Fargo PersonaC30 Single & Double Sided Card Printer

The incredibly easy way to personalize high-quality plastic ID cards.

• Clear, colorful printing of text, graphics, photos, bar codes and digitized signatures on one or both sides of the card.
 
• Dual-sided C30 printer saves time and reduces card handling by automatically flipping each card to print both sides in one pass.
 
• Eliminates hassles of loading ribbons and cleaning rollers with an easy-to-load integrated ribbon cartridge.
 
• Simple to operate, virtually maintenance free, and field-upgradeable with magnetic stripe encoding option.
 
• Ideal for small to mid-sized businesses, K–12 schools, libraries, parks and recreation, and non-profits.
 
• Persona M30 printer provides an economical alternative for one-color printing of text, photos, graphics and bar codes.

Optional dual-sided printing Dual-sided printing doubles the printable area of your ID cards. That means you can put larger photos on the front, and additional information, bar codes and digitized signatures on the back. Dual-sided printing can also make cards harder to counterfeit.

Easy-loading ribbon cartridge The Persona® C30 takes the hassle out of handling printer supplies. Its easy-loading ribbon cartridge combines the printer ribbon and card-cleaning roller into one disposable unit. Just slide in the cartridge, close the door and you’re done. No feeding or tearing ribbon rolls, no fumbling with separate cleaning rollers.

2 Year Warranty Relax with the peace-of-mind that comes from the Persona® C30 two-year warranty. If anything should go wrong, the warranty includes depot service at the factory.

About Direct-to-Card Printing Direct-to-Card (DTC®) printing uses dye-sublimation and resin thermal transfer technologies to print sharp, clear, colorful images directly onto the surface of the plastic ID card.

Monochrome Printing Some ID card applications don’t call for full-color printing, such as personalizing pre-printed cards. A monochrome printer like the Persona® M30 is an economical solution. It uses a resin-transfer ribbon (in one of seven colors) to print sharp text, photos, graphics and bar codes.

The simple way to personalize photo ID cards.

Persona by Fargo is all about simple, reliable and affordable ID card printing. Persona ID Card Printers are designed for everyone who wants to make great-looking plastic ID cards, but doesn’t need cards with high-security features. Persona delivers sharp, colorful, durable plastic ID cards for hundreds of applications, such as company and school IDs, access cards, and membership and customer loyalty cards.

Hassle is out. Easy is in.
The Persona C30’s easy-loading, all-in-one ribbon cartridge saves time and eliminates the mess and expense of torn, wasted ribbons. Simply open the front panel, slide in the ribbon cartridge, close the panel, and you’re done. There’s nothing to feed, nothing to fumble with, nothing to tear. And since the card cleaning roller is integrated into the ribbon cartridge, you automatically change the cleaning roller every time you change the ribbon.

One side, or two?
The Persona C30 ID Card Printer comes in both single- and dual-sided models. If you only need cards printed on one side, choose the compact, single-sided C30. But if you want the flexibility of printing on both sides — to put a bar code on the back, for example — opt for the dual-sided C30. Either way, you’ll get one of the easiest-to-use ID card printers available: the Persona C30.

Troubleshooting is unbelievably easy.
Unlike other card printers that communicate with confusing, blinking LED lights, the Persona C30 communicates via its SmartScreen™ LCD Control Panel. This clear display offers easy-to-understand prompts and commands, so you’ll always know the status of print jobs.

You determine your card system’s functionality.
Include an optional e-card module with magnetic stripe, proximity card or smart card encoders in the Persona C30 to greatly increase your organization's efficiency and security. Add new, or additional functionality to your ID cards. Order your Persona C30 with the optional dual-sided printing module, and save time: Print both sides in a single pass.

Get started quickly, with no worries.
The Persona C30 comes standard with entry-level card identity software and a two-year warranty. You can be up and running with a fully functional system from day one. The Persona C30 is easily the best value for your budget.

Compatibility is guaranteed.
The Persona C30 Card Printer/Encoder meets Microsoft® standards for Windows® compatibility.

Simply the best value available. The Persona C30 packs 30 years of printing technology development and experience into a simple, compact unit. It gives you outstanding performance and reliability at a much higher level than its price would suggest. When your organization needs a reliable, affordable ID card printer, the choice is simple — Persona.

Resolution:		300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm)
Colors:		C30: Up to 16.7 million / 256 shades per pixel M30: Monochrome
Print speed:		7 – 35 seconds per card, depending on ribbon type
Accepted standard card sizes:		CR-80 (3.375”L x 2.125”W / 85.6mmL x 54mmW) CR-79 Adhesive Back  (3.313”L x 2.063”W / 84.1mmL x 52.4mmW)
Print area:		CR-80 edge-to-edge (3.36”L x 2.11”W / 85.3mmL x 53.7mmW) CR-79 (3.3”L x 2.04W / 83.8mmL x 51.8mmW)
Input hopper card capacity:		100 cards (.030” / .762mm thick)
Output hopper card capacity:		Up to 30 cards (.030” / .762mm thick)
Encoding Options:		ISO magnetic stripe encoding module, dual high- and low-coercivity, tracks 1, 2, and 3
Options:		•Magnetic card encoding module – field upgradeable •Printer cleaning kit