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Paxar Monarch 917 User's Manual

1. These characters are available in Standard and Reduced fonts Char Online Code Offline Code Online Code Offline Code 128 Pause 128 153 Pause 153 129 Pause 129 154 Pause 154 130 Pause 130 155 Pause 1 55 131 Pause 131 156 Pause 156 132 Pause 132 157 Pause 157 133 Pause 133 Pt 158 Pause 158 134 Pause 134 159 Pause 159 Available in Bold and OCRA like font using currency codes Character Sets A 5 Char Online Code Offline Code Char Online Code Offline Code 135 Pause 135 160 Pause 160 136 Pause 136 i 161 Pause 161 137 Pause 137 162 Pause 162 e 138 Pause 138 U 163 Pause 1 63 139 Pause 139 164 Pause 164 140 Pause 140 165 Pause 165 1 141 Pause 141 a 166 Pause 166 A 142 Pause 142 167 Pause 167 143 Pause 143 168 Pause 168 144 Pause 144 E 169 Pause 169 ae 145 Pause 145 EN 170 Pause 170 146 Pause 146 i 173 Pause 173 147 Pause 1 47 lt lt 174 Pause 174
2. M9850 PN120395 V 1 1 Diagnostics 8 1 Line one lists the printer model number M9850 and the part number for the printer ROM Line two is the version of software in the printer Printing a Test Label 1 From the Diagnostics Menu press lt or gt until you see DIAGNOSTICS lt User Diag gt 2 Press and gt until you see USER DIAG Test Label 3 Press Enter The following test labels print MONARCH HERE TN MODEL M9850 S W VERSION 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL INCHES 0002407 HI ENERGY INCHES 0000000 VOLTAGE CONTRAST POT PH RESISTANCE 0846 BAD DOTS 000 MEMORY 1024KR 256KN H A E D E F G M M M OPTIONS DIPSW 0000000000000000 The test labels display printer model number software version number number of inches printed to date user COM port settings and 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 8 2 Diagnostics Checking Supply Quality The printer continuously stores data from the most recent 16 supplies printed to check the reflectivity of the sensor marks on the supply Before you check your supply quality print a batch of supplies or test labels 1 From the Diagnostics menu press lt or gt until you see DIAGNOSTICS lt User Diag gt 2 Press Enter You will be at the User Diagnostics menu Press lt or gt until you
3. Before any format graphic or font in memory can be deleted you must cancel all batches PAUSE MENU CANCEL CANCEL PRINT RESTART BATCH ALL MODE H BATCH H SETUP H DIAG CANCEL BA TCH CANCEL FORMAT CANCEL GRAPHIC CANCEL FONT 1 Press If you want t If you want t to interrupt printing You will see PAUSE MENU Print Mode gt o cancel only the paused batch skip step 3 o cancel all the batches skip step 2 Printing 7 3 2 To cancel only the paused batch press or until you see PAUSE MENU Cancel Batch gt Then press Enter The batch is deleted and the printer prints any remaining batches 3 To cancel all the batches including the paused batch press or gt until you see PAUSE MENU Cancel All gt and press Enter You will see Cancel Batches No gt 4 You can e exit without canceling any batches Press or press gt to display No and then press Enter The printer returns to the Pause menu Press lt or 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 Press gt to display Yes then press Enter You will see Cancel Format No gt Press lt or gt then press Enter You will see Cancel Graphic No gt 7 4 Printing Press lt or gt then press Enter You will see Cancel Font No gt Press gt
4. 2 Press or 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 0 30 or by using a cent sign 30 e If you set the secondary sign option to No prices under 1 00 will print like this 45 e If you set the secondary sign option to Yes prices under 1 00 will print like this 45 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 lt Secondary Sign gt Setting Defaults 5 3 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example SECONDARY SIGN No gt 3 Press lt or 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 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 T
5. Italy Sweden Finland Austria India Russia Korea Thailand China Euro Dollar 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 Spanish English Setting Defaults 5 1 The monetary sign secondary sign and decimal places options are used in conjunction with option 42 Refer to 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 Monetary Sign You can also select None if you do not want a monetary sign to print in price fields The monetary signs available for 15 countries are shown in the table below Country Currency Description USA dollar UK pound Japan yen Germany M deutsche mark France F franc Spain P peseta Italy L lira Sweden Kr krona Finland K markka Austria 8 schilling India Rs rupee Russia 6 ruble Korea W won Thailand B baht China yuan Euro Dollar euro dollar 5 2 Setting Defaults To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Defaults Then follow these steps To exit an option without changing the setting press Escape 1 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example MONETARY SIGN lt USA gt
6. Pause Pause Enter and all formats are deleted If you enter the wrong password you return to the Main Menu You see the prompts to cancel graphics or fonts if you answer either Yes or No to cancel formats You will see Cancel Graphic lt Yes 5 Press lt or gt and press Escape If you select Yes you will see 8 6 Diagnostics 6 Press Pause Pause Pause Enter and all graphics are deleted You will see Cancel Font Yes 7 Press lt or gt and press Enter If you select Yes you will see 8 Press Pause Pause Pause Enter and all fonts are deleted You return to the Main Menu Deleting Formats If Password Protection Is Disabled The default for password protection is No which means you will not be prompted for a password if you want to delete formats graphics or fonts After you cancel batches from the Cancel All menu you will see Cancel Format No gt The default is No 1 Press gt to display Yes and press Enter You will not be prompted for a password and all formats are deleted You will then see the prompts for deleting graphics or fonts 2 Press lt or gt to display your selection Yes or No and press Enter Your graphics and or fonts are are not deleted Diagnostics 8 7 Service Diagnostics The Service Diagnostics menu can only be accessed by a Monarch Representative because it requires a separate
