Fargo DTC1250e

  • Enhance FARGO® Printer Performance with Free Software As a current user of FARGO printers, you can download the Workbench Utility at no cost – which enables you to update the FARGO printer firmware/driver to take full advantage of new features, diagnostic tools, performance upgrades and enhanced security.
  • HID® FARGO® Workbench. Hidfargoworkbenchv3.2.1.13setup.exe - (43.34 MB) For users of FARGO® printers, the FARGO Workbench utility enables the updating of the printer firmware/driver to take full advantage of new features, diagnostic tools, performance upgrades and enhanced security.

The ideal card printing solution for small businesses, schools, and local governments, the FARGO® DTC1250e card printer/encoder is the fastest printer in its class, allowing you to produce 50% more visually-rich, full-colour credentials in the same amount of time. Its small, compact footprint makes it easy to use in a variety of office environments and can be easily upgraded to include an embedded iCLASS SE® encoder (part of the iCLASS SE platform), enabling you to produce secure, personalized membership and loyalty photo IDs in one single, seamless step. An optional Wi-Fi® accessory is also available to help you print anytime, anywhere.

C SERIES Learn more HID® FARGO® C50 Quick and easy direct-to-card printing of full-color loyalty, membership or corporate ID cards Learn more DTC SERIES HID® FARGO® DTC1250e The fastest ID card printer in its class, produces full-color, secure ID cards and badges on-demand Learn more HID® FARGO® DTC1500 Innovative ID Card Printing that combines low-cost,. FARGO® DTC1250e Printer/Encoder. Single-sided, edge-to-edge card printing. Full-color, continuous-tone printing at 300 dpi (11.8 dots/mm). Capable of rewritable card printing (monochrome only) on HID® rewritable card stock. Plug-and-play Swift ID™ embedded badging application software available for quick and basic ID card creation. (Ethernet connectivity is optional on the DTC1250e, and standard on the DTC4250e and DTC4500e). Prerequisites for use of SwiftID include use of Windows 7, 8.1 or 10 on the host PC, and an installed copy of the Fargo Workbench Utility. HID/Fargo’s technical support group handles support for both applications directly. Additional Limitations.

Using the included Swift ID® badging software, you can design custom ID badges on the spot, and the FARGO Workbench™ diagnostic utility software can help you easily maintain your printer over time. The DTC1250e also features an intuitive, user-focused SmartScreen™ graphical display, enabling efficient set-up, operation and maintenance of your technology investment.

Backed by a global three-year warranty, each of our seventh generation FARGO printers can be seamlessly integrated to work with other HID products, ensuring that you receive and retain the maximum value from the most trusted name in secure identity solutions.

ENERGY STAR® Certified Product

Provides organizations with a high-performance, energy-efficient photo ID printing solution that supports corporate sustainability initiatives while reducing costs. As part of its new ENERGY STAR rating, the default time for sleep mode has been lowered from two hours to five minutes, and printer design enhancements reduce the power consumption while in standby or sleep mode. (ENERGY STAR qualified card printer (base models only without encoders)).

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Single or dual sided printing
Dye sublimation / resin thermal transfer
300 dpi
16 cards/sec or 225 cards/hour (YMCKO)
100 cards
30 cards
Hid
CR80, CR79 Adhesive Back
AES-256 Encryption on secure network
3 years
Embedded Swift ID® badging application, FARGO® Workbench™ printer maintenance and diagnostic software, Color Assist™ spot-color matching
  • Single-wire Ethernet and USB 2.0 interface for inline printing and encoding
  • Wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi® accessory (on Ethernet-enabled printers)
  • Easy-to-use (EZ) disposable ribbon cartridge or eco-friendly and more economical (ECO) refillable ribbon cartridge (standard black resin and YMCKO)
  • Dual-sided printing module
  • Magnetic stripe and/or smart card encoding (contact/contactless)
  • Printer cleaning kit
  • Ethernet with internal print server

