Monarch 9403™ Printer
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1. 10 5 Service 0 5 10 6 SPECIFICATIONS n Poo Ee 1 cer totas 1 2 CHARACTER SETS a Ot Character U ppercase Letters Lowercase Letters Currency Symbols Punctuation and S ymbols International Characters Code 128 Function Codes GETTING STARTED The Monarch 9403 printer prints text graphics and bar codes on thermal transfer ribbon or thermal direct supplies The 9403 printer prints labels continuously in one strip This chapter includes information about unpacking the printer connecting the power cable connecting the communications cable using the printer s control panel Standard Features The following features are standard on the 9403 printer 203 dots per inch DPI printhead 2 inch by 6 inch print image 21 key keypad 2 inches per second maximum print speed baud rate up to 19200 formats graphics and check digits saved in Flash memory when printer is turned off version 2 0 or greater 9 9 o Getting Started 1 1 Audience The Operator s Handbook is for the person who prints and applies labels Ordering Programmer s Manuals An online2. N ghbemAAEn 0000 LpSOerrsaisunnae rajar rah B 2 Character Sets OCRA like Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789 tan a S gt REBY SEYRFPLKZ SRCP ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVUXYZ 0123456789 tan a S gt REBY SEYRFPLKZ SRCP CG Triumvirate Bold Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt 5 8 M Gu aadaa c amp eiliA y O cPtf iounN e c 3 Ve rab ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklm nopaqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt amp Nl 0 yO cPtf iounN s c 3 Ve rah Uppercase Letters Use Character Mode to enter the offline code Char Online Offline Code Char Online Offline Code Code Code A A 7 N N 55 B B 77 0 0 555 777 6 8 Q Q 66 E E 88 R R 666 F F 888 S S 1 G G 9 T T 11 H H 99 U U 111 l l 999 2 J 4 W W 22 K K 44 X X 222 L L 444 Y Y 3 M M 5 2 2 33 Character Sets B 3 Lowercase Letters These letters are available only in Standard and Reduced fonts Char Online Offline Code Char Online Offline Code Code Code a a 7777 n n 55555 b b 77777 0 0 555555 777777 6666 d d 8888 4 4 66666 88888 r r 666666 f f 888888 5 5 1111 9 9 9
3. 2 4 LOADING RIBBON 5h eec eroe ecco eR ads 3 1 Loading a Ribbon 3 2 SETTING SUPPLY 4 1 RIDDON date es 4 2 Bat h Separators 4 3 Rue Ro Cassa b 4 3 POSON referee Dutton 4 5 Margin Poston xU penne 4 6 SUMO TYPE NOS 4 8 COMMUNICATION VALUES 5 1 Baud Rate Cu s ac 5 2 Word LENM si scree arta adnan a Metre Dawa Ex PIE 5 2 Stop BIS cci candies uod ie o Eee ns 5 3 Pal reta 5 3 POW uci Sock o EURO de RA t 5 4 Resetto 5 4 SETTING CONTRAST 41 35 ket a naan PAGE RES SE RR 6 1 SETTING DEFAULTS 7 1 M net ry eos sect pe iva cep SEN ata nat Vos dedu fe T ea 1 3 Seconda SING oed eti Ease 7 4 Decimal Places 7 5 Slashed AG cst dt rei 7 5 Power Up 1 6
4. The ribbon reel feeds the ribbon in a clockwise direction The take up reel winds the ribbon in a counterclockwise direction 9 Guide the ribbon down between the printhead and the front of the printer and around the rollers as shown Ribbon Printhead Core 10 Place the empty take up core on the take up reel 11 Press down firmly on the cores to ensure they are seated on the bases 3 4 Loading Ribbon 12 Manually turn the take up reel as shown until the ribbon is tight Make sure the ribbon is not wrinkled or bunched Take up S Reel 13 Slide the supply through the printhead and slightly past the printhead as described in Chapter 2 Loading Supplies 14 Turn the printhead lever clockwise to close the printhead Loading Ribbon 3 5 3 6 Loading Ribbon SETTING SUPPLY OPTIONS A This chapter explains how to set the ribbon separators print position supply position margin position and supply type MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT SETUP ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH PORT SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS SETTINGS RIBBON SEPARAT PRINT SUPPLY MARGIN SUPPLY ORS POS POS POS TYPE You may need to set supply options when you change supplies The options are listed in the table below Option Choices Default Ribbon No Yes No Separators Off On Off Print Position 99 to 99 0 Supply Position 99 to 99 0 Margin Position 99 to 99 0 Supply Type Black Mark Die Cut Black M
5. 198 198 None 2 199 199 D available in the OCRA like and Bold fonts 2Not available in the OCRA like font International Characters B 6 Character Sets These characters are available only in Standard and Reduced fonts char ode Char ode Code C 128 Pause 128 0 153 Pause 153 129 Pause 129 0 154 Pause 154 130 Pause 130 155 Pause 155 131 Pause 131 156 Pause 156 a 132 Pause 132 157 Pause 157 a 133 Pause 133 Pt 158 Pause 158 a 134 Pause 134 159 Pause 159 135 Pause 135 160 Pause 160 136 Pause 136 161 Pause 161 137 Pause 137 162 Pause 162 138 Pause 138 163 163 139 Pause 139 fi 164 Pause 164 i 140 Pause 140 N 165 Pause 165 i 141 Pause 141 166 Pause 166 A 142 Pause 142 2 167 Pause 167 143 Pause 143 168 Pause 168 144 Pause 144 2 169 Pause 169 e 145 Pause 145 170 Pause 170 IE 146 Pause 146 i 173 Pause 173 147 Pause 147 4174 Pause 174 148 Pause 148 175 Pause 175 149 Pause 149 198 Pause 198 Available in Bold and OCRA like fonts using Currency codes Character Sets B 7 ua Char Coder 150 Pau
6. press to clear all data then re enter the correct data and press Enter When you enter data incorrectly the printer displays a message Following is a list of conditions that cause an error and how to correct them Sometimes a data entry problem may be a combination of these conditions Problem Action The data you entered is not accepted Refer to your format definition for acceptable characters for this field Some fields accept only letters some accept only numbers Some accept only specific ranges of letters or numbers Your data was not accepted blanks still This field requires data for all showing underscores shown Enter the correct data and press Enter You entered an incorrect check digit The data and check digit must be the correct combination Enter the correct data and press Enter You tried to skip a required field This field requires data before continuing to the next field Enter data and press Types of Data Entry Following are samples of the prompts you may see when entering data Entering General Data When you see a prompt similar to the one below you can enter a character for each blank DEPT DEPT _ Entering a Price Printing 8 11 At data entry the price prompt includes the pricing symbols unless you select None for Monetary Sign Your price prompt may look like this PRICE 0 00 OF like this PRICE 0c The difference between these prompts is the symbol us
