FARGO electronic C16 service manual Reading the Serial Numbers on a Fargo printer

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Reading the Serial Numbers on a Fargo printer

The purpose of this section is to provide updated instructions for reading serial numbers on a Fargo printer.

Finding out when a Fargo Card Printer was manufactured

You can determine when your card printer was manufactured by reading directly from the serial number (affixed to your card printer).

1.Year Built: The first two digits in the serial number indicate the year that the printer was manufactured.

2.Week Built: The second two digits indicate the week.

3.Numeric Order: The last four digits indicate the sequence number for the numeric order in which the printers were built.

Reviewing Example No. 1: Serial Number 80453289

1.80453289: The first two digits in the serial number indicate the year the printer was built (e.g., the digits 80 indicate the year 1998).

2.80453289: The third and fourth digits in the serial number indicate the week the printer was built (e.g., the digits 45 indicate week 45 of that year).

3.80453289: The last four digits indicate the sequence number for the numeric order in which the printers were built.

Reviewing Example No. 2: Serial Number A1280224

1.A1280224: The first two digits in the serial number indicate the year the printer was built (e.g., the letter and digit A1 indicate the year 2001).

2.A1280224: The third and fourth digits in the serial number indicate the week the printer was built (e.g., the digits 28 indicate week 28 of that year).

3.A1280224: The last four digits indicate the sequence number for the numeric order in which the printers were built.

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