Paxar Pathfinder TC6035AN User's Manual
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1. call toll free 1 800 543 6650 In the U S A 1 800 263 4650 In Canada www monarch marking com 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 and 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 1997 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 written permission of Monarch Marking S ystems Inc Trademarks Monarch Pathfinder and Ultra are registered trademarks of Monarch Marking S ystems Inc 6035 is a trademark of Monarch Marking Systems Inc Datalight is a registered trademark of Datalight Inc ROM DOS is a trademark of Datalight Inc Greenleaf CommLib is a trademark of Greenleaf Software Inc Aironet is a trademark of Aironet Wireless Communications Inc Symbol is a registered trademark of Symbol Technologies Inc Proxim is a trademark of Proxim Inc Monarch Marking Systems Inc P O Bo 608 Dayton OH 45401 TABLE OF CONTENTS introduction conic cota 0 LET 1 1 A pout EDS Ma2. sample CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT files to the application s versions of those files 3 Enter the following lines in the application s CONFIG SYS file DEVIC E SSELAN EXE DEVIC E C S EXE DEVIC E C SALLO C EXE Create the application s disk image and load it into the printer Reboot the printer For updated radio card files contact the radio vendor Proxim Symbol or Aironet 3 2 Application Notes 7 21 98 SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS R The printer has one RS 232 serial communications port located on the printer s side The port is 16450 UART compatible and supports up to 115k baud Connector Pinouts The external connection to the port is an 8 pin mini DIN receptacle The connector pin outs are Pin Signal Direction 1 RTS Request to Send Out 2 CTS Clear to Send In 3 RXD Received Data In 4 GND Ground 5 TXD Transmitted Data Out 6 DSR Data Set Ready In 7 DTR Data Terminal Ready Out 8 DCD Data Carrier Detect Out optional 5 volts 7 21 98 Serial Communications 4 1 Using 1 0 Routines The SDK does not provide routines for reading and writing to the serial port Application developers can write their own routines These routines must use interrupt 14hex use third party products such as Greenleaf CommLib This product is a software development kit consisting of libraries with serial port input output calls on a variety of ports in a variety of environments Monarch does n
3. the same time then Generating International Characters Tell your application s end users to use the following procedures as applicable to generate international characters 1 Refer to International Keypad Maps for the map diagram to use 2 Press CD and the key in the map at the same time in Upper case Alpha mode This action generates the upper right character in the square for the key see the keypad maps below Or press Go and the key in the map at the same time in Lower case Alpha mode This action generates the lower right character 5 2 Application Notes 7 21 98 International Keypad Maps Below are diagrams showing the characters for the international keypad maps Each square in the diagram represents a key The lower left character in the square is from the default map Universal Pathfinder Map Country Code UP A E U A alB elC iD 8E E lG eH T L J A E Del K aL lM lN 6 0 A E P a Q R i S lT A N B Y u aV RIW B X lY A z a C W in Shifted and Unshifted mode both generate the beta R character 7 21 98 International Configurations 5 3 Turkish Map Country Code TR e A B C i E G i F G gH I alg 6 Del K L M N O 6 5 Alt P Q R S S T U V W X Y 2 5 4 Application Notes 7 21 98 GLOSSARY Following is a list of terms yo
4. MONARCH D O S based i PATHFINDER Ultra System TC6035AN Rev A 7 98 1998 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 and 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 1997 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 written permission of Monarch Marking S ystems Inc Trademarks Monarch Pathfinder and Ultra are registered trademarks of Monarch Marking S ystems Inc 6035 is a trademark of Monarch Marking Systems Inc Datalight is a registered trademark of Datalight Inc ROM DOS is a trademark of Datalight Inc Greenleaf CommLib is a trademark of Greenleaf Software Inc Aironet is a trademark of Aironet Wireless Communications Inc Symbol is a registered trademark of Symbol Technologies Inc Proxim is a trademark of Proxim Inc Monarch Marking Systems Inc P O Bo 608 Dayton OH 45401 For supplies service or assistance
5. SELAN EXE DEVIC E C S EXE DEVIC E C SALLO C EXE DEVIC EZATADRV EXE DEVIC E C ARDID EXE 3 Create the disk image and load it into the printer 4 Reboot the printer 2 2 Application Notes 7 21 98 USING RADIO CARDS El You can use a radio card with the appropriate device drivers to enable a printer to run radio frequency RF communications which allow the printers to use wireless radio networks The card goes in the printer s PC card slot Following are the available radio cards Aironet 3000 U S Canada Aironet 3500 U S Canada Aironet 2 4 U K France Germany and Australia Symbol 2 4 100mW and 500mW U S Canada Symbol 2 4 U K France and Germany Symbol 902 Mhz U S Proxim 2 4 U S Canada U K France and Germany Configuring Radio Cards The following procedure describes how to configure radio cards Refer to the Programmer s Manual for more information 1 From the diskette that came with the SDK gather the files for your radio card 7 21 98 Using Radio Cards 3 1 2 Place the radio card files and the following files in the application disk image s root directory Name Description SSELAN EXE S ystemS oft Socket Services CS EXE S ystemSoft Card Services CSALLOC INI Initialization file for CSALLOC EXE CSALLOC EXE SystemSoft Card Allocation Module You can find the files in the table in the SDK s DOS sub directory 2 Add the lines from the radio drivers