7. Speed You can change the print speed for bar codes or graphics If you select default for speed formats with serial bar codes automatically print at 2 5IPS Other formats print at 6 0IPS Refer to the following table for maximum print speeds for your printer Printer Maximum Print Speed 9835 6 0 ips 9840 8 0 ips 9850 10 0 ips thermal direct only NOTE 203 dpi serial bar codes with narrow elements 3 dots or greater can be printed at 4 0 ips For additional high speed printing information refer to your 9850 Operator s Handbook 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 Speed 2 Press to set the speed option You will see the current setting for example SPEED 6 0 IPS 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 2 10 Setting Supply Options Backfeed Backfeed works by advancing each printed label to the desired dispense position Once that label is removed the next label to be printed is backed up underneath the printhead In continuous mode only the last label in the batch is advanced to the dispense position Extended backfeed is available on 9835 9840 or 9850 printers with a knife installed Extended backfeed feeds a tag far enough out to be cut and backfeeds the next tag to the
8. then press Enter You will see PRINT MODE Ready If you select Yes these prompts delete ALL formats graphics and or fonts in the printer Repeating a Batch Before you start printing a new batch you can reprint the last batch The batch can be either the last one you printed completely or one that you canceled after starting to print MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT FORMAT ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH OPTIONS SETUP DIAG 1 From the Main Menu press lt or gt until you see MAIN MENU lt Repeat Batch gt 2 Press You will see Printing XXXX Of XXXX Printing 7 5 7 6 Printing 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 use the data entry keys and enter data With offline printing you enter batch data from the keypad and print batches You can enter numbers letters and a variety of symbols including punctuation and international characters from the keypad International characters are available by pressing and code numbers See Appendix A for more information You can switch between character and numeric mode at any time by pressing hi You must send the format to the printer first You can send several offline formats to the printer After downloading the format select Ba
9. 1 Quantity 1 Cut Option No Cut Multiple 1 Cut Last Ticket No Setting Format Options 6 1 The following steps assume you have Password Protection enabled through the Diagnostics menu and you have just printed a format For more information about Password Protection see Chapter 8 Diagnostics 1 Press at the Main menu when you see Format Options You will see Enter Password Enter the password Pause Pause Pause Enter You will see Select Format UPCA1 gt Press lt or gt until you see the format you want Press Enter You will see Clear Fields Prompt Yes Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either s or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Clear Fields Default No Decide if you want to change the default and press either or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Number of parts Prompt Yes 6 2 Setting Format Options 10 Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either lt or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Number of parts Default No Decide if you want to change the default setting of one 1 and press either or gt to display your selection Press Enter If you select Yes you will see Number of parts 1 5 1 Select the number of parts to print across the supply by pressing to increase the number or lt to
10. Black Die Cut Mark Continuous Speed 2 5 4 0 6 0 8 0 10 0 Default Default Backfeed Off On Extended Off Verifier Disabled Enabled Disabled Setting Supply Options 2 1 To exit an option without changing the setting press Escape 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 Yes 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 Batch Separators A batch separator is an extra tag with a pinstripe pattern It is printed between batches to make batches easier to find If you select Long for the separator a double length two tags separator prints 2 2 Setting Supply Options E IW Batch Separator 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 S
11. Menu 4 From the Diagnostics Menu press lt or gt until you see DIAGNOSTICS lt User Diag 5 Press Enter Then press lt or gt until you see USER DIAG lt Password 8 4 Diagnostics 6 Press Enter You will see Enable Password No The default for password protection is No so you will always see No even if passwords are enabled 7 If you do not want the user to enter a password before they can delete formats graphics or fonts press Enter You return to the User Diagnostics Menu OR Press gt to display Yes and press Enter The password protection is enabled for formats graphics or fonts You return to the User Diagnostics Menu 8 Press twice to exit to the Main Menu Deleting Formats Graphics or Fonts To delete batches formats graphics or fonts if password protection is enabled 1 From the Main Menu press lt or gt until you see MAIN MENU Cancel All gt 2 Press Enter You will see Cancel Batches No gt Press if you do not want to cancel batches You return to the Main Menu OR Press gt to display Yes and press Enter All batches in the print queue are canceled Diagnostics 8 5 You will always be prompted to cancel formats graphics or fonts if you answer Yes to cancel batches You will see Cancel Format No gt 3 Press lt or gt and press Enter If you select Yes you will see 4 Press Pause
12. Your price prompt may look like this PRICE 0 00 PRICE O The difference between these prompts is the symbol used 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 5 Setting Defaults or like this You can enter and print cent amounts dollar and cent amounts or unit prices For example 3 59 15 98 2 59 or 3 1 00 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 2 500 If you use 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 Printing 7 11 7 12 Printing 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
13. are printed as two sets of two tags Number of parts 3 print multiple 2 print quantity 4 then eight tags are printed as four sets of two tags The following graphic shows the relationship between the number of parts cut multiple and print multiple gt gt gt 2 2 g a a a Three parttag y S number of parts 3 3 3 3 lt lt lt Cake Cake Cake Cuthere for a cut multiple of 2 S mm mm Print multiple 2 Prints two 29 95 tagsasaset S 5 5 x x 2 D a a m a a o EI o a a a 2 2 H kel kel kel E E E lt lt lt 9 9 9 Cuthere fora cut multiple of 1 UU IIIII NIT Cut after on etag OR 299500 299500 299500 Print multiple 1 Prints onetag asaset Printing 7 19 7 20 Printing DIAGNOSTICS 8 This chapter explains how to perform simple diagnostic functions such as checking the software version the supply quality printing test labels and using password protection MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT FORMAT MODE ENTRY BATCH OPTIONS SETUP DIAG SERVICE VERSION HUSER DIAG S SUPPLY TEST QUALITY LABEL PASSWORD Factory Set Password You need a password to access diagnostic functions The permanent factory set password is Pause Pause Pause Enter Checking the Software Version From the Diagnostics Menu press lt or gt until you see DIAGNOSTICS Version gt Press Enter You will see
