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Avery Dennison MONARCH 9825 Addendum

Avery Dennison MONARCH 9825 Addendum

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P R O G R A M M E R ' S A D D E N D U M
This addendum describes the software changes available in
version 6.0 of the Monarch® 9855® and 9860™ printers.
version 3.0 of the Monarch® 9825® printer.
This addendum contains information about
defining a GS1 DataBar™ (RSS) bar code symbology.
defining the RFID Setup Packet.
using the Unicode UTF-8 symbol set.
viewing the printer's serial number.
Note:
Information in this document supercedes information in previous
versions. Check our Web site (www.monarch.com) for the latest
documentation and release information.
A u d i e n c e
This addendum is for the System Administrator, who designs and prints
Monarch® Printer Control Language II (MPCLII) formats.
®,
Monarch®, 9825
9855®, and 9860® are trademarks of Paxar Americas, Inc.
Avery Dennison® is a trademark of Avery Dennison Corp.
DataBar is a trademark of GS1.
Portions of this software are ©2007 The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved.
TC9855PMAD2 Rev. AB 4/08
©2008 Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved.

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Summary of Contents for Avery Dennison MONARCH 9825

  • Page 1 ®, Monarch®, 9825 9855®, and 9860® are trademarks of Paxar Americas, Inc. Avery Dennison® is a trademark of Avery Dennison Corp. DataBar is a trademark of GS1. Portions of this software are ©2007 The FreeType Project (www.freetype.org). All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 The GS1 DataBar is a family of linear symbologies. Depending on the bar code data entered, the bar code may appear as a 2D bar code stacked on top of the linear bar code. For more information about the GS1 DataBar bar code, refer to the GS1 General Specification.
  • Page 3 B4. fix/var Fixed (F) or variable (V) length field. B5. row Distance from bottom of the print area to the pivot point of the field. The pivot point varies, depending on how the field is justified. To easily identify the pivot points (marked with a circle), a linear bar code is shown:...
  • Page 4 B8. density Bar Code Type DataBar B9. height B10. text B11. alignment B12. field rot Bar code density. The range is 2-8. The default is 2. Select the density from the following table. Density 203 dpi Selector Narrow Element Size (dots/mils) 2/9.9 3/14.8...
  • Page 5 B13. type B14. sep_height B15. segment Example B,1,30,V,5,5,38,4,0,0,L,0,1,2,22¦ Defines a bar code field (field #3) with up to 30 characters of variable length starting at row 5, column 5. The GS1 DataBar uses a density of 4. No text is shown with the bar code. The bar code is left-aligned with no field rotation.
  • Page 6 D e f i n i n g t h e R F I D S e t u p P a c k e t f o r U H F ( 9 8 5 5 o n l y ) Use the RFID setup packet (X) to set the protocol, write attempts, read power, write power, and signal adjust.
  • Page 7 Use the RFID setup packet (X) to set the protocol, write attempts and attenuation. Note: Refer to the HF Setup Guide and Supply Chart for the protocol and attenuation settings based on your RFID supplies. Syntax {I,X,protocol,write_attem,attenuation¦} X1. X X2. protocol X3.
  • Page 8: Selecting A Symbol Set

    U s i n g I n t e r n a t i o n a l F o n t s Version 6.0 or greater (9855/9860) and version 3.0 or greater (9825) have a new font rasterizer, which allows for an additional symbol set (110 –...
  • Page 9 The printer automatically translates some character mappings to others. For example, if you need a BIG5 font, it is possible to use Unicode text data. Use Unicode in the symbol set parameter to indicate the text mapping and select the BIG5 font needed in the font parameter (T8 or C5). The printer automatically translates the Unicode character values into BIG5 values before printing the character.
  • Page 10 In text (T15) and constant text (C13) fields, symbol set 110 (Unicode UTF-8) is available. T15. sym set Code pages 103 – 107 are only available using the 9855/9860 printers. Note: Code pages 102 - 107 and 110 may require the high memory option and a downloaded International TrueType font.
  • Page 11: Setting The Numeric Format

    Setting the Numeric Format Use the new menu item in the Setup, Defaults menu to select how numeric values appear in your printed data. With symbol set 110 (Unicode UTF-8), data sent to the printer can be in mixed format (Latin and Arabic characters). The choices include Default, Arabic-Indic, and Eastern Arabic.
  • Page 12 To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then Defaults. Then, follow these steps. Press until you see DEFAULTS Numeric Format Press Enter/Pause. The current setting is displayed, for example: NUMERIC FORMAT Default Press until you see the option you want. Then press Enter/Pause.
  • Page 13 U p d a t e d E r r o r M e s s a g e When using a Monarch 9825 or 9855 printer on the Mobile Work Station, you may receive error 762 - Low Voltage.

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