7. You will see the current setting for example SECONDARY SIGN No gt 7 4 Setting Defaults Press lt gt until you see the option you want Then press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main Menu Decimal Places You can set the printer for 0 1 2 or 3 places after the decimal in a price field In U S currency you might print prices like this 24 00 2 decimal places or like this 24 0 decimal places To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Defaults Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see DEFAULTS lt Decimal Places gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example DECIMAL PLACES 2 gt 3 Press lt or gt until you see the option you want Then press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main Menu Slashed Zero The slashed zero feature lets you select how you want the zero character printed without a slash 0 or with a slash 0 Standard or reduced fonts print the slashed zero character 0 Bold and OCR fonts print the standard zero 0 only The slashed zero selection will not be in effect until the format is sent to the printer again If you change the way zero is printed you must resend your formats To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Defaults Then follow these steps Setting Defaults 7 5 1 Press lt or gt until you see DEFAULTS Slashed Zero gt 2
8. Adjust the print if it is too close to the top or bottom of the supply or overtypes the pre printed area see the MONARCH sample One dot is 0 0049 inch lf the data is too close to the bottom increase the number If the data is too close to the top of the supply decrease the number MONARCH 1125456114880 1552345614 48801 2 14 88 amp 14 L Changing this setting only affects new formats sent to the printer To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Supply Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see SUPPLY lt Print Pos gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example Enter print pos 99 99 0 4 4 Setting Supply Options 3 Use the arrow keys to change the print position Pressing increases the value moves the image up decreases it moves the image down Press the arrow key once to change one number at a time 4 Press when the number you need appears Press twice to exit to the Main Menu Supply Position This function adjusts how much supply feeds out of the exit chute You may need to adjust the supply in or out to allow tags and labels to be removed die cut labels to be removed easily The adjustments are in dots 0 0049 inch Increase the number to feed more supply out of the chute Decrease the number to feed less supply out of the chute This option takes effec
9. Prompt Set oie Sestri ados e rc b eee Ceo eoi n eed 7 7 PRINTING AS 8 1 Interrupting a 8 2 Restarting a Batchi Y REF REESE 8 3 Canceling a Paused 8 4 be 8 6 Offline Printing 8 7 Entering 8 8 Entering Letters Severn Eoo eie ced ont 8 8 Entering 5 5 8 9 USING Bal Code 129 5 Nee 8 10 Entering and Changing 8 10 Typesof Data E DIY ob Eae MERGE br 8 11 Entering a Batch 8 13 Using the Standard 8 15 CLEANING 9 1 Cleaning the Printhead and Platen 9 2 DIAGNOSTICS beta n E Ma Fio da iid ria kb ao s 10 1 Factory 5 10 1 Checking the Software Version 102 Printing a Test Patene cor e ae ERE ORARE RE CER CERA 10 3 Printing Test 1 10 4 Checking Sensor Mark
10. enter data offline using the keypad The printer has 21 keys allowing offline data entry This keypad includes 7 function keys 10 numeric keys and 4 symbol keys Control Keys Interrupts printing Enters an international character for printing when you enter plus a three digit code See Appendix B for more information Returns the display to the next higher menu when you press once In data entry press gt then press to return to the Main Menu 1 6 Getting Started Displays the next menu item Displays the previous menu item Selects the displayed menu item Use the alphanumeric keys to enter batch data To switch between characters and numbers press Startup When you turn the printer on the printer displays a copyright message You will see other messages as the printer loads formats The next message depends on how your printer is set up f your printer is set for online power up mode you will see PRINT MODE Ready f your printer is set for offline power up mode you will see MAIN MENU lt Print Mode gt Getting Started 1 7 Selecting Function The Main Menu has several functions operating modes These functions are shown in the chart below MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT SETUP ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH If the printer displays PRINT MO
11. formats with sample data You can modify these formats by using different batch data GREEN 3041 091589 5 BLACK t 12345 6 PERSONAL SIZE 1 Size E 695 00 Mice 69 50 86 73 CHEV BLRZER 1 500 148 1 2200324 PMA 011690 FMT 2 Printing 8 15 To use the standard formats 1 2 8 16 Printing From the Main Menu press lt gt until you see MAIN MENU Batch Entry gt Press Enter Press lt or gt until you see the format you want to use The standard formats are Fmt 1 96 Fmt 2 97 Fmt 3 98 Press Follow the prompts to print the batch of labels Any other formats that you download remain in Batch Entry until you turn off the printer The standard formats are saved when you turn off the printer however you must re enter the batch data If you saved your formats graphics or check digits in flash memory they are saved when the printer is turned off For more information about flash memory refer to the online version of the Packet Reference Manual provided on diskette with the printer CLEANING This chapter covers cleaning the printhead and platen roller CAUTION Do not use sharp objects to clean the printer This may damage the printer and void your warranty Cleaning 9 1 Cleaning the Printhead and Platen Roller The rate and frequency at which you print determines how often you must clean the printer You may n
12. in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CANADIAN D O C WARNING This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de la classe A prescrites dans le R glement sur le brouillage radio lectrique dicte par le minist re des Communications du Canada Trademarks Monarch is a registered trademark of Monarch Marking S ystems Inc 9403 9800 9820 and 9830 are trademarks of Monarch Marking Systems Inc TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc Hewlett Packard is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard Company Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain jurisdictions Microsoft and MS DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft in the U S and other countries Monarch Marking Systems Inc Technical Support in Switzerland Gomaro s a 1123 Aclens Box 608 http www gomaro ch Dayton Ohio 45401 e mail gomaro bluewin ch Tel 021 869 97 70 STATEMENT WARRANTY MACHINES Limited Warranty THIS LIM
13. remaining batches 8 4 Printing 3 To cancel all the batches including the paused batch press lt or gt until you see PAUSE MENU lt Cancel All gt and press Enter You will see Cancel Batches No gt 4 You can exit without canceling any batches Press or press gt to display and then press Enter The printer returns to the Pause Menu Press gt to select another function from the Pause Menu or to return to Print Mode and print all the batches cancel all batches in the print queue including the paused batch You can still use repeat batch to reprint the last batch The last batch remains in memory until the next format is sent Press to display Yes then press Enter You will see Cancel Format lt Yes Press lt or gt then press Enter You will see Cancel Graphic Yes Press gt or lt then press Enter You will see Cancel Font c Yes Printing 8 5 If you select Yes these prompts delete ALL formats graphics and or fonts in the printer Press gt or lt then press Enter You will see Clear Flash No gt Press gt to display Yes and then press Enter If you select Yes ALL packets formats graphics and or check digits stored in flash memory with F selector are deleted To reload the three standard formats and or service installed formats turn the printer off wait five seconds and then turn on t
