Sigma DSE Direct-to-Card Printer
HIGHLIGHTS
The Entrust Sigma DSE ID Card Printer is specifically
designed for today’s cloud environments, meeting your
essential needs while also giving you the ability to easily
issue secure identities.
•Simple: From unboxing to issuing ID cards and
mobile flashpasses to managing your printer, we
made sure Sigma was the most user-friendly ID card
issuance solution in the world
Quality: Our industry expertise and high-quality
design are packaged into an economic printer for
essential needs
•Affordable: Competitively priced in-market to meet
the needs of any badging or credential printing job,
without sacrificing on efficiency and excellence
Technical Specifications
Standard Features & Supplies
Print technology Dye sublimation
Print capabilities Single or Dual-sided
Print resolution 300 dots per inch (dpi) (300 X 600, 300 X 1200)
Print speed
Single-sided color ribbon: Up to 185 cph (cards per hour)
Double-sided color ribbon: Up to 145 cph
Single-sided monochrome printing: Up to 750 cph
Double-sided monochrome printing: Up to 421 cph
Card capacity Input hopper – 100 cards
Output hopper – 25 cards
Card sizes Thickness: 0.024 inches to 0.040 inches (0.609 mm – 1.1016mm)
Dimension: ID-1, CR-79, CR -80
Operating environment Temperature: 60°F to 95°F (15°C to 35°C)
Humidity: 20%-80% RH – non-condensing
Physical dimensions L 17.5” x W 8.4” x H 9.0” / 44.5 cm x 22.6 cm x 22.9 cm
Included Software Instant ID Trial: 30 Days (Simplex or Duplex)
Instant ID as a Service Trial: 60 Days (Duplex Only)
Weight 12.1 lbs (5.49 kg)
Connectivity USB – simplex
USB and Ethernet - duplex
Warranty 24 months
Operating system support for
printer driver
Windows 11
Windows 10, 32- and 64-bit
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019
Linux Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Linux Kylin 10
Optional Features & Supplies
Magnetic stripe encoding ISO 7811 three-track support (high- and low-coercivity)
JIS Type II single-track option
Smart Card Encoding*
Loosely coupled:
Contact smart card encoding: ISO 7816 T=0 (T=1), Class A 5V (3V and 1.8V)
Contactless smart card encoding: ISO 14443 A/B, ISO 15693, MIFARE, MIFARE DESFire EV1/EV2, HID Prox,
iClass, iClass SE, iClass Seos, Felica
Color ribbons**
YMCKT 250/500 images
ymcKT 650 images
YMCKT-KT 350 images
ymcKT-KT 435 images
YMCKT PET-G 250 images
*Prefilled cassettes are not supported.
Monochrome ribbons Black standard & premium, white standard & premium, silver standard, gold standard, silver premium metallic,
and gold metallic: 2,500 images
*Compatibility with specific features of new card technologies should always be confirmed.
**Color ribbon guide: Y=Yellow, M=Magenta, C=Cyan, K=Black, T=Topcoat, y=1/2 panel Yellow, m=1/2 panel Magenta, c=1/2 panel Cyan,
Panel print ribbon yields stated are typically the maximum number of panel sets per roll.
Monochrome print ribbon yields stated at 2,500 is the estimated image yield per roll for industry average personalization of 1.95in (49mm) print length.
Actual yields may vary based upon print length and other factors.
