HiTi CS-200e 300 dpi Direct-to-Card Plastic ID Card Printer

HiTi CS-200e for In-House Plastic ID Card Printing The HiTi CS-200e is a 300 dpi direct-to-card printer for employee badges, student identification, membership cards and visitor passes. It prints full-colour photographs, logos and text or monochrome card designs on compatible CR-80 plastic cards, making it a practical choice for organisations issuing cards at their own desk or reception counter. The standard configuration provides single-sided printing and a USB connection. Its modular design allows dual-sided printing, Ethernet networking and selected card-encoding functions to be added as requirements change. Optional modules pictured in the gallery are sold separately. Highlights Clear card personalisation: 300 dpi continuous-tone dye-sublimation colour printing and resin-black thermal transfer. Practical print speeds: approximately 21 seconds per YMCKO colour card or 4.5 seconds per resin-black card under the manufacturer's test conditions. Standard card format: CR-80 cards measuring 53.98 × 85.60mm with supported thicknesses from 0.25 to 1.00mm. Batch card handling: 100-card input and 50-card output capacity with 0.76mm cards; an optional input hopper holds up to 400 cards. Expandable configuration: optional flipper, Ethernet, magnetic-stripe, contact IC and contactless RFID modules. Card design software: CardDésirée CS for Windows is included for card layout and print management. Key Features Colour Photos and Readable Card Information Direct-to-card dye sublimation produces continuous-tone colour images, while resin-black thermal transfer handles text and monochrome details. Edge-to-edge printing helps you prepare a consistent card layout for staff photographs, organisation branding and identification information. Choose a compatible ribbon for the card design. HiTi specifies 400 prints for a full-panel YMCKO ribbon, 560 for half-panel YMCKO, 330 for YMCKOK and 1,000 for resin black. These are nominal print yields rather than guaranteed numbers of completed dual-sided cards. YMCKOK operation requires a driver and firmware version that supports that ribbon type. Card Loading for Daily Issuance and Batch Work The standard input hopper holds up to 100 cards and the output hopper holds up to 50 at 0.76mm thickness. For larger batches, the optional 400-card input hopper reduces card-loading interruptions. The printer also has a manual card-feed path for individual jobs. Use clean PVC cards or polyester cards with a polished PVC print surface, and match the thickness setting to the cards loaded. The CS-200e does not support transparent card printing. Automatic dual-sided printing requires the optional flipper module and cards from 0.50 to 1.00mm thick. Add the Encoding Needed for Your Credentials Optional modules support magnetic-stripe cards, contact smart IC cards or contactless RFID cards. The magnetic module supports ISO 7811 Hi-Co and Lo-Co stripes; the contactless module is specified for ISO 14443A, ISO 14443B and ISO 15693 cards. Printing a card face and writing data to its chip or magnetic stripe are separate functions. Select the appropriate encoding module, compatible blank cards and software for the intended credential system. Module installation alone does not make every access-control card type or application compatible. USB as Standard with Optional Network Printing USB 2.0 connects the printer directly to a computer. The optional Ethernet TCP/IP module adds network printing. When using Ethernet, HiTi supports magnetic-stripe encoding but does not support contact or contactless smart-card encoding through that network connection. Use the supported USB workflow for those smart-card functions. HiTi's published brochure lists Windows 7 and later and macOS 10.6 and later. Compatibility depends on the exact operating-system release and available printer driver, so confirm the intended computer setup before deployment. CardDésirée CS itself is Windows-only. Design Cards and Maintain Print Quality Included CardDésirée CS provides tools for card templates, photo-ID editing, database-connected production and batch printing on a supported Windows setup. This lets you prepare repeatable layouts instead of rebuilding each card individually. Routine cleaning is part of reliable card production. Keep cards free from dust and fingerprints, run the recommended cleaning procedure and replace the cleaning roller when required. The replacement roller is separate from the dust-arrester holder. Summary The HiTi CS-200e suits organisations that need compact colour or monochrome printing on opaque plastic ID cards. Start with USB and single-sided printing, then add the compatible duplex, feeding, networking or encoding modules required for your card-issuance workflow. 더 보기