14. the displayed prompts It will not change what is printed by the printer Setting Defaults 7 7 7 8 Setting Defaults PRINTING This chapter explains how to print interrupt restart cancel and repeat batch You can send format batch and graphic data to the printer from a host When the printer receives the data batches begin printing automatically The Packet Reference Manual tells how to create store and download the data necessary to print batches You can also use the MONARCH quick set software to create and download packets Before you print make sure the printer is connected and ready to receive data Printing 8 1 Your printer is ready to receive and print batches when you see PRINT MODE Ready Printing begins as soon as you download the format and batch data from the host If there are offline batches in the print queue the offline batches print after the downloaded batches have printed If you send formats that require operator data use Batch Entry Mode to enter the data See Entering a Batch for more information MAIN MENU CANCEL REPEAT PRINT MODE READY Interrupting a Batch You can interrupt printing by pressing scape You may want to interrupt a batch to make adjustments for Loading a different roll of supply a ribbon See Chapter 3 Loading Supplies Adjusting the supply position or contrast using the Setup menu See Chapter 4 Setting Supply Options
15. version of the Packet Reference Manual describes how to create a format and batch packets for printing labels how to diagnose printer error messages and how to perform other advanced techniques It is included with the MONARCH quick set software where you can print this manual or you can order a hard copy version part number TC9800PM e mail to gomaro bluewin ch Unpacking the Printer After you unpack the printer you should have 9403 printer power cord Operator s Handbook MONARCH quick set software Keep the box and packaging material in case the printer ever needs repair 1 2 Getting Started Connecting the Power Cable To connect the power cable CAUTION The power switch must be off while you connect any cables to the printer gt D AA Switch Scanner Communication Port Port The scanner port is not active 1 Plug the power cable into the socket Plug the other end of the cable into a grounded electrical outlet 2 Turn on the printer Press to turn on and O to turn off the printer Getting Started 1 3 Establishing Communications Before the printer can accept print jobs from the host you must connect the communication cable to the printer and to the host the communication values on the printer to match those at the host Connecting the Communication Cable Make sure the printer is off before connecting th
16. 999 t t 11111 h h 99999 u u 111111 i i 999999 V 2222 4444 22222 k k 44444 X X 222222 444444 333 5555 2 2 3333 B 4 Character Sets Currency Symbols You can enter international currency symbols offline by setting the default monetary sign to the desired country setting and pressing the key The enters the monetary sign that is currently active enters the secondary sign for example in U S currency To change the monetary sign see Chapter 7 Setting Defaults Char Online Offline Char Online Offline Code Code Code Code L 183 Pause 183 178 Pause 178 Kr 184 Pause 184 179 Pause 179 M 185 Pause 185 D 180 Pause 180 186 Pause 186 F 181 Pause 181 Rs 187 Pause 187 182 Pause 182 p 188 Pause 188 155 W 189 Pause 189 156 Pause 156 B 190 Pause 190 191 191 Character Sets B 5 Punctuation and Symbols Char Code Code code E y P lt lt VM gt gt T DR 5 9 2 spc Spc ji I 00 0 i 000 8 0000 00000 000000 on 0000000 Hi 084 034 2 HHRHHHHE
17. DE Ready when you turn it on press to display the Main Menu To display menu options press the arrow keys When the screen displays a right arrow press to display more options MAIN MENU Cancel All gt When the screen displays a left arrow press to display more options MAIN MENU Diagnostics When the screen displays a left and a right arrow press either or gt to display more options MAIN MENU lt Print Mode gt When you see the menu option you want press to select it Exiting an Option To exit an option press once You will exit to the next higher menu 1 8 Getting Started When you press you lose any entries you have made since the last time you pressed Enter Setting Up the Printer Before you use the 9403 printer you will need to set up your printer correctly You may need to refer to the Packet Reference Manual as well as this manual To set up your printer 1 Load your supply See Chapter 3 Loading Supplies N Load your ribbon if needed See Chapter 2 Loading a Ribbon w Set the supply type See Chapter 4 Setting Supply Options gt A Set the printer port options to match your computer s online communication values See Chapter 5 Communication Values 5 Set the defaults See Chapter 7 Setting Defaults 6 Download a label design with a bar code See the Packet Reference Manual 7 Check the print quality of the b
18. ITED WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF AND EXCLUDES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR BUYER S PURPOSES THERE IS NO WARRANTY WHICH EXTENDS BEYOND THE LIMITED WARRANTY The Monarch product covered by this limited warranty is warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the date of shipment to the original purchaser The limited warranty on the printhead is one million inches Monarch further warrants the satisfactory operation of the Monarch product during the warranty period unless the product is damaged by accident abuse or violence or the original purchaser uses other than the standard supplies furnished by or meeting the specification of Monarch or the Monarch product is operated or maintained contrary to the instructions provided by Monarch This warranty is void if the machine is altered or repaired by other than Monarch representatives This warranty does not include the furnishing of ribbons ink rollers tags labels or other supplies The Monarch product requiring warranty service may be shipped to the nearest authorized Monarch service facility with the transportation charges PREPAID Monarch is NOT responsible for damage that occurs during shipment if the product is not shipped in the original Monarch packaging The Monarch product will be repaired free of charge during the warranty period This warranty is valid only i