14. 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 MAIN MENU lt Batch Entry 2 3 Press Enter You will see Select Format FMT1 gt 4 Press lt or gt until you see the name of the format you want then press Enter 5 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 the prompts you see next varies because you can choose to display or not to display certain prompts You may see Number of parts 1 5 Type the number of times the data prints across the tag width Press Enter You will see Cut Option No gt If your printer has a knife and you want to cut tags press to display Yes and press Enter If your printer does not have a knife select No by pressing enter All the tags in the batch will be printed in one strip See Printing Tags Without Cutting for more info
15. decrease the number Press Enter The range is one through five What you see next depends on if you have a knife installed Without a knife the next prompt you see is for Print Multiple With a knife installed you will see Cut Option Prompt Yes Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either s or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Cut Option Default No Decide if you want to change the default and press either or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Cut Option No Setting Format Options 6 3 If you select Yes you will see Cut Multiple Prompt Yes 11 Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either s or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Cut Multiple Default No 12 Decide if you want to change the default setting of one 1 and press either or gt to display your selection Press Enter If you select Yes you will see Cut Multiple 0 13 Select the number of tags printed before cutting by pressing to increase the number or to decrease the number Press Enter The range is one through 32000 To cut between batches make the Cut Multiple the same as the print quantity You will see Cut Last Ticket Prompt Yes 6 4 Setting Format Options 14 15 16 17 18 Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press eith
16. mode when using the selected parallel port Usually the mode should be set to compatible for computer connection using a parallel cable and to IEEE 1284 when using an Ethernet port option This option only appears if you are using a 9850 printer The parallel communication values are listed in the table below Port External Internal External Mode Compatible IEEE 1284 Compatible Centronics mode Communication Values 3 5 To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup Port Settings then Parallel Comm Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see PARALLEL COMM Port gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example PORT External gt 3 Press to select the external port You are now ready to communicate using an external connection through a cable or external device such as the external Ethernet print server 3 6 Communication Values SETTING CONTRAST This chapter explains how to set the contrast which controls the darkness of the printing on your supply The range is 390 to 156 and the default is 0 MAIN MENU CANCEL ALL PRINT MODE BATCH ENTRY REPEAT BATCH DIAG FORMAT OPTIONS SETUP PPLY PORT SETTINGS Setting Contrast 4 1 Correct contrast setting is important because it affects how well your bar codes scan and how long your
17. press Enter 1 To change data use to back up type the new data over the old data and then press Enter or press to clear all data then re enter the correct data and press Enter Printing 7 9 When you enter data incorrectly the printer displays a message Following are conditions that cause errors 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 Refer to your format for accepted 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 and This field requires data for all blanks are still showing underscores shown Enter the correct data and press Enter You entered an incorrect check The data and check digit must be digit 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 Enter 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 gt 7 10 Printing Entering a Price At data entry the price prompt includes the pricing symbols unless you select None for Monetary Sign
18. printhead lasts You can use a verifier to check bar codes for contrast 1 From the Main Menu press lt or gt until you see MAIN MENU Setup gt 2 Press Enter You will be at the Setup menu Press lt or until you see SETUP 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 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 4 2 Setting Contrast SETTING DEFAULTS This chapter explains how to select the monetary sign secondary sign decimal places slashed zero power up mode and prompt set MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT FORMAT ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH OPTIONS SETUP DIAG SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS PORT SETTINGS MONETARY SIGN DECIMAL PLACES SECONDARY SLASHED PROMPT SIGN ZERO SET You can set your printer configurations to fit your daily operation using either the offline menus or the online configuration option After an option is selected in the online configuration or offline Setup Menu the option is saved when the printer is turned off The monetary formatting options are listed in the table below Option Choices Default Monetary sign None USA UK Japan USA Germany France Spain
19. 148 Pause 148 gt gt 175 Pause 175 6 149 Pause 1 49 198 Pause 198 150 Pause 150 199 Pause 199 151 Pause 151 210 Pause 2 1 y 152 Pause 152 214 Pause 2 1 4 1 2 171 Pause 1 7 1 o 224 Pause 224 1 4 172 Pause 172 B 225 Pause 225 Code 128 Function Codes Code Function Code 201 F1 202 F2 203 F3 204 F4 A 6 Character Sets For supplies service or assistance call toll free 1 800 543 6650 In the U S A 1 800 263 4650 In Canada www monarch com
20. 32000 2 Type the number of tags or sets of tags you want to print in this batch and press Erter A print multiple of two with a batch quantity of 30 prints 60 tags 30 sets of tags with two tags per set You will see MAIN MENU Print Mode gt 3 Press Enter The batch begins to print The display counts the tags as they print and how many tags are in the batch When all the batches have printed you will see PRINT MODE Ready 7 16 Printing Keep in mind the following definitions Number of Parts Cut Multiple Number of times data prints across the tag s width Using one for number of parts prints data once on the tag Using three for number of parts prints data three times across the tag Number of tags printed between cuts as a set A cut multiple of one cuts after each tag To cut after each batch set the cut multiple equal to the print guantity If the cut multiple is three and the print quantity is 15 five sets of three tags are printed and cut 15 tags If the cut multiple is three and the print quantity is 16 five sets of three tags and one set of one tag are printed and cut 16 tags The cut multiple does NOT affect the printed Print Multiple quantity Number of copies of each tag to print as a set within a batch A print multiple of one prints one set of one tag A print multiple of three prints three copies of each tag as a set If the print multiple is three and the print quant