Document

DTC1250e-printer-ds-en.pdf - 09 Apr 2014
214 KB
fargo_plt-01497_reva.2-rfid.app_note-en.pdf - 28 Aug 2013
405 KB

Driver

dtc1250e-1.3.3.1-x86.zip - 24 Sep 2015
Note: Ubuntu 12.04 Linux driver installation for 32 bit OS (please see the user guide under the documents library section for installation assistance) Please Note: Printer firmware must be 1.0.4.10 or newer.
Software
79.77 MB
dtc1250e-1.3.3.1-x86.zip - 24 Sep 2015
Note: Ubuntu 12.04 Linux driver installation for 64 bit OS (please see the user guide under the documents library section for installation assistance) Please Note: Printer firmware must be 1.0.4.10 or newer.
80.42 MB
dtc1250e-v1.3.2.7-macosx_.pkg - 6 Jan 2015

Hid Fargo Dtc1250e Software Downloads

Note: Printer firmware version must be 1.0.4.7 or greater. Important: Mac OS X Version 10.10 (“Yosemite”) The Mac OS X Version 10.10 operating system is not officially supported due to some limitations which are currently in place. If running on this platform is desired, this can be accomplished by: 1) Copy or move the dynamic library libusb-1.0.0.dylib from the /usr/local/lib to /usr/lib (ex: sudo cp /usr/local/lib/libusb-1.0.0.dylib/usr/lib) 2) Turn off the Status Monitor(this is done via the set default option in CUPS in the Print options menu).
Install
8.43 MB
dtc1250e_windows_driver_v2.2.0.4.4_setup.zip - 9 Apr 2014
OS: Win 2003 Server, Win 2003 Server x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP
15.57 MB
DTC1250e_SFW-00435_RevC_v2.2.0.4.4_setup.exe - 9 Apr 2014
15.72 MB
dtc1250e_v4.0.0.7.2_setup.zip - 16 Jan 2017
OS: Win 2003 Server, Win 2003 Server x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8 x86, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP, Windows 10 x64, Windows 10 x86
Note: For users of FARGO® printers, the FARGO Workbench utility enables the updating of the printer firmware/driver to take full advantage of new features, diagnostic tools, performance upgrades and enhanced security.
26.78 MB
hid_global_xchip_driver_1.2.29.156_x861.msi - 29 May 2019
OS: Windows 10 32-Bit, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 x32
Note: OMNIKEY 5121 and 5125 32-bit Driver for HID/FARGO printers equipped with an OMNIKEY 5121/5125 encoder.
1.64 MB
hid_global_xchip_driver_1.2.29.156_x641.msi - 29 May 2019
OS: Windows 10 64-Bit, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 x64
Note: OMNIKEY 5121 and 5125 64-bit Driver for HID/FARGO printers equipped with an OMNIKEY 5121/5125 encoder.
2.08 MB
omnikey_5121_ethernet_encoder_driver_2.0.0.1.zip - 8 Aug 2016
OS: Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8 x86, Windows 8.1 x32, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP
Note: This OMNIKEY Ethernet driver is to be used when encoding via an Ethernet connection within a FARGO printer. Please note that only the OMNIKEY 5121 is capable of encoding via an Ethernet connection.
24.15 MB

Firmware

dtc1250e_firmware_v1.4.1.1.zip - 8 May 2018
Note: Please use the FARGO Workbench to load the firmware.
5.51 MB

Hid Fargo Dtc1250e Firmware

Software

hid_fargoworkbench_v3.2.1.13_setup.exe - 10 Nov 2017
OS: Win 2003 Server, Win 2003 Server x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 10 x86, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8 x86, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows XP
Note: For users of FARGO® printers, the FARGO Workbench utility enables the updating of the printer firmware/driver to take full advantage of new features, diagnostic tools, performance upgrades and enhanced security.
Hid Fargo Dtc1250e Software Download

Hid Fargo Dtc1250e

43.34 MB