19. MAIN MENU Batch Entry gt 3 Press Enter Printing 8 13 8 14 Printing Press or until you see the type of format you want then press Enter You will see the last format that was used for example Select Format FMT 1 96 gt Press lt or gt until you see the name of the format you want then press If this format has been used since the printer was turned on and you have not used another format in the meantime you will see Clear Fields No gt Press to keep the old data Each field appears with the previous data You can press to accept the data or change it and press Enter Press gt then press to erase the old data Each field appears with blanks underscores You have to enter new data for each field You will see the first prompt for the format Enter data and press for each prompt After you enter data for all the fields you will see Quantity 1 9999 Type the number of tags or labels you want to print this batch and press Enter You will see MAIN MENU lt gt 10 Press Enter You will see PRINT MODE nnnn of nnnn The first nnnn counts tags or labels as they print the second nnnn tells you how many tags or labels are in the batch When all the batches have printed you will see PRINT MODE Ready Using the Standard Formats The 9403 printer comes with three standard formats Here are examples of the standard
20. Operator s s Monarch x 2 2 9403 Printer NE wa Monarch PAXAR TC9403OH Rev A 1 98 1997 Monarch Marking Systems Inc All rights reserved Each product and program carries a respective written warranty the only warranty on which the customer can rely Monarch reserves the right to make changes in the product the programs and their availability at any time and without notice Although Monarch has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual Monarch shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual 01997 Monarch Marking Systems Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the prior written permission of Monarch Marking Systems Inc WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment
21. Press Enter You will see the current setting for example SLASHED ZERO lt Yes 3 Select the option you want Then press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main Menu Power Up Mode Power up mode lets you decide how your printer starts each time you turn it on If you normally want the printer to be ready to start printing when it is turned on use the Online power up mode If you normally want the operator to perform some other task first use the Offline power up mode To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Defaults Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see DEFAULTS lt gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example POWER UP Offline 7 6 Setting Defaults 3 Press lt or gt until you see the option you want Then press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main Menu Prompt Set Prompt set determines which language displays on the printer s menu You can select English French German or Spanish To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Defaults Then follow these steps 1 Press gt until you see DEFAULTS lt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example PROMPT SET English gt 3 Press lt gt until you see the option you want Then press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main Menu This option only affects
22. ar code with a verifier or your scanner Getting Started 1 9 8 If you do not have a verifier or scanner check the bar code visually A bar code that is in spec will have complete bars and clear spaces Small alphanumeric characters will look complete A bar code that is in spec may not look as good as one that is too dark but it will have the highest scan rate EE 03456 01 DAYTON OHIO DAYTON OHIO DAYTON OHIO Dark IN SPEC Light 9 f your print quality is not satisfactory adjust your print contrast See Chapter 6 Setting the Contrast 10 Download another label If the print contrast is still not satisfactory call Technical Support 1 10 Getting Started LOADING SUPPLIES This chapter explains how to load supplies for continuous printing The 9403 printer prints tags or labels in one strip The 9403 printer uses a standard 3 inch 76 2mm core supply Loading Supplies 2 1 Supply Loading Diagram The illustration below shows the correct routing for supplies and ribbon Ribbon Guide Rollers 7 1 N X Ribbon S f Py 4 L D EN ribbon 2 2 Loading S upplies Loading Supply 1 Remove the cover 2 Turn the printhead lever counterclockwise to open the printhead Printhead Lever 3 Remove the old supply roll Chan
23. ark To exit an option without changing the setting press Escape Setting Supply Options 4 1 Ribbon You have to tell the printer if your supplies require a ribbon To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Supply Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see SUPPLY Ribbon gt 2 Press to set the ribbon option You will see the current setting for example RIBBON No gt 3 Press lt or gt to see the other options After you display the option you want press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main Menu If you set the Ribbon option to Yes install a ribbon before printing 4 2 Setting Supply Options Batch Separators batch separator is an extra tag printed between batches that has a pinstripe pattern to make it easy to find Batch Separator To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Supply Then follow these steps Changing this setting only affects new formats sent to the printer 1 Press or gt until you see SUPPLY lt Separators gt 2 Press to set the batch separators option You will see the current setting for example SEPARATORS Off gt 3 Press lt or gt to see the other option After you display the option you want press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main Menu Print Position Setting Supply Options 4 3 This function adjusts where data prints vertically the supply
24. cimal places slashed zero power up mode and prompt set MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT SETUP ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH PORT SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS SETTINGS MONETARY SECONDARY DECIMAL SLASHED POWER UP PROMPT SIGN SIGN PLACES ZERO MODE SET You can set your printer configurations to fit your daily operation using either the offline menus or the online configuration option To set these options online see the Packet Reference Manual After an option is selected in the online configuration or offline Setup Menu the option is saved in memory and saved after power down Setting Defaults 7 1 The monetary formatting options listed in the table below Choices Option Default Monetary sign None USA UK Japan USA Germany France Spain Italy Sweden Finland Austria India Russia Korea Thailand China Secondary Sign No Yes No Decimal Places 0 1 2 3 2 Slashed Zero No Yes No Power up Mode Online Offline Online Prompt Set English French German English Spanish The monetary sign secondary sign and decimal places options are used in conjunction with option 42 See the Packet Reference Manual for more information The settings for Monetary Sign Secondary Sign Slashed Zero and Decimal Places are applied when a format is downloaded Changing the settings does not affect batches already in the printer 7 2 Setting Defaults Monetary Sign The monetary signs available for 15 countrie
