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15. Writing 3M™ iD Markers
The Write Mode enables the user to write information into 3M™ iD markers. It is also
possible to edit the information to be written into an iD Marker.
Menu/OK [5:Toggle to MAIN MENU] + Write Mode [SK:1:1]
Step 1. Select a template from the list on the display
to be written into the marker by pressing
the up/down arrows [SK] to highlight the
preferred template. ‘Last Written /Read’ is
the most recent data that was written to/read
from a marker by the locator.
Step 2. Press View/Edit [SK].
−Four Write Mode options will be
displayed at the bottom of the screen.
[SK1] Overwrite: Will overwrite any data
existing on an unlocked marker if ‘Yes’ is
selected and ‘No’ will prevent overwrite.
−[SK2] X-Type: Choose ‘Yes’ if writing to
a Gen 2 marker and ‘No’ if writing to a
Gen 1 marker. Gen 2 markers will have
an “X” following the serial number that is
printed on the attached tag.
−[SK3] Marker: Select type of marker to
be written by repeatedly pressing Marker
[SK Toggle].
−[SK4] Lock/Unlocked: Press [SK4] to
toggle between locking and unlocking
the marker. The default setting is
unlocked and note that a locked unit
cannot be modified once locked. If the
marker will be locked then a verification
screen will appear to ensure that the
marker is locked intentionally.
Step 3. Press Menu/OK
−The selected template will be displayed.
The arrow on the right side of the display
indicates there is more information than
can be displayed on the screen (scroll
down by pressing the down arrow [SK]).
Step 4. Enter user information that will be written
to this marker. (See 15.A Modifying Marker
Data to be Written)