21. Chapter 5 Setting Defaults Char Online Code Offline Code Char Online Code Offline Code L 183 Pause 183 Kr 184 Pause 184 178 Pause 178 M 1185 Pause 185 Y 179 Pause 1 7 9 186 Pause 186 M 180 Pause 180 Rs 187 Pause 187 F 181 Pause 1 81 5 188 Pause 188 P 182 Pause 1 82 W 189 Pause 189 155 Shift B 190 Pause 190 156 Pause 156 Y 191 Pause 1 9 1 1 92 Pause 192 Punctuation and Symbols Char Online Code Offline Code Char Online Code Offline Code A Shin E Enin IL Shit Gnin a Shit lt lt Snit gt gt Shit 1333 Shit SEE Se Shit 8 W i i Gnin PEA P Shin VA A Snit K RR ee vd Shit Ces WEEN A 4 Character Sets Char Online Code Offline Code Online Code Offline Code spc spc Shit Snin A Sm O O nit SAOOO amp amp ST SR 0000 SEE SR 00000 8 Sh FH HHH Srit O000000 1 SEER EER ad SAOOOOO0OO Git HHHHHHH 034 Pause 034 I Sn HHHHHHHH 198 Pause 198 None 2 199 Pause 199 Grif Not available in the OCRA like and Bold fonts the OCRA like font International Characters Not available in
22. MORA A AR EE E ET X G A V TUM ARAN tw E O sen A EE EE LZ N E L PE CH Y Ve Kao SAE dodo MEE Ie S Ee G 3 s M 1 L SA NN SE E TS GET A BA KE M Ek awa T Ay LL AER Gage REN APAPA IVN sd EE aa ene EHS TOR ke EECH he AE WE RA EE SEER Mpa RLH MAATE AT ICB A ays E SH n MEI Kn MNA Te YA ES V RE Loda HT N TR E REKASA DS EAN NN 3 AAA A ANA ROES VEN MaL dE ee RE SE Ke cH K Monarch 917 Keypad 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 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 prior written permission of Monarch Marking Systems Inc WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to p
23. RTED The Monarch 917 keypad allows you to easily configure the printer and enter data offline for formats This chapter includes information about connecting the power cable using the keypad Each chapter of this manual has one or more charts showing the printer s menu structure For example Normal border boxes show the menu options Heavy border boxes show the selections to get to the functions e Black background boxes show the functions The black boxes show where you are the bordered boxes show how you got there MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT FORMAT MODE ENTRY BATCH OPTIONS SETUP DIAG PORT SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS SETTINGS Getting Started 1 1 Connecting the Cable To connect the cable CAUTION The printer power switch must be off while you connect the keypad cable 1 Plug the keypad cable into the keypad Plug the other end of the cable into the printer 2 Turn on the printer Press I to turn on and O to turn off the printer After you turn on the printer you will see PRINT MODE Ready 1 2 Getting Started Using the Keypad You can control printer operation and enter data offline using the keypad The keypad has 24 keys allowing offline data entry This keypad includes 7 function keys 10 numeric keys and 5 symbol keys Control Keys Interrupts printing Enters an international character for printing when you enter plus a th
24. The printer adjusts the cut position according to the black marks on the supply You may need to adjust for aperature supplies Increase to move the cut up decrease to move the cut down 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 Cut Pos gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example Enter knife adj 300 300 0 3 Press lt or gt to change the cut position Pressing decreases the value moves the cut down increases it moves the cut up 4 Press when the number you need appears Press to exit to the Setup menu 2 8 Setting Supply Options Supply Type You can print on aperture black mark die cut or continuous supplies You have to tell the printer which supplies you are using If you are using edge aperture supplies use the die cut setting If you are using center aperture supplies use the aperture setting 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 Supply Type gt 2 Press to set the supply type option You will see the current setting for example SUPPLY TYPE Black Mark 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 Setting Supply Options 2 9
25. YZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt 1 amp nt N Cu a o c eiAAfe E6600 uyOUcPtf aidu eos r 1 2 1 4 o r ab ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklm nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt I 06 amp 0 _ N C a a a e cese Ese E 6 Re TIET ran Va jer ran Uppercase Letters Use Character Mode to enter the offline code Online Code Offline Code Online Code Offline Code I X Tr Tm go m gt I X TT IGD Tm go m gt Lowercase Letters N lt x lell Ola 0 z N lt x lt 400 vO0 z These letters are available in Standard and Reduced fonts Char Online Code Offline Code Char Online Code Offline Code a a 7777 n n 55555 b b 77777 O O 555555 c c 777777 p p 6666 d d 8888 q q 66666 e e 88888 r r 666666 f f 888888 s s 1111 g g 9999 t t 11111 h h 99999 u u 111111 i i 999999 v V 2222 j j 4444 w w 22222 k k 44444 x x 222222 444444 y y 333 m m 5555 Z Z 3333 Character Sets A 3 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
26. ch to character mode A caret symbol appears in the upper right corner of the printer display as follows Once character mode is active press the alphanumeric key 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 gt to move to the next position in the field Some symbol characters are assigned to the dollar sign and pound sign They switch between characters each time you press the same key They are in the order assigned 3 Or E pr TOR n Printing 7 7 Here is an example of how to enter the word Shirt Not all fonts support lower case letters See Appendix A Character Sets for the character set information 1 Press to switch to character mode 2 Press the 1 key once The letter S appears in upper case 3 Press gt to move the cursor to the next position on the screen 4 Press the 9 key five times The letter h appears in lower case 5 Press gt to move the cursor to the next position on the screen 6 Press the 9 key six times The letter i appears in lower case 7 Press gt to move the cursor to the next position on the screen 8 Press the 6 key six times The letter r appears in lower case 9 Press gt to move the