25. e cable to the communication port Serial Communication 9 to 25 pin cable 110451 9 to 9 pin cable 112073 Connect the communication cable into the bottom port on the printer and the appropriate port of the host Default Serial Port Communication Values If you are communicating with the host through the serial port make sure the printer s communication values match those at the host The factory default values are Baud 9600 Word Length 8 bit Stop Bits 1 stop bit Parity none Flow Control DTR To change the printer s communication values see Chapter 5 Communication Values or your System Administrator 1 4 Getting Started About This Manual This manual explains how to load supplies and ribbons set up and begin using the printer select menu options enter data print supplies online or offline 99999 perform general maintenance procedures Menu Charts Each chapter of this manual has one or more charts showing the printer s menu structure For example MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT SETUP ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS SETTINGS Normal border boxes show the menu options Heavy border boxes show the selections to get to the functions Black background boxes show the functions The black boxes show where you are the bordered boxes show how you got there Getting Started 1 5 Using the Keypad You can control printer operation and
26. ed for printing amounts less than 1 00 You can select the cent sign for printing amounts less than 1 00 using the Defaults function The same option is available for other currencies See Chapter 7 Setting Defaults You can enter and print cent amounts dollar and cent amounts or unit prices For example 3 2 59 59 3 1 00 or 15 98 8 12 Printing Entering 2 For Price Data You can use any price field in a 2 for pricing scheme When entering data for a price field offline at the printer use the key to separate the 2 and the price data in the 2 for price For example to enter the price Two for 5 00 enter 211500 If you use field option 42 to format the field online as a price field enter the quantity a slash and the price data For example to enter the price Two for 5 00 enter 2 500 Prompts with Fixed Characters When a field has fixed characters they appear as part of the data entry prompt The fixed data stays the same and prints on every tag that uses the format Only the data you enter can be changed In the example below the first six digits are fixed characters UPCA Barcode 004156 The printed field contains both the fixed characters and the data you enter Entering a Batch Batch Entry lets you enter the data to print a batch or batches of supplies You can enter up to 3 batches before you print 1 Press until you see the Main Menu 2 Press lt or gt until you see
27. eed to clean the printhead and platen roller ifthere is any adhesive build up in the supply path daily if your printer is in an excessively dirty hot or humid environment when you see voids in the print as shown To clean the printer l Turn off printer 2 Unplug the power cord 3 Remove the cover 4 Turn the printhead lever counterclockwise to open the printhead Printhead 9 2 Cleaning 5 Wind the supplies back onto the supply roll 6 Remove the ribbon if one is loaded See Chapter 2 Loading a Ribbon 7 Moisten a cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol Printhead Platen Roller 8 Rub the swab across the printhead and remove any build up 9 Rub the cotton swab over the platen roller and remove any build up 10 Re load the supply roll and ribbon if necessary 11 Turn the printhead lever clockwise to close the printhead 12 Turn on printer If printing has not improved call Technical Support Cleaning 9 3 9 4 Cleaning DIAGNOSTICS This chapter explains how to perform simple diagnostic functions such as checking the software version and sensor mark quality and printing a pattern or test label This information will be needed if you have to contact Technical Support MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT SETUP ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH VERSION SERVICE DIAG SUPPLY QUALITY Factory Set Password You need a password for access to dia
28. emory If two packets with the same number are stored in flash only the last packet sent is used See the Packet Reference Manual for more information Printing 8 7 Entering Numbers You must be in numeric mode to enter numbers If a caret appears in the upper right corner of the printer display press to remove If no caret appears in the upper right corner you are ready to enter numbers To enter numeric data press the alphanumeric key that shows the number you want The screen displays the number and the cursor moves to the next position in the field This is also how you enter a period comma dollar sign or pound sign You can switch back to character mode at any time by pressing Each time you press this key the mode switches from one to the other Here is an example of how to enter 23 00 l Press the key The symbol appears Press the 2 key The number 2 appears Press the 3 key The number 3 appears Press the key below the 2 key The symbol appears Press the 0 key twice The numbers 00 appear Press when you have entered all the data for the field gy URUN Entering Letters When you use a caret symbol appears in the upper right corner of the printer display This indicates you are in character mode and can enter letters To enter character data press to switch to character mode 8 8 Printing Once character mode is active press the alphanumeric key
29. ge the ribbon when loading new supplies if necessary see Chapter 3 Loading the Ribbon 4 Slide the supply guide to the top of the supply guide roller 5 Remove the seal from the new roll of supplies 6 Remove the first label from the backing paper Loading Supplies 2 3 7 Place the roll of supplies on the supply platter so the black marks pass the sensor 8 Feed the supply through the supply sensor and slightly past the printhead 9 Slide the supply guide down the supply guide roller until it just touches the Supply Guide Supply Sensor Supply Roll edge of the supply strip 10 Turn the printhead lever clockwise to close the printhead Printing a Test Label Print a test label to see if your supply is loaded properly 1 Turn the printer on You will see PRINT MODE Ready 2 4 Loading Supplies 2 Press Escape You will see MAIN MENU lt Print Mode gt 3 Press gt until you see MAIN MENU lt Diagnostics 4 Press Enter You will see ENTER PASSWORD The printer has a password of Pause Pause Pause Enter 5 Press three times 6 Press Enter f you enter the password incorrectly the printer returns to the Main Menu f you enter the password correctly you will see DIAGNOSTICS Version gt 7 Press gt once Then press Enter You will see USER DIAG Supply Quality gt Loading Supplies 2 5 8 Press gt twice Then pres
