ENTRUST Sigma DS1

Trusted worldwide for secure identity issuance, the Entrust Sigma DS1 is a next-generation direct-to-card printer designed for modern environments across Africa. Built to deliver exceptional ease of use, the DS1 features an intuitive out-of-box setup, a user-friendly printer dashboard, and simplified operation that allows teams to issue secure IDs with confidence. Its robust design and advanced dye-sublimation technology ensure crisp, high-quality single-sided cards suitable for employee IDs, access badges, membership cards, and more.

The printer delivers resolutions of 300 dpi (up to 300 × 1200) and can produce up to 660 single-sided monochrome cards per hour, offering fast throughput for environments needing continuous productivity. With integrated physical and digital security features, the Sigma DS1 blends strong protection with efficient workflow automation. Its seamless integration with modern credential ecosystems makes it an excellent fit for African organisations seeking secure, reliable, and easy-to-manage card issuance.

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Features

  • Out of Box Experience
  • Printer Dashboard
  • Issuance Flexibility
  • Unmatched Security
  • Purposeful Design
  • Physical & Digital

 

Standard Features and Supplies

Print Technology

  • Dye sublimation

Print Capabilities

  • Single-sided

Print Resolution

  • 300 dots per inch (dpi) (300 X 600, 300 X 1200)

Monochrome printing

  • Up to 660 single-sided cards per hour

Print Speed

  • Full color printing
  • Single-sided color ribbon – Up to 175 cards per hour (cph)

Card Capacity

  • Input hopper – up to 125 cards (up to 200 optional)
  • Output hopper – up to 25 cards (up to 100 optional)

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

  • 11.3 lbs (5.49 kg)

Connectivity

  • USB

Warranties

  • 36 Months

Optional Features and Supplies

Magnetic Stripe Encoding

  • ISO 7811 three-track support (high- and low- coercivity)
  • JIS Type II Single-track option

WiFi

  • Wi-Fi types: 802.11g/n
  • Authentication modes: None, WPA2 Personal
  • Dual-band 2.4GHz & 5GHz

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 Series, DESFire Series,
  • HID IClass Series, HID Prox (125 KHZ)

Color Ribbons

  • YMCKT 250/500 images
  • ymcKT 650 images
  • KT 1000 images
  • KTT 750 images
  • YMCKF-KT 300 images