27. cursor to the next position on the screen 10 Press the 1 key five times The letter t appears in lower case 11 Press when you have entered all the data for the field Entering Symbols You can use character codes to enter symbols See Appendix A Character Sets for symbols and corresponding character codes To enter a character code 1 Press Pause Use the numeric keys to enter the three digit character code For example enter 179 for Y 2 Press Enter 7 8 Printing 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 A for the function code you want To enter a function code 1 Press Pause Use the numeric keys to enter the function code you want 2 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 will not accept the data Pressing accepts your entry 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
28. enu 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 The width of the print area depends on your supply size Maximum width is four inches When you move the image to the right or left on the supply avoid moving the image too close to either edge because it may not print 2 6 Setting Supply Options GREEN 3041 091589 GREEN 3041 091589 Il 12345 A IL PERSONAL SIZE PERSONAL SIZE Print too far to the left Print too far to the right If the data is too close to the left side increase the number If the data is too close to the right side decrease the number 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 Margin Pos 2 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example Enter margin pos 99 99 0 3 Press lt or gt to change the margin position Pressing decreases the value moves the image toward the left side of the supply increases it moves the image toward the right side of the supply Setting Supply Options 2 7 4 Press when the number you need appears Press twice to exit to the Main menu Cut Position This function adjusts where the tag is cut
29. eparators 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 Setting Supply Options 2 3 Feed Mode You can use continuous or on demand printing On demand printing allows you to remove a label before printing the next one 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 Feed Mode gt 2 Press to set the supply type option You will see the current setting for example SUPPLY TYPE Continuous 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 This function adjusts where data prints vertically on the supply Adjust the print if it is too close to the top or bottom of the supply or overtypes the pre printed area One dot is 0 0049 inch e Ifthe data is too close to the bottom increase the number If the data is too close to the top decrease the number Changing this setting only affects new formats sent to the printer 2 4 Setting Supply Options MONARCH MONARCH 1112345611488011 2 14 88 1123456148801 2 14 To change the setting from the Main Menu select Se
30. er lt or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Cut Last Ticket Default No Decide if you want to change the default and press either or gt to display your selection Press Enter If you select Yes the last tag in the batch is cut The printer must feed one or two tags past the printhead to cut the last tag in the batch You will see Cut After Batch Prompt Yes Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either lt or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Cut After Batch Default No Decide if you want to change the default and press either or gt to display your selection Press Enter If you select Yes the knife cuts before the first tag and cuts after batch so the tags are cuts in strips You will see No Cut Before Prompt Yes Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either s or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Setting Format Options 6 5 No Cut Before Default No 19 Decide if you want to change the default and press either or gt to display your selection Press Enter If you select Yes the knife does not cut before the first tag in a batch but does cut between each tag and after the last tag in a batch You will see Quantity Prompt Yes 20 Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either s or gt to d
31. es in the print queue the offline batches print after the downloaded batches have printed You can print formats online or offline 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 FORMAT ALL BATCH OPTIONS Printing 7 1 7 2 Printing Pausing a Batch You can pause printing by pressing Escape You may want to interrupt a batch to make adjustments for Loading a different roll of supply or a ribbon Refer to your Operator s Handbook e Adjusting the supply position or contrast using the Setup menu See Chapter 2 Setting Supply Options or Chapter 4 Setting Contrast When you press you will see PAUSE MENU Print Mode gt You can press to resume printing or press lt or gt to display the Pause Menu options The following chart shows the Pause Menu options PAUSE MENU CANCEL CANCEL PRINT RESTART BATCH MODE BATCH SETUP DIAG 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 Print Mode gt 2 Press lt or 3 Press until you see PAUSE MENU Restart Batch gt The batch starts printing from the beginning Canceling a Paused Batch You can cancel in memory ora a paused batch delete a format graphic or font Il the batches waiting to print
32. eto lia 1 5 SETTING SUPPLY OPTIONS sss x x s s DR DE tic iria 2 1 le O EaR E 22 Batch Separators 2 2 Feed M60062 ees gie ege dem E SE ed salad 2 4 Print Position rennen ME A A A AAA 2 4 Supply Position sce bees oof A ES eS Ge Ee 2 5 Margin POSION ai sb ei Gie ee puasa idad di 2 6 C t s esa EE 2 8 Supply ype OR EE EE RR A amu 2 9 T EA NON AA EE HE EA 2 10 GE D 2 11 VOM carlos ach One EA ER Ee oa dee 2 12 COMMUNICATION VALUES ese ese ese ke ek ek ke RR ek Re ke RR ee Re RR ee Ee 3 1 O 3 2 CREOS ta dt oh E aba 3 2 A PA D geheit aQ 3 3 A A dd EE SEH 3 3 Sl Control bros ds id Re OY ak 3 4 Reset to Default Values 3 4 Parallel Communications 3 5 Table of Contents i SETTING GONTRAST NEE Ee EE NEEN 4 1 SETTING DEFAULTS Sui ais 5 1 Monetary SION 2 dr tt is 5 2 Secondary Sign tt dd a dala 5 3 Decimal Places EE 5 4 SlashedZero0 5 4 Powei UBMOd 3 ag See vera elas sasa as 5 5 EE EE e ER EE ee cues SE O 5 6 SETTING FORMAT OPTIONS EEN ENEE RE RA ERA 6 1 PRINTING et e a ts 7 1 Pausing a Batch ocio ias 7 2 Restarting a Batch is EER asna rr 7 2 Canceling a Paused Batch EE EE EE EE eee eee 7 3 E EE rro 7 5 Offline Printing veas Z atari bae 7 6 Entering Numbers 7 6 Entering Let