30. gnostic functions The permanent factory set password is Pause Pause Pause Enter Diagnostics 10 1 Checking the Software Version 1 From the Main Menu press until you see MAIN MENU Diagnostics 2 Press Enter You will see Type your password Press Enter 3 From the Diagnostics Menu press lt or gt until you see DIAGNOSTICS Version Press Enter You will see M9403 PN118628 V 1 0 Line lists the printer model number M9403 and the part number for the printer ROM Line two is the version of software in the printer 10 2 Diagnostics Printing a Test Pattern 1 From the Diagnostics Menu press or until you see DIAGNOSTICS lt User Diag gt 2 Press Enter You will see USER DIAG Supply Quantity 3 Press until you see USER DIAG Test Pattern gt 4 Press Enter You will see Label Width 120 200 120 5 Press Enter You will see Print Quantity 1 999 1 6 Press or to select the quantity of test patterns you want to print Press Enter The test pattern will look like this Diagnostics 10 3 Printing a Test Label See Printing a Test Label in Chapter 3 for more information If you need to call Technical Support print a test label 1 From the Diagnostic Menu press gt until you see DIAGNOSTICS User Diag gt 2 Press Enter and lt or gt until y
31. he printer You will see PRINT MODE Ready Repeating a Batch Before you start printing a new batch you can reprint the last batch The batch can be the last one you printed completely or one that you canceled after starting to print 1 8 6 Printing MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH SETUP ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH From the Main Menu press or until you see MAIN MENU lt Repeat Batch gt 2 55 You will see Printing XXXX of XXXX The number increments until the entire batch has printed When it is finished you will see PRINT MODE Ready Offline Printing This section explains how to prepare your printer for offline printing and enter data Offline printing means entering batch data from the keypad and printing batches There are three standard formats included with your printer See Using the Standard Formats for more information You can enter numbers letters and a variety of symbols including punctuation and international characters International characters are available by pressing and code numbers See Appendix B for more information You can switch between character and numeric mode at any time by pressing the key For offline printing send the format to the printer first You can send several offline formats to the printer If the formats are stored in flash memory they remain when the printer is turned off Do not send packets with the same number to flash m
32. her readings The printer stores readings on the last 16 tags or labels printed Service Diagnostics The Service Diagnostics menu can only be accessed by a Monarch Representative because it requires a separate password If you have any problems print a test label and call Technical Support 10 6 Diagnostics SPECIFICATIONS Printer Length 16 5 inches 419 mm Width 10 inches 254 mm Height 9 inches 229 mm Weight 15 5 Ib 7 05 kg Shipping Weight 22 Ib 10 kg Power Domestic 115 VAC 80W 7A 60 Hz International 230 VAC 80W 35A 50 Hz Display Liquid crystal display with 2 lines 16 characters per line Printhead Thermal at 2 2 inches wide 56 mm 448 dots 203 dots inch 8 0 dots mm Printing method Thermal transfer ribbon or Thermal direct Ribbon type Standard Specifications A 1 Operating Limits Ribbon widths Ribbon length Ribbon storage Print speed Max print image For Thermal Transfer 40 F to 95 F 4 C to 35 For Thermal Direct 40 F to 110 F 4 C to 43 C 1 26 inches 32 0 mm 1 57 inches 39 88 mm 2 10 inches 53 34 mm 308 4 feet 94 meters 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C DO NOT leave ribbons in direct sunlight high temperatures or high humidity 2 inches 51 0 mm per second 2 inches 51 0 mm by 6 inches 152 mm Supplies Supply types Thermal transfer or thermal direct tags or labels Width Maximum 2 0 inches 51 mm M
33. inimum 0 75 inches 19 05 mm Length Maximum 6 inches 152 mm Minimum 0 75 inches 19 05 mm Supply thickness Maximum 12 mil Minimum 6 mil Roll diameter Inside diameter 3 inches 76 2 mm A 2 Specifications Outside diameter 6 75 inches 171 45 mm CHARACTER SETS Character Sets The following lists show the characters available in the fonts for the 9403 printer Standard Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefqhijklm nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456799 lt gt amp C amp A sE6000 HUE MIRO XL i O af SESEFPLKUSREWBY ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ sica Lie arstuvwxyz 0123456789 118 Mei EET N1 3 Vict PEE inp t i lt Lr M Reduced Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVHXYZ abedefgh jk Im nopgrstuvwxuyz 0123456789 lt ve riez M y i ius 2 ABCDEFGH JKLM NOPQRSTUVHXYZ abcdefgh i nopqrs 2 0123456789 lt gt rr ASAE OR ru 1 Gueadas Boaf SEYEFPL KY BRE ABY Character Sets 1 Bold Font CG Triumvirate Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcde fghi kim nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 gt co aaa ghbemAAEm gO ePtf Nae ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcde ght kim nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 gt
34. n the United States TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED 1 1 Standard s eo BOR ras ena ca B 1 1 5 data Od bad EN Hab 1 2 Ordering Programmer s 1 2 Unpacking the 1 2 Connecting the 1 3 Establishing Communications 1 4 Connecting the Communication Cable 14 Default Serial Port Communication Values 14 About This Manual treni dre as SES ART SIME edu BS 1 5 Menu CHONG Og aer Cen Pcr e OPER we DEUS 1 5 Using the KeyPad ie neon 1 6 Control 1 6 1 7 Selecting a 1 8 Exiting DEDTI ere aea Ie Ed Pet e PRG ges 1 8 Setting 1 9 LOADING 0 2 1 Supply Loading Diagram 2 2 o o vtto KO E ERR 2 3 Printing a Test babelis p cocta tatis Dc Cea Ebo Pr
35. nication User Comm values These values provide the link for normal online printing MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT SETUP ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH PORT SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS SETTINGS You need to set your User Comm values to match your computer s online communications Before entering the communication values see your System Administrator The communication values are listed in the table below Option Choices Default Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 9600 Word length 7 8 8 Stop bits 1 2 1 Parity None Odd Even None Flow control None Xon Xoff DTR CTS DTR Reset No Yes No Communication Values 5 1 Baud Rate To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup Port Settings then User Comm Then follow these steps 1 Press to set the baud rate You will see the current setting for example BAUD RATE 2400 gt 2 Press lt or gt to display the baud rate you need then press Enter Press three times to exit to the Main Menu Word Length To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup Port Settings then User Comm Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see USER COMM Word Length gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example WORD LENGTH lt 8 3 Press lt or gt to display the word length you need then press Enter Press three times to exit to the Main Menu 5 2 Communica