6. al personnel that set up application systems for the printer should read this manual after they read the Programmer s Manual It is a companion to the Programmer s Manual The following table describes the conventions used in this manual Convention Description Brackets indicate optional items Ellipses indicate that the preceding item is repeated one or more times Italics An item appearing in italics is a variable a function parameter or a variable s value Bold An item appearing in bold is being emphasized 7 21 98 Introduction 1 1 Related Documentation The following table describes other manuals for the printer Manual ROM DOS User Manual Equipment Manual Programmer s Manual MPCLII Packet Reference Manual MONARCH quick set software Label Designer Online Help MONARCH quick set software Font Utility Online Help 1 2 Application Notes Description Describes the Datalight ROM DOS operating system that runs on the printer Describes how to operate the printer For example it covers topics such as loading supplies using the scanner etc Describes how to create applications with the C C language libraries supplied with the software development kit SDK Describes the MPCLII printer language Describes how to use the Label Designer Use this utility to create the design for the labels the application prints Describes how to use the Font Utility Use this utili
7. nua Dette tte dute ode eiie s 1 1 Related Documentation c Sceleris freres tones cbr i Coni 1 2 Using Memory Cards iin s alaba ia 2 1 Configuring Memory Carus dii et emot rp etie rad rri ad 2 1 Using Radio Cards sci sisi iin wer vrina v Ei a beu o la ua pa 3 1 Configuring Radio ads i eie ud e ada balda ala 3 1 Serial COMMUNICATIONS io ta as tea a i aba aser a a a 4 1 Connector PINOUT es ir eret sia cea dala da Miu aaa 4 1 WISIS Cet E E aie ea aa de Bala nl 3 di ia head 4 2 International Configurations 5 1 Config ring the DIS Dl Ay siendo Ra SLAYD 5 1 Configuring the Kerala otto tete eto eMe 5 2 Generating International Characters icem uie maia sa ada proa eria aice 5 2 International Keypad MabBs a Si omite b aaa de da 5 3 Universal Pathfinder Map Country Code UP 5 3 Turkish Map Country 0600000 5 4 7 21 98 Table of Contents i ii Application Notes 7 21 98 INTRODUCTION 1 The MONARCH DOS based PATHFINDER Ultra printer is very versatile In addition to running applications that you write with Microsoft C C 1 52 described in the Programmer s Manual it can e communicate with a host via a serial communications port use international configurations for its keypad and display The printer has one un buffered PC card slot With it the printer can use extra memory communicate over a wireless network About this Manual Technic
8. ot recommend any particular third party product 4 2 Application Notes 7 21 98 INTERNATIONAL 5 CONFIGURATIONS To configure the printer for international use you must configure the keypad and display Configuring the Display To configure the display for international use put a reference to the DISPLAY SYS driver in CONFIG SYS specifying the appropriate code page Refer to the ROM DOS 6 22 User Manual to learn how to use DISPLAY SYS and see a list of code pages For the fontfilespec parameter of DISPLAY SYS specify ULTRA CPI Include both ULTRA CPI and DISPLAY SYS in the application s disk image Both files are located in the SDK s DOS sub directory 7 21 98 International Configurations 5 1 Configuring the Keypad To configure the keypad for international use you implement a international keypad map The default keypad map is for the United States See International Keypad Maps for more information about these maps To implement an international keypad map 1 Enter the following line in the application s AUTOEXEC BAT file KEYB country where country is the code for the map to use see International Keypad Maps 2 Create a disk image for the application Include KEYBOARD SYS AUTOEXEC BAT and KEYB COM in it 3 Load the disk image into the printer 4 Rebootthe printer To switch temporarily from an international map to the default map press and at the same time then C D To switch back press and at
9. ty to convert TrueType and HP fonts into MPCLII font packets 7 21 98 USING MEMORY CARDS 2 You can use an AT Attachment ATA memory card with the appropriate device drivers to add memory to the printer The card goes in the printer s PC card slot The application treats the memory card as another disk drive Memory cards are flash based They have a built in processor to track bad locations and maximize flash life ensuring no location is overused Available memory cards come in 4 8 20 and 40 MB sizes Configuring Memory Cards The following procedure describes how to configure memory cards Refer to the Programmer s Manual for more information 1 Place the following files located in the SDK s DOS sub directory in the application disk image s root directory Name Description ATAINIT EXE Memory card partition utility GENATA CLB Generic configuration library for the memory card CSALLOC INI Initialization file for CSALLOC EXE CARDID INI Initialization file for CARDID EXE This file contains references to configuration libraries CLB files for the memory card At a minimum this file must refer to GENATA CLB SSELAN EXE S ystemS oft Socket Services CS EXE S ystemSoft Card Services CSALLOC EXE SystemSoft Card Allocation Module ATADRV EXE Memory card driver CARDID EXE Memory card ID driver 7 21 98 Using Memory Cards 2 1 2 Enter the following lines in the application s CONFIG SYS file DEVIC E S
10. u must be familiar with to use the information in this manual Term Definition Application A program written in Microsoft C C 1 52 that runs on the printer Disk Image A file containing the application and related files put in the printer s flash memory Flash Memory A type of memory written to or over in large units Memory Card A type of PC card that provides extra memory for the printer Radio Card A type of PC card that enables the printer to communicate with an access point via a radio 7 21 98 Glossary 1 2 Application Notes 7 21 98
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