33. etting Defaults 5 5 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 Prompt Set 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example PROMPT SET English gt 3 Press lt or gt until you see the option you want Then press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main menu This option only affects the displayed prompts It does not change what is printed by the printer 5 6 Setting Defaults SETTING FORMAT OPTIONS D You can select Format Options to change which prompts appear during Batch Entry mode and set default values for those prompts Customizing which prompts appear during batch entry can reduce the time it takes to enter data for a format If the optional knife is not installed you can prevent those prompts from appearing during batch entry mode If you set a new default value for an option that value is used even if the prompt is not displayed If you do not change a default value for an option the system default is used if the prompt is not displayed Option System Default Clear Fields No Number of Parts 1 Print Multiple
34. he printhead when it cuts the last tag in the last batch 11 12 13 14 Depending on the length of your supply you may lose up to two tags after the last batch This is the same as cut mode 3 You will see Cut After Batch No gt If you want to cut after every batch press gt to display Yes and press Enter The knife cuts before the first tag and cuts after batch so the tags are cuts in strips This is the same as cut mode 2 You will see No Cut Before No gt If you do not want to cut before the first tag in a batch press to display Yes and press Enter The knife does not cut before the first tag in a batch but does cut between each tag and after the last tag in a batch This is the same as cut mode 4 You will see Quantity 1 32000 1 Type the number of tags or sets of tags you want to print in this batch and press Enter A cut multiple of two with a batch quantity of 30 prints 30 tags 15 sets of two tags You will see MAIN MENU Print Mode gt Press Enter The batch begins to print The display counts the tags as they print and how many tags are in the batch Printing 7 15 Printing Tags Without Cutting If you answered No to the cut option you will see Print Multiple 1 32000 ____ 1 Type the number of copies of each tag to print as a set within a batch If you want three copies of each tag use a print multiple of 3 Press Enter You will see Quantity 1
35. hen 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 either without a slash 0 or with a slash o Standard or reduced fonts print the slashed zero character 9 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 5 4 Setting Defaults 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 Slashed Zero gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example SLASHED ZERO Yes 3 Press lt or gt until you see 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 iton If you want the printer to be ready to start printing when it is turned on use the Online power up mode If you 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 Powerup Mode gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example POWER UP Offline S
36. isplay your selection Press Enter You will see Quantity Default No 21 Decide if you want to change the default and press either or gt to display your selection Press Enter If you select Yes you will see Quantity 0 22 Select the quantity of each label to print in a batch by entering the number using the numeric keys on the keypad Press to correct the quantity if you enter it incorrectly Press to accept the quantity The range is one through 32000 After setting the format options you are ready to use Batch Entry mode to enter data for your formats 6 6 Setting Format Options 23 24 25 26 Without a knife you will see the prompts for Print Multiple after the prompts for Number of Parts Print Multiple Prompt No Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either lt or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Print Multiple Default No Decide if you want to change the default and press either or gt to display your selection Press Enter If you select Yes you will see Print Multiple 0 Select the number of copies of each tag to print as a set within a batch by entering that number using the numeric keys on the keypad Press to correct the quantity if you enter it incorrectly Press to accept the quantity The range is one through 32000 You will see Quantity Prompt Yes Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Ent
37. ity is 15 then 15 sets of tags with three tags per set are printed 45 tags If the print multiple is two and the print quantity is four then four sets of tags with two tags per set are printed 8 tags The most common application for print multiple is with incrementing or decrementing fields See Using Print Multiple with Inc Dec Fields for more information The print multiple DOES affect the printed quantity Printing 7 17 7 18 Printing Print Quantity Number of tags or sets of tags printed in a batch A print quantity of 30 prints 30 tags when the print multiple is one Set Number of tags to be printed together within a batch Using Print Multiple with Inc Dec Fields If your tag has an incrementing or decrementing field the print multiple is the number of tags printed as a set before incrementing or decrementing If the incrementing field is set to 10 the print multiple is 2 and the print quantity is 2 then four tags are printed Two tags print 10 in the incrementing field the other two tags print 11 in the incrementing field Examples Number of parts 1 cut multiple or print multiple 1 print quantity 4 then four sets of one tag are printed and cut after each tag if using cut multiple Number of parts 3 cut multiple 2 print quantity 2 then two tags are printed and cut after the second tag is printed Number of parts 3 print multiple 2 print quantity 2 then four tags
38. n follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see SUPPLY Verifier 2 Press to set the verifier option You will see the current setting for example VERIFIER Disabled gt 3 Press or to see the other option After you display the option you want press Enter Press twice to exit to the Main menu For additional verifier information refer to your verifier s manual 2 12 Setting Supply Options COMMUNICATION VALUES This chapter tells you how to set the serial or parallel communication values These values provide the link for normal online printing MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT FORMAT MODE ENTRY BATCH OPTIONS SETUP DIAG PORT SETTINGS SERIAL COMM SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS PARALLEL COMM You need to set your Serial Comm values to match your computer s online communications Before entering the communication values see your System Administrator The serial communication values are listed in the table below Option Choices Default Baud rate 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 9600 38400 57600 115200 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 3 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 c
