Summary of Contents for Paxar Monarch 917
- Page 1 Monarch 917 Keypad TC0917OI Rev. AA 1/01 ©1997 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
- Page 2 édicte par le ministère 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 WARNING CANADIAN D.O.C.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s GETTING STARTED ........... . 1-1 Connecting the Cable . - Page 4 SETTING CONTRAST ........... 4-1 SETTING DEFAULTS .
- Page 5 Using Password Protection ........8-4 Enabling the Password (System Administrators only).
- Page 6 iv Table of Contents...
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Page 7: Getting Started
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D The Monarch 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. - Page 8 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:...
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Page 9: Control Keys
U s i n g t h e K e y p a d 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. -
Page 10: Selecting A Function
The Main menu has several functions (operating modes). These functions are shown in the chart below. CANCEL If the printer displays PRINT MODE Ready when you turn it on, press To display menu options, press When the screen displays a right arrow, press more options. -
Page 11: Exiting An Option
The Main Menu controls the printer’s setup and operation. Through the Setup Menu, you can select a sub-menu for the supply, contrast, default, or port settings. Each of those sub-menus have several selections, such as ribbon, speed, monetary symbols, and baud rate. - Page 12 1-6 Getting Started...
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Page 13: Setting Supply Options
S E T T I N G S U P P L Y O P T I O N S 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. CANCEL PRINT BATCH... -
Page 14: Ribbon
To exit an option without changing the setting, press R i b b o n 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. - Page 15 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 until you see 2. Press to set the batch separators option. You will see the current setting, for example: 3.
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Page 16: Feed Mode
You will see the SUPPLY TYPE Continuous to see the other option. After you display the . Press Changing this setting only affects new formats sent to the printer. twice to exit to the... -
Page 17: Supply Position
To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then Supply. Then, follow these steps. 1. Press until you see 2. Press . You will see the current setting, for example: Enter print pos [-99/99]: +0 3. Press to change the print position. Pressing decreases the value (moves the image down);... -
Page 18: 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. - Page 19 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.
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Page 20: Cut Position
Main menu. C u t P o s i t i o n This function adjusts where the tag is cut. The printer adjusts the cut position according to the black marks on the supply. You may need to adjust for aperature supplies. -
Page 21: Supply Type
S u p p l y Ty p e 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. -
Page 22: 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... -
Page 23: Backfeed
B a c k f e e d 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. -
Page 24: Verifier
2-12 Setting Supply Options to see the other options. After you display the . Press This option only appears if you are using a 9850 printer. until you see SUPPLY Verifier to set the verifier option. You will see the current... -
Page 25: Communication Values
C O M M U N I C AT I O N V A L U E S This chapter tells you how to set the serial or parallel communication values. These values provide the link for normal online printing. CANCEL PRINT MODE... -
Page 26: Baud Rate
You will see the current BAUD RATE 9600 to display the baud rate you need, then press three times to exit to the Main Menu. Only the 9850 printer supports 57600 and 115200 baud. until you see USER COMM Word Length . -
Page 27: Stopbits
S t o p B i t s To change the setting, from the Main Menu select Setup, Port Settings, then User Comm. Then, follow these steps: 1. Press until you see 2. Press . You will see the current setting, for example: 3. -
Page 28: Flow Control
F l o w C o n t r o l To change the setting, from the Main Menu select Setup, Port Settings, then User Comm. Then, follow these steps: 1. Press 2. Press 3. Press press XON is 17; XOFF is 19. Set flow control to DTR for PC computers (unless you have XON/XOFF software). -
Page 29: 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. - Page 30 To change the setting, from the Main Menu select Setup, Port Settings, then Parallel Comm. Then, follow these steps: 1. Press 2. Press 3. Press communicate using an external connection through a cable or external device, such as the external Ethernet print server. 3-6 Communication Values until you see PARALLEL COMM...
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Page 31: Setting Contrast
S E T T I N G C O N T R A S T 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 PRINT... - Page 32 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 2. Press until you see 3.
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Page 33: Setting Defaults
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. - Page 34 Country Japan Germany France Spain Italy Sweden Finland Austria India Russia Korea Thailand China Euro-Dollar 5-2 Setting Defaults batches already in the printer. Currency £ ¥ ¥ Description dollar pound deutsche mark franc peseta lira krona markka schilling rupee ruble...
- Page 35 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 1. Press . You will see the current setting, for example: MONETARY SIGN 2. Press until you see the country’s monetary sign you want.
- Page 36 D e c i m a l P l a c e s 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).
- Page 37 P o w e r - U p M o d e Power-up mode lets you decide how your printer starts each time you turn it on. 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.
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Page 38: Prompt Set
. Press P r o m p t S e t 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. -
Page 39: Setting Format Options
S E T T I N G F O R M AT O P T I O N S 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. - Page 40 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 You will see 2. Enter the password: 3. Press .
- Page 41 6. Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either . You will see Number of parts Default? No 7. Decide if you want to change the default setting of one (1) and press either .
- Page 42 If you select "Yes," you will see 11. Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either . You will see 12. Decide if you want to change the default setting of one (1) and press either .
- Page 43 15. Decide if you want to change the default and press either to display your selection. Press 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.
- Page 44 19. Decide if you want to change the default and press either to display your selection. Press 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.
- Page 45 Without a knife, you will see the prompts for Print Multiple after the prompts for Number of Parts. Print Multiple Prompt? No 23. Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either . You will see Print Multiple Default? No 24.
- Page 46 27. Decide if you want to change the default and press either to display your selection. Press "Yes," you will see 28. Select the quantity of each label to print in the batch by entering that number using the numeric keys on the keypad. Press Press 32000.
