track Density
Standard encoding 75 and 315 bpi (bits per inch)
Custom encoding 75 to 315 bpi
Graphics Resolution: 300 dpi
Text Formats: Scalable fonts, including TrueType fonts for Microsoft® Windows® operating systems
Bar Code Formats:
One-dimensional (1D): Code 39, Code 3 of 9, Code 39 Extended, Code 39 HIBC,
Codabar, NW7, EAN8, JAN8, EAN13, JAN13, UPCA, UPCE, Booklan, Interleaved 2 of 5,
Code 128, EAN_UCC128, Code 93, MSI Plessey, UK Plessey
Two-dimensional (2D): PDF417 and Data Matrix
Image Formats: Certain versions or features of the following image formats may be supported:
BMP, DCT (Datacard 9000 UltraGrafix® monochrome image format), DCP, DPEG
(Datacard 9000 color image format), GIF 87, GIF 89, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PCX, PNG, TGA and TIFF.
For additional information contact your local sales representative.
Placement: Near edge-to-edge - 0.1 in. (2.54 mm) from card edge, chip or cutout
Cleaning Area Entire front and back surface of the card twice in one pass
Embossing Up to 8 lines of embossing
Indent printing: front, rear or both sides of the card
Emboss and indent print placement
Vertical: 0.16 in. (4 mm) to 1.46 in. (37.1 mm) from bottom edge of card to center line
Horizontal: 0.10 in. (2.5 mm) to 3.2 in. (83.2 mm) from left edge of card to center line
Wide variety of characters and fonts:
12’ - 1.2” (3.7m)
112-character wheel accomodates multiple fonts and special characters
Standard fonts: OCR-A, OCR-B, Standard Gothic, Helvetica, Farrington, Katakana
Special, custom and secure fonts
International language characters 9’ - 2.5” (2.8m)

2’ - 9.8” (0.9m)
Topping Automatically determines the appropriate topping area based on prior embossing
Placement: MXD Lite MX1000

Vertical: 1.54 in (39.1 mm) measured from bottom edge of the card to uppermost character edge and 0.095

14’ - 6” (4.4m)
in. (2.4 mm) measured from bottom edge of the card to lowermost character edge
Horizontal: 3.08 in. (78.3 mm) measured from left edge of card to final character edge and 0.24 in.
(6.1 mm) measured from left edge of card to first character edge
Topping foil can only be applied to cards that are embossed in the same production run
Card Types Supported ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 Size; 30 mil (±10%)
Card Materials Supported PVC and PETG (laminated and non-laminated) MXi

System Speed Up to 500 cph

System Dimensions 50.1 in. H x 110.5 in. W x 33.8 in. D (127.3 cm x 281.0 cm x 85.9 cm) with two graphic options
50.1 in. H x 145.2 in. W x 132.5 in. D (127.3 cm x 369.0 cm x 354.3 cm) with MXD Lite system
50.1 in. H x 145.2 in. W x 174.0 in. D (127.3 cm x 369.0 cm x 442.0 cm) with MXD Lite and MXi systems
System Weight 1,073.0 lbs (488.0 Kgs) with two graphic options
1,907.0 lbs (867.0 Kgs) with MXD Lite system
2,404.0 lbs (1,093 Kgs) with MXD Lite and MXi systems
Current Draw 5.4 Amps at 230V with two graphic options
11.9 Amps at 230V with MXD Lite system
15.9 Amps at 230V with MXD Lite and MXi systems
Heat Output Average of 3,988 BTUs per hour with two graphic options
Average of 8,647 BTUs per hour with MXD Lite system
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Average of 10,644 BTUs per hour with MXD Lite and MXi system
11111 Bren Road West
Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343-9015
Phone: +1 952 933 1223
www.datacard.com
info@datacard.com

Datacard, MX1000, MXD Lite and MXi are trademarks,

registered trademarks and/or service marks of DataCard
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.
©2010 DataCard Corporation. All rights reserved.
Specifications subject to change without notice. Solution
configuration is subject to financial card association
guidelines in your region. Printed in U.S.A.

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