39. n press Enter Press three times to exit to the Main Menu Communication Values 3 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 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 setting 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 4 Communication Values 3 Press lt or gt to make your selection then press Enter Press three times to exit to the Main Menu Parallel Communications The parallel communications menu allows you to set the active parallel port to either internal or external The internal port is used for printer options installed inside the printer such as the Ethernet communication port Use the external selection when connecting a printer cable or external device directly to the parallel port The mode selection allows the user to select either compatible or IEEE 1284
40. password If you need to call Technical Support print a test label first 8 8 Diagnostics CHARACTER SETS Character Sets Standard Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPORSTUVWXYZ abcdefahijklm nopaqrstuvwxyz 7 fi Cuedaaa c seiii AESE6600 UVOUCRF aiounn CORE gt Boa Bo TM EYODFPLERBAREWBYE ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefqhijklm nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt NCL INIA Cied aa C 111AAESESOO0 UVOUGCRF ai6UNN 2 AM oBoaBeTM _ S ERFPLKPREREWBY lt Reduced Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVHXYZ abcdefgh jk Im noparstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt H U89261 OX DSE Feier GEE i TAAE GESUG OUGUERSATOOARE 2 em Beak SEYBFPLEKBRERBY ABCDEFGH IJKLM NOPQRS TUVHXYZ abcdefgh i jk lm nopqr stuvixuz os ehre AAA Y quedas bez Beat _ SEYEFPL KY ERERBY Character Sets A 1 Bold Font ULZ m bed Es Du ri OZ CG Triumvirate Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijkim nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt 1 4 We _Q WA HIT agOOePuai afN ao Air a ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcde fght kim nopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789 lt gt E SIP 068834 ghbemAAEm has UyOU RP AUN ae rate ah A 2 Character Sets OCRA like Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456787 a tan OREBY SEYBFPLK RR PZ ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ 0123456789 W q vd OREBY SEYAFPLKRK ER Pe CG Triumvirate Bold Font ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWX
41. printhead line Extended backfeed eliminates printed tags being left between the printhead and knife Extended backfeed works with the selected cut modes Refer to the optional Packet Reference Manual to learn how to define the Backfeed Control Packet Extended backfeed does not work with non indexed continuous supply mode Do not use backfeed normal or extended with supplies less than 0 75 inches We recommend using 0 5 inch gap supplies in peel mode when backfeed is disabled 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 Backfeed gt 2 Press to set the backfeed option You will see the current setting for example BACKFEED On gt Setting Supply Options 2 11 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 You can only enable or disable backfeed extended backfeed You cannot set the backfeed or dispense position Your System Administrator should refer to the optional Packet Reference Manual to set the backeed or dispense position Verifier The verifier scans and checks the quality of bar codes as they are printed The optional verifier must be purchased separately This option only appears if you are using a 9850 printer To change the setting from the Main Menu select Setup then Supply The
42. ree digit code See Appendix A for more information Returns the display to the next higher menu when you press once Feeds a blank label if there is no print job Prints a label in the on demand mode O gee og Cuts the supply Clears an error Displays the next menu item Displays the previous menu item Selects the displayed menu item Use the alpha numeric keys to enter batch data To switch between characters and numbers press fnit Getting Started 1 3 Selecting a Function The Main menu has several functions operating modes These functions are shown in the chart below MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT BATCH REPEAT FORMAT ALL MODE ENTRY BATCH OPTIONS SETUP DIAG If the printer displays PRINT MODE Ready when you turn it on press to display the Main menu To display menu options press lt or gt 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 lt 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 Print Mode gt When you see the menu option you want press to select it 1 4 Getting Started The Main Menu controls the printer s setup and operation Through the Setup Menu you can select a sub menu for
43. rmation Printing 7 13 7 14 Printing If you answered Yes to the cut option you have several cut modes to select from Cut Mode Description Cut after tag Cuts before first tag cuts each tag and cuts Cut Mode 1 after last tag Cut after batch Cuts before first tag cuts after batch Cuts in Cut Mode 2 strips not each tag Cut last ticket Cuts before first tag cuts each tag cuts after the Cut Mode 3 last tag and feeds one or two tags past the printhead when it cuts the last tag in the last batch No cut before Does not cut before the first tag in a batch but Cut Mode 4 cuts between each tag and after the last tag in the batch If you do not specify a cut mode cut last ticket cut after batch or no cut before the knife cuts after each tag This is the same as cut mode 1 The knife uses the last selected cut mode For example if you select Cut Last Ticket and then select Yes to Cut After Batch the knife only cuts after each batch instead of after the last tag in the batch Cut multiple 1 32000 4____ 9 Type the number of tags to print before cutting and press Enter or accept the default value of 1 by pressing Enter A cut multiple of one cuts after each tag This is the same as cut mode 1 You will see You will see Cut Last Ticket No gt 10 If you want to cut the last tag in the batch press to display Yes and press Enter The printer feeds one or two tags past t
44. rovide 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 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 present 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 917 9403 9446 9835 9840 and 9850 are trademarks of Monarch Marking Systems Inc Paxar is a trademark of Paxar Corporation Monarch Marking Systems P O Box 608 Dayton Ohio 45401 Table of Contents GETTING STARTED i eebe ge AE E EE EE EES LEE bas 1 1 Connecting the Cable vet ud ti 1 2 Using the Keypad 1 3 Control Kyo cds a tias 1 3 Selecting a Function EEN 1 4 Exiting an OPIO asco r