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Page 47: 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. -
Page 48: Pausing A Batch
P a u s i n g a B a t c h You can pause printing by pressing interrupt a batch to make adjustments for: Loading a different roll of supply or a ribbon. Refer to your Operator’s Handbook. Adjusting the supply position or contrast using the Setup menu. -
Page 49: Canceling A Paused Batch
2. Press until you see 3. Press . The batch starts printing from the beginning. C a n c e l i n g a P a u s e d B a t c h You can cancel a paused batch, delete a format, graphic, or font in memory, or all the batches waiting to print. - Page 50 Press then press Press 7-4 Printing PAUSE MENU Cancel Batch . The batch is deleted and the printer prints any until you see PAUSE MENU Cancel All . You will see Cancel Batches? to display No and then press .
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Page 51: Repeating A Batch
, then press If you select "Yes," these prompts delete ALL formats, graphics, and/or fonts in the printer. R e p e a t i n g a B a t c h Before you start printing a new batch, you can reprint the last batch. -
Page 52: Offline Printing
E n t e r i n g N u m b e r s 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. -
Page 53: Entering Letters
E n t e r i n g L e t t e r s 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 switch to character mode. -
Page 54: Entering Symbols
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 2. Press the 1 key once. The letter S appears in upper case. 3. -
Page 55: Entering And Changing Data
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 To change data to back up;... -
Page 56: Types Of Data Entry
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 The data you entered is not accepted. - Page 57 E n t e r i n g " 2 - F o r " P r i c e D a t a 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,"...
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Page 58: Entering A Batch
P r o m p t s w i t h F i x e d C h a r a c t e r s 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. - Page 59 8. Type the number of times the data prints across the tag width. Press . You will see If your printer has a knife and you want to cut tags, press to display "Yes" and press If your printer does not have a knife, select "No" by pressing .
- Page 60 Does not cut before the first tag in a batch, but cuts between each tag and after the last tag in the batch. Cut multiple [1/32000]: 1 _ _ _ _ Cut Last Ticket: . The printer feeds one or two tags past to display...
- Page 61 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: 11. If you want to cut after every batch, press and press .
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Page 62: Printing Tags Without Cutting
P r i n t i n g Ta g s W i t h o u t C u t t i n g If you answered "No" to the cut option, you will see 1. Type the number of copies of each tag to print as a set within a batch. - Page 63 Keep in mind the following definitions: Number of Parts 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. Cut Multiple Number of tags printed between cuts as a set.
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Page 64: Using Print Multiple With Inc/Dec Fields
Print Quantity U s i n g P r i n t M u l t i p l e w i t h I n c / D e c F i e l d s 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. -
Page 65: Examples
E x a m p l e s 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. - Page 66 7-20 Printing...
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Page 67: Diagnostics
D I A G N O S T I C S 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. CANCEL PRINT MODE F a c t o r y S e t P a s s w o r d You need a password to access diagnostic functions. -
Page 68: Printing A Test Label
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. P r i n t i n g a Te s t L a b e l 1. -
Page 69: Checking Supply Quality
"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 1568 034 124 Y The Len listing is the length of the loaded supply in dots. -
Page 70: Using Password Protection
The password protection feature prevents formats, graphics or fonts from accidentally being deleted from the printer’s memory. E n a b l i n g t h e P a s s w o r d ( S y s t e m A d m i n i s t r a t o r s o n l y ) A System Administrator can enable the password that must be entered before formats, graphics or fonts can be deleted. -
Page 71: Deleting Formats, Graphics Or Fonts
6. Press . You will see 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 to the User Diagnostics Menu. - Page 72 formats, graphics or fonts if you answer "Yes" You will see 3. Press 4. Press If you enter the wrong password, you return to the Main Menu. You will see 5. Press 8-6 Diagnostics You will always be prompted to cancel to cancel batches.
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Page 73: Deleting Formats If Password Protection Is Disabled
6. Press You will see 7. Press and press 8. Press return to the Main Menu. D e l e t i n g F o r m a t s I f P a s s w o r d P r o t e c t i o n I s D i s a b l e d The default for password protection is "No,"... -
Page 74: Service Diagnostics
S e r v i c e D i a g n o s t i c s The Service Diagnostics menu can only be accessed by a Monarch Representative, because it requires a separate password. If you need to call Technical Support, print a test label first. -
Page 75: Character Sets
C H A R A C T E R S E T S C h a r a c t e r S e t s Standard Font Reduced Font Character Sets A-1... - Page 76 Bold Font OCRA-like Font CG Triumvirate Bold Font CG Triumvirate Font A-2 Character Sets...
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Page 77: Uppercase Letters
U p p e r c a s e L e t t e r s Use Character Mode to enter the offline code. Char. Online Code Offline Code L o w e r c a s e L e t t e r s These letters are available in Standard and Reduced fonts. -
Page 78: Currency Symbols
C u r r e n c y S y m b o l s 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, ¢... -
Page 79: International Characters
Char. Online Code Offline Code & & ‘ ‘ (None) ¢ Not available in the OCRA-like and Bold fonts. the OCRA-like font. I n t e r n a t i o n a l C h a r a c t e r s These characters are available in Standard and Reduced fonts. -
Page 80: Code 128 Function Codes
Char. Online Code ç ~135 ê ~136 ë ~137 è ~138 ï ~139 î ~140 ì ~141 Ä ~142 Å ~143 É ~144 æ ~145 Æ ~146 ô ~147 ö ~148 ò ~149 û ~150 ù ~151 ÿ ~152 ~171 ~172 C o d e 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n C o d e s Code...