Sigma DS3 Printer
A complete direct-to-card printing system
As the world leader and innovator in identity issuance, we’re reimagining the ID solutions industry by providing an issuance system that’s specifically designed for today’s environments, which gives you the ability to easily issue the most secure identities in the world.
Types of cards
- Government-issued IDs & Cards
- Employee ID Cards
- Student, Teacher, Faculty, & Admin ID Cards
- Membership Cards
- Guest Cards
- Food Safe Labeling
- Passenger Cards
- Visitor ID Cards
- Event ID Cards
- Access Control Cards
Industries
- Regional & Local Government
- Enterprise
- Education
- Healthcare
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Food Retail
- Transportation
Key Features
Out of Box Experience
Reduces the complexity and frustrations of unboxing specifically engineered to start the ultimate printing experience.
Printer Dashboard
See printer status, order supplies, check cleaning status, update firmware, or contact help, all on your mobile device.
Issuance Flexibility
Printing cards has never been easier with flexibility to issue IDs with software in the cloud or on-premises.
Unmatched Security
Ensure your data is safe from intruders with encryption technology, TPM Module, and Secure Boot.
Purposeful Design
Designed to integrate into your physical environment with features such as variable light LED ring.
Physical & Digital
Ability to issue a physical ID (card) and a digital ID (mobile flash pass) at the same time.
Standard Features and Supplies
Print Technology
- Dye-sublimation / resin thermal transfer
- Rewritable technology
Print Capabilities
- Single or dual-sided
Print Resolution
- 300 dots per inch (dpi) (300 X 600, 300 X 1200)
Monochrome Printing
- Up to 1100 cards per hour single-sided
Print Speed
- Printer Only - Full color printing
- Single-sided color ribbon – Up to 250 cards per hour (cph)
- Double-sided color ribbon – Up to 180 cards per hour (cph)
Card Capacity
- Input hopper - up to 125 cards
- Output hopper - up to 25 cards (up to 100 optional)
- Reject hopper - up to 10 cards
Card Sizes
- Card input size:
- Thickness - 0.010 inches to 0.040 inches
- (0.25mm - 1.016mm)
- 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 17.4 in x W 8.9 in x H 9 in / 44.2 cm x 22.6 cm x 22.9 cm
Weight
- 12.1 lbs (5.49 kg)
Connectivity
- USB & Ethernet
Warranties
- 36 Months Printer & Printhead Warranty
Web Browser Support for Instant ID as a Service
- Chrome - Preferred
- Edge/Internet Explorer
- Safari
Operating System Support for Printer Driver
- Windows 11
- Windows 10 (32- and 64-bit)
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2022
Optional Features and Supplies
Magnetic Stripe Encoding
- ISO 7811 three-track support (high- and low- coercivity)
- JIS Type II Single-track option
Multi-Hopper
- Six-compartment multi-hopper (Six 125-card hoppers, 750-card total capacity)
WiFi
- Wi-Fi types: 802.11g/n
- Authentication modes: None, WPA2 Personal
- Dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz
Smart Card Encoding
- Single Wire or 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 Series, DESFire Series,
- HID IClass Series, HID Prox (125 KHZ)
Color Ribbons
- Prefilled print ribbon cassettes:
- YMCKT (500)
- YMCKT-KT (350)
- KTT (750)
- ST-KT (500)
- GT-KT (500)
- Refill print ribbon kits:
- YMCKT (250/500)
- ymcKT (650)
- YMCKT-KT (350)
- ymcKT-KT (435)
- KT (1000)
- KTT (750)
- YMCKF-KT (300)
- YMCKL-KT (300)