What is printer encoding?
"No Encoding" is standard for the printer
If you are only printing images, text or barcodes onto your cards, you need "No Encoding" for your printer.
When do you need Encoding?
An encoding option is needed if you need to write information to your cards
- Magnetic Stripes
- Cards with Chips
- Contactless Cards / Near Field Technology
- Mifare
In a lot of cases, the printer does not even need to do this, as you will have an accesss control system or external writer that you swipe your card through already.
Let us Help
Our technical team is on hand to answer any questions you have about selecting the right printer options, so please call us on 0800 408 1471 for advice.
Cover Options Explained
The manufacturer support option is standard with most ID Resellers and only includes return to manufacturer warranty and in some cases can take between 2 - 6 weeks. We always advise that you look at taking on a cover option which is as little as 26p per day and gets you 24 hours support!
£95.00 / year
- Telephone / Remote Support during business hours
£295.00 / year
- Telephone / Remote Support during business hours
- Return to Base inspection including collection and delivery charges
- Labour for any repair work
£495.00 / year
- Telephone / Remote Support during business hours
- Return to Base inspection including collection and delivery charges
- Labour for any repair work
- Parts (excludes print head unless unlimited cover available under manufacturer warranty)
- Next working day Hot Swap loaner service for faults reported by midday and not resolved by 2pm - does not guarantee a like-for-like printer swap
Please note: All prices are exclusive of VAT and the support packages are available up to 30 days after printer purchase or annual contract expiry otherwise a printer inspection will be required at a cost of £75.00 + VAT payable in advance before being carried out.
