46 78-8130-6150-0 Rev G
Cancel: Clears all modifications made to any unsaved template.
15. Writing 3M
™
iD Markers
The Write Mode enables the user to write information into 3M
™
iD markers. It is also
possible to edit the information to be written into an iD Marker.
Menu [6] + Write Mode [SK:1]
Step 1. Select a template from the list on the display
to be written into the marker by pressing the
up/down arrows
− [SK] to highlight the preferred template.
‘Last Written /Read’ is the most recent data
that was written to/read from a marker by the
locator.
Step 2. Press View/Edit [SK].
− Four Write Mode options will be displayed
at the bottom of the screen.
− [SK1] Overwrite: Will overwrite any data
existing on an unlocked marker if ‘Yes’ is
selected and ‘No’ will prevent overwrite.
− [SK2] X-Type: Choose ‘Yes’ if writing to a
Gen 2 marker and ‘No’ if writing to a Gen
1 marker. Gen 2 markers will have an “X”
following the serial number that is printed on
the attached tag.
− [SK3] Marker: Select type of marker to be
written by repeatedly pressing Marker [SK
Toggle]. [SK4] Lock/Unlocked: Press
− [SK4] Lock/Unlocked: Press [SK4] to toggle
between locking and unlocking the marker.
The default setting is unlocked and note
that a locked unit cannot be modified once
locked. If the marker will be locked then a
verification screen will appear to ensure that
the marker is locked intentionally.