36. or Chapter 6 Setting the Contrast When you press you will see PAUSE MENU lt Print Mode gt 8 2 Printing 55 to resume printing or press lt gt to display the Pause Menu options The following chart shows the Pause Menu options PAUSE MENU CANCEL CANCEL PRINT RESTART SETUP BATCH ALL MODE BATCH Restarting a Batch You can reprint a paused batch from the beginning using the original quantity 1 When you press Pause you will see PAUSE MENU lt gt 2 Press gt until you see PAUSE MENU c Restart Batch gt 3 Press Enter The batch starts printing from the beginning Printing 8 3 Canceling Paused Batch You can cancel a paused batch delete a format graphic or font in memory or all the batches waiting to print Before any format graphic or font in memory can be deleted you must cancel all batches PAUSE MENU CANCEL CANCEL PRINT RESTART SETUP BATCH ALL MODE BATCH CANCEL BATCH CANCEL FORMAT CANCEL GRAPHIC CANCEL FONT CLEAR FLASH 1 Press to interrupt printing You will see PAUSE MENU lt Print Mode gt If you want to cancel only the paused batch skip step 3 If you want to cancel all the batches skip step 2 2 To cancel only the paused batch press lt or gt until you see PAUSE MENU Cancel Batch gt Then press Enter The batch is deleted and the printer prints any
37. ou see USER DIAG Test Label 3 Press Enter You will see PRINT QUANTITY 1 999 1 4 Select the number of labels you want to print using or gt Press Enter The test label should look like this ARCH MARKING 02 ff 8232 MEE CONTRAST 000 1172 VOLARE is 08 10 4 Diagnostics The test label displays printer model number software version number number of inches printed to date user COM port settings a test pattern This information will help Technical Support diagnose the problem Refer to the Packet Reference Manual for more information about the test label Checking Sensor Mark Quality The printer continuously stores data from the most recent 16 supplies printed This checks the quality of the sensor marks on the supply Print a batch of supplies or test labels To check the sensor mark quality From the Diagnostics Menu press lt or gt until you see DIAGNOSTICS User Diag 1 Press Enter Press lt or gt until you see USER DIAG Supply Quality gt 2 Press Enter If you have not printed any labels you will see a message saying No data If you have printed labels since turning the printer on you will see Diagnostics 10 5 Len Min 0290 036 188 Y The Len listing is the length of the supply in dots The other information describes the sense mark reading on the supply Press to see ot
38. s Enter You will see Print Quantity 1 999 1 9 Press Enter and a test label prints MONARCH MARKING MODEL Vi STOCK CNT 0900002 3600 N 8 1 0 ENQ IMD 05 MPCL Erne ENQ TRL 02 RS232 TRL 000 CODE AVGRES 1172 VOLTAGE de 08 If the printer is not printing correctly contact Technical Support 2 6 Loading Supplies LOADING RIBBON This chapter explains how to load a ribbon roll There are two types of supplies Thermal Direct specially treated thermal supplies that do not use a ribbon for printing Thermal Transfer standard supplies that require a ribbon for printing If you are using thermal direct supplies do not load a ribbon Loading Ribbon 3 1 Loading Ribbon Roll 1 Remove the cover 2 Turn the printhead lever counterclockwise to open the printhead Printhead 3 Rewind the supplies back onto the roll If the printer has a used ribbon follow steps 4 6 If there is no ribbon skip to step 7 3 2 Loading Ribbon 4 Remove the old ribbon by pulling the wire clips as shown Ribbon Reel CY MV Wire Clip Sf AAI 5 Remove the ribbon cores from the wire clips and discard the old cores 6 Place the wire clips back on the take up reel and ribbon reel 7 Remove the new ribbon from the package Loading Ribbon 3 3 8 Place the ribbon core on the ribbon reel as shown
39. s are shown in the table below You can also select None if you do not want a monetary sign to print in price fields Country Currency Description USA dollar UK pound Japan Y yen Germany D deutsche mark France F franc Spain P peseta Italy L lira Sweden Kr krona Finland M markka Austria schilling India Rs rupee Russia ruble Korea W won Thailand B baht China Y yuan Setting Defaults 7 3 To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Defaults Then follow these steps 1 Press You will see the current setting for example MONETARY SIGN lt USA gt 2 Press lt or gt until you see the country s monetary sign you want 3 Press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main Menu Secondary Sign If you select USA as the monetary sign you can print amounts less than 1 00 either by using a dollar sign and decimal 30 or by using a cent sign 300 f you set the secondary sign option to No prices under 1 00 will print like this 45 f you set the secondary sign option to Yes prices under 1 00 will print like this 456 The same option applies to the appropriate secondary sign for monetary signs other than USA To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Defaults Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see DEFAULTS Secondary gt 2 Press Enter
40. se 150 199 Pause 199 151 Pause 151 210 Pause 210 152 Pause 152 0 214 Pause 214 1 2 171 Pause 171 224 Pause 224 1 4 172 Pause 172 225 Pause 225 Code 128 Function Codes Code Function Code 201 F1 202 F2 203 F3 204 F4 B 8 Character Sets GLOSSARY batch batch separator character continuous cursor data entry keypad digits drawing enter field format imaging offline online printing Group of tags or labels that contain the same data Extra tag between batches that shows where one batch ends and the next one begins Letter number or symbol Feed mode in which the printer prints all the tags in a batch without stopping Underline symbol that shows where you are on the screen 21 key keypad that includes letters and numbers Numbers only Term that appears on the printer to indicate bar code printing Type in data from the keypad Area on the supply where data prints Arrangement of fields printed on the supply Term that appears on the printer to indicate text printing Entering data and printing batches by using the printer alone without a computer Entering data and printing batches by sending data from a computer Term that appears on the printer to indicate graphics printing queue Batches waiting to print also includes the batch that is printing supplies Tags or labels used for printing
41. t on the next label or tag printed Changing supply position may also affect print position To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Supply Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see SUPPLY lt 5 gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example Enter supply pos 99 99 0 Setting Supply Options 4 5 3 Use the arrow keys to change the supply position Pressing gt increases the value feeds more supply decreases it feeds less supply Press the arrow key once to change one number at a time 4 Press when the number you need appears Press twice to exit to the Main Menu Margin Position This function adjusts where the format prints horizontally on the supply The adjustments are in dots 0 0049 inch which is the smallest measurement the printer recognizes Print too far to the left Print too far to the right GREEN 3041 091589 GREEN 3041 091589 12345 If the data is too close to the left side of the supply increase the number the data is too close to the right side of the supply decrease the number PERSONAL SIZE PERSONAL SIZE The width of the print area depends on your supply size Maximum width is two inches When you move the image to the right or left on the supply avoid moving the image within one tenth of an inch from either edge because that is the non printing zone Changing
