RESTRICTED USE ONLY Fargo Electronics, Inc.HDP600 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 2.3) 13-2Reading the Serial Numbers on a Fargo PrinterThe purpose of this section is to provide updated instructions for reading serial numbers on aFargo Printer.Finding out when a Fargo Card Printer was manufacturedYou can determine when your card Printer was manufactured by reading directly from theserial number (affixed to your card Printer).1. Year Built: The first two digits in the serial number indicate the year that the Printer wasmanufactured.2. Week Built: The second two digits indicate the week.3. Numeric Order: The last four digits indicate the sequence number for the numeric orderin which the Printers were built.Reviewing Example No. 1: Serial Number 804532891. 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 Printerwas 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 inwhich the Printers were built.Reviewing Example No. 2: Serial Number A12802241. 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 Printerwas 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 inwhich the Printers were built.