45. ry mode and press either s or gt to display your selection Press Enter You will see Quantity Default No Setting Format Options 6 7 27 Decide if you want to change the default and press either or gt to display your selection Press Enter If you select Yes you will see Quantity 0 28 Select the quantity of each label to print in the batch by entering that number using the numeric keys on the keypad Press to correct the quantity if you enter it incorrectly Press to accept the quantity The range is one through 32000 After setting the format options you are ready to use Batch Entry mode to enter data for your formats 6 8 Setting Format Options PRINTING This chapter explains how to print interrupt restart cancel and repeat a 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 MPCL Toolbox utilities to create and download packets Before you print make sure the printer is connected and ready to receive data 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 You can also enter offline batch data from the keypad If there are offline batch
46. see USER DIAG Supply Quality gt 3 Press Enter If you have not printed any labels the message No data Press Enter appears You will also see the No data Press Enter message if you are using continuous non indexed supplies If you have printed labels since turning on the printer you will see Len Min Max OK lt 1568 034 124 Y gt The Len listing is the length of the loaded supply in dots The Max listing should always be greater than the Min listing However if you have used a Monarch 9446 printer or a Monarch 9403 printer the Min listing can be greater than the Max listing The OK listing tells whether the sense mark on the supply passed a detection test Press to see the other readings If you are not using a Version 5 2 hardware sensing system and you try to check the supply quality the message HW not supported appears Diagnostics 8 3 Using Password Protection The password protection feature prevents formats graphics or fonts from accidentally being deleted from the printer s memory Enabling the Password System Administrators only A System Administrator can enable the password that must be entered before formats graphics or fonts can be deleted 1 From the Main Menu press lt or gt until you see MAIN MENU lt Diagnostics 2 Press Enter You will see 3 Type your password Pause Pause Pause Enter If you enter the wrong password you return to the Main
47. tch Entry from the Main menu Press Enter Select the format and press Enter After entering the batch data press Enter The batch prints You can also select Repeat Batch from the Main menu to print the batch See Entering a Batch for more information 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 hi Each time you press this key the mode switches from one mode to the other Here is an example of how to enter 23 00 _ 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 N A e Press when you have entered all the data for the field Entering Letters When you use on the printer keypad 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 swit
48. ters 2 4 on cinta ieee SE DOE EDE ered 7 7 Entering SYMDOMS ss eeng E pas 7 8 Using Bar Code 129 7 9 Entering and Changing Data 7 9 Types of Data Entryy 7 10 Entering a Batch ceci At ieee 7 12 Printing Tags Without Cutting 7 16 Using Print Multiple with Inc Dec Fields 7 18 Examples 0 copio 7 19 DIAGNOSTICS z uuu a dios 8 1 Factory Set Password 8 1 Checking the Software Version 8 1 Printing a Test Labelin octal ari dese EO 8 2 Checking Supply Qual r ee 8 3 ii Table of Contents Using Password Protection 8 4 Enabling the Password System Administrators only 8 4 Deleting Formats Graphics or Fonts 8 5 Deleting Formats If Password Protection Is Disabled 8 7 Service Diagnostics pp o e RS 8 8 CHARACTER SETS u SE EE EE SR EE GE EES ee e ENEE A 1 A AA ee Eege A 1 Uppercase Letters A 3 Lowercase EE cua ii A 3 Currency Symbols Eed EE A 4 Punctuation and Symbols iese sie ek Sg Ee tte A 4 International Characters A 5 Code 128 Function Codes A 6 Table of Contents iii iv Table of Contents GETTING STA
49. the supply contrast default or port settings Each of those sub menus have several selections such as ribbon speed monetary symbols and baud rate 1 From the Main Menu press lt or gt until you see MAIN MENU lt Setup gt 2 Press Enter You will see SETUP Supply gt 3 Press Enter You will see the following option SUPPLY Ribbon gt Exiting an Option To exit an option press once You will exit to the next higher menu If you press from a menu your settings are not saved Your settings are only saved when you press from a menu Getting Started 1 5 1 6 Getting Started SETTING SUPPLY OPTIONS This chapter explains how to select a ribbon separators feed mode print position supply position margin position cut position supply type speed backfeed and verifier options MAIN MENU CANCEL PRINT ALL MODE BATCH REPEAT FORMAT ENTRY BATCH OPTIONS SETUP DIAG PORT SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS SETTINGS SEPARAT PRINT SUPPLY MARGIN CUT SUPPLY a 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 High Energy Yes Separators No Yes Long No Feed Mode Continuous On Demand Continuous Print Position 99 to 99 0 Supply Position 300 to 300 0 Margin Position 99 to 99 0 Cut Position 300 to 300 0 Supply Type Aperture Die Cut
50. tup then Supply Then follow these steps 1 Press lt or gt until you see SUPPLY Print Pos gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example Enter print pos 99 99 0 3 Press lt or gt to change the print position Pressing decreases the value moves the image down increases it moves the image up 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 Setting Supply Options 2 5 Increase the number to feed more supply out of the chute e Decrease the number to feed less supply out of the chute This option takes effect 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 Supply Pos gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example Enter supply pos 300 300 0 3 Press lt or gt to change the supply position Pressing decreases the value feeds less supply increases it feeds more supply 4 Press when the number you need appears Press twice to exit to the Main m
51. urrent setting for example BAUD RATE 9600 gt 2 Press or gt to display the baud rate you need then press Enter Press three times to exit to the Main Menu Only the 9850 printer supports 57600 and 115200 baud 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 lt WordLength gt 2 Press Enter You will see the current setting for example WORD LENGTH 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 3 2 Communication 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 the

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