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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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