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DTC400e/Persona C30e/M30e Card Printer User Guide (Rev. 1.1) 10-2
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 A9020001
1. A9020001: The first two digits in the serial number indicate the year the Printer was built
(e.g., the digits 80 indicate the year 2009).
2. A9020001: The third and fourth digits in the serial number indicate the week the Printer
was built (e.g., the digit 2 indicates week 2 of that year).
3. A9020001: The last four digits indicate the sequence number for the numeric order in
which the Printers were built.