42. that shows the letter you want The first letter assigned to the key appears in the field Each time you press the same key the next letter that is assigned appears An alphanumeric key may have up to six letters assigned three in upper case and three in lower case When the character you need appears press to move to the next position in the field Some symbol characters are assigned to the dollar sign and pound sign 8 They switch between characters each time you press the same key They are in the order assigned 290881 p is example of how to enter the word Shirt Not all fonts support lower case letters See Appendix B Character Sets for the character set information Press to switch to character mode Press the 1 key once The letter S appears in upper case Press gt to move the cursor to the next position on the screen Press the 9 key five times The letter h appears in lower case Press gt to move the cursor to the next position on the screen Press the 9 key six times The letter i appears in lower case Press gt to move the cursor to the next position on the screen Press the 6 key six times The letter r appears in lower case ANAM RUN P Press to move the cursor to the next position on the screen n Press the 1 key five times The letter t appears in lower case Press when you have entered all the data for the field m m Entering S
43. this setting only affects new formats sent to the printer To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Supply Then follow these steps 4 6 Setting Supply Options 1 Press lt or gt until you see SUPPLY lt Margin Pos gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example Enter margin pos 99 99 0 3 Use the arrow keys to change the margin position Pressing increases the value moves the image toward the right side of the supply decreases it moves the image toward the left side of the supply Press the arrow key once to change one number at a time Press and hold the arrow key to change rapidly 4 Press when the number you need appears Press twice to exit to the Main Menu Setting Supply Options 4 7 Supply You can print on black mark or die cut supplies but you have to tell the printer which supplies you are using To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Supply Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see SUPPLY lt 2 Press to set the supply type option You will see the current setting for example SUPPLY TYPE Black Mark gt 3 Press gt to see the next option After you display the option you want press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main Menu 4 8 Setting Supply Options COMMUNICATION VALUES This chapter tells you how to set the User Commu
44. ting from the Main Menu select Setup Port Settings then User Comm Then follow these steps 1 Press gt until you see USER COMM Reset 2 Press Enter You will see Are you sure No gt 3 Press lt or gt to make your selection then press Enter Press three times to exit to the Main Menu 5 4 Communication Values SETTING CONTRAST 6 This chapter explains how to set the contrast which controls the darkness of the printing on your supply MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT SETUP ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH PORT SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS SETTINGS Setting Contrast 6 1 Correct contrast setting is important because it affects how well your bar codes scan and how long your printhead lasts You can use a verifier to check bar codes for contrast 1 From the Main Menu press lt gt until you see MAIN MENU Setup gt 2 Press Enter You will be at the Setup menu Press lt or gt until you see SETUP lt Contrast gt 3 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example Enter contrast 390 156 0 4 Use the arrow keys to change the contrast Pressing gt darkens the print lightens the print Press the arrow key once to change one number at a time 5 Press to select the displayed value Press to exit to the Main Menu 6 2 Setting Contrast SETTING DEFAULTS This chapter explains how to select the monetary sign secondary sign de
45. tion Values Stop Bits To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup Port Settings then User Comm Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see USER COMM lt Stopbits gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example STOPBITS 1 gt 3 Press lt or gt to display the number of stop bits you need then press Enter Press three times to exit to the Main Menu Parity To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup Port Settings then User Comm Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see USER COMM Parity gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example PARITY None gt 3 Press lt or gt to display the parity you need then press Enter Press three times to exit to the Main Menu Communication Values 5 3 Flow Control To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup Port Settings then User Comm Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see USER COMM lt Flow Control gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example FLOW CONTROL DTR gt 3 Press lt or gt to display the flow control you need then press Enter Press three times to exit to the Main Menu XON is 17 XOFF is 19 Set flow control to DTR for PC computers unless you have XON XOFF software Reset to Default Values To change the set
46. ymbols Printing 8 9 You use character codes to enter symbols See Appendix B for list of symbols and their corresponding character codes To enter a character code 1 Press Pause 2 Use the data entry keys to enter the three digit character code For example enter 179 for Y 3 Press Enter Using Bar Code 128 You can enter function codes 1 4 for code 128 bar codes These codes only function as code 128 data They do not print if you enter them as data anywhere else See the Code 128 table in Appendix B for the function code you want To enter a function code 1 Press Pause 2 Use the data entry keys to enter the function code you want 3 Press Enter Entering and Changing Data When you need to enter data the screen shows a prompt with an underscore for each character you can enter DEPT JUNIOR ___ For example this screen shows you can enter up to three characters before pressing Enter If you try to enter more than three characters the printer does not accept the data Your entry is not accepted until you press Enter Some fields specifically require numeric or alphabetic data If you try to enter numeric data for an alpha field or alphabetic data for a numeric field the printer does not accept the data Enter the correct data and press Enter 8 10 Printing To change data use lt to back up type the new data over the old data and then press Enter or
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