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Pro-LX Laminating Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 5.0)
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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.
