3M 2250M-iD User Manual

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Cancel: Clears all modifications made to any unsaved template.

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.