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TC0939IOI Rev. AG 4/08
©2007 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 Operating Operating ® Monarch 939i ™ Intelligent Instructions Instructions Keyboard TC0939IOI Rev. AG 4/08 ©2007 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 Réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le ministère des Communications du Canada. Trademarks Monarchâ, 938, 939, 939i, 9416®, 9416® XL®, 9825®, 9855®, and 9860 are trademarks of Paxar Americas, Inc. Avery Dennisonâ is a trademark of Avery Dennison Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S GETTING STARTED ........... 1-1 Overview.
  • Page 4 SPECIFICATIONS & ACCESSORIES ........A-1 Accessories &...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    G E T T I N G S T A R T E D The Monarch® 939iä keyboard allows you to easily configure the printer and enter batch data. The keyboard works with the Monarch® 9416®, 9416® XL®, 9825®, 9855® and 9860ä printers.

  • Page 6: About This Manual

    P o w e r - U p M o d e s Your 939i keyboard has the ability to operate in “terminal” mode or in “intelligent” mode (using a custom ADK2 script). Terminal mode is only available with the 9855 and 9860 printers.

  • Page 7: About Scripts

    A b o u t S c r i p t s This manual does not cover any specific information about what may be in your script, because each script is different. Your script is written based on jobs you need to perform. A script should contain several basics features: ¨...

  • Page 8: Connecting The Cables To A 9416 Xl Printer

    C o n n e c t i n g t h e C a b l e s t o a 9 4 1 6 X L P r i n t e r When using the keyboard with the Monarch® 9416® or 9416®...

  • Page 9: Connecting The Cables To A 9825 Printer

    C o n n e c t i n g t h e C a b l e s t o a 9 8 2 5 P r i n t e r When using the keyboard with a Monarch® 9825® printer, the keyboard receives power from the auxiliary power supply.

  • Page 10: Connecting The Cables To A 9855/9860 Printer

    C o n n e c t i n g t h e C a b l e s t o a 9 8 5 5 / 9 8 6 0 P r i n t e r When using the keyboard with a Monarch® 9855® or 9860ä...

  • Page 11: Connecting The Scanner's Cables

    C o n n e c t i n g t h e S c a n n e r ’ s C a b l e s A scanner is optional for the keyboard. You need to connect the cable to the scanner and keyboard before you can use it.
  • Page 12 Tuck the connectors into the keyboard’s base if necessary. Turn ON the printer. Press (I) to turn on and (O) to turn off the printer. U s i n g t h e K e y b o a r d The keyboard has full alphabetic keys with 10 numeric keys, 5 function keys, 4 arrow keys, and several special keys.

  • Page 13: Control Keys

    C o n t r o l K e y s P, F, and C operate as described in terminal mode. Depending on your script, those buttons may function differently. Escape. Returns the display to the previous menu or clears an error. Clear.
  • Page 14 1-10 Getting Started...

  • Page 15: Setting Batch Options

    S E T T I N G B A T C H O P T I O N S This chapter only applies when using the keyboard in terminal mode. When using the keyboard in intelligent mode, your script controls the prompts you see and each script is different. You can select Batch Options to change which prompts appear during Batch Entry mode and set default values for those prompts.

  • Page 16: Setting Prompts And Defaults

    S e t t i n g P r o m p t s a n d D e f a u l t s Use the following steps to customize which prompts appear during batch entry and to specify defaults for these prompts. Press N at the Main menu, when you see Batch Options.
  • Page 17 Cut Option Prompt? Yes Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either l or r to display your selection. Press N. Cut Option Decide if you want to change the default (No) and press either l or r to display your selection.
  • Page 18 12. Decide if you want to change the default (No) and press either l or r to display your selection. 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 19: Non-Knife Setup

    Quantity? Prompt? Yes 17. Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either l or r to display your selection. Press N.. Quantity 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18. Decide if you want to change the default (1) for the quantity of tags to print in a batch.
  • Page 20 Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry mode and press either l or r to display your selection. Press N. Quantity 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Decide if you want to change the default (1) for the quantity of tags to print in a batch.
  • Page 21 Print Multiple 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 quantity is 15, then 15 sets of tags with three tags per set are printed (45 tags).
  • Page 22 2-8 Setting Batch Options...

  • Page 23: Entering Batch Data

    E N T E R I N G B A T C H D A T A This chapter only applies when using the keyboard in terminal mode. When using the keyboard in intelligent mode, your script controls the prompts you see and each script is different. This chapter explains how to enter batch data from the keyboard.

  • Page 24: Entering A Batch

    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.
  • Page 25 Depending on your settings in Batch Options, you may see Clear Fields? ¨ Press N (No) to keep the old data. Each field appears with the previous data. You can press N to accept the data, or change it and press N. ¨...
  • Page 26 You may see Number of parts? [1/5]: _ 11. Type the number of times the data prints across the tag width. Press N. Cut Option ¨ If your printer has a knife and you want to cut tags, press R to display “Yes”...
  • Page 27 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”...
  • Page 28 15. If you do not want to cut before the first tag in a batch, press R to display “Yes” and press N. 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 29: 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 Depending on your settings in Batch Options, some of these prompts may or may not appear. See Chapter 2, “Setting Batch Options”...

  • Page 30: Using Print Multiple With Inc/Dec Fields

    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 31 Three-part tag (number of parts = 3) Cut here for a cut multiple of 1 (Cut after one tag) OR Print multiple = 1 (Prints one tag as a set) Cut here for a cut multiple of 2 (Cut after two tags) OR Print multiple = 2 (Prints two tags as a set) Entering Batch Data 3-9...
  • Page 32 3-10 Entering Batch Data...

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G This chapter provides solutions to keyboard problems and explains common status code messages you may receive when using the keyboard. Problem Action The keyboard display is blank. Make sure the printer is ON.
  • Page 34 4-2 Troubleshooting...

  • Page 35: Specifications & Accessories

    An optional scanner (126743) and a scanner stand (125099), is also available. ¨ Auxiliary 5V Power Supply (126977) Used with a 9416 or 9825 printer or Non-Monarch printer. ¨ 9 to 9-pin Programming Cable (126660) ¨ 9 to 9-pin Cable (126701) used with a 9416 printer ¨...

  • Page 36: Flat Surface Mount

    F l a t S u r f a c e M o u n t Make sure all surfaces you apply the dual lock fasteners to are free from dirt and oil. If necessary, clean with isopropyl alcohol. Pull the cord through the large hole in the stand. Set the keyboard into the stand.

  • Page 37: Wall Mount

    W a l l M o u n t Hold the bottom of the stand against the wall (hinge side up). Mark the mounting holes with a pencil. Screw the stand onto the wall (screws not included). Pull the cord through the large hole in the stand. Set the keyboard into the stand.
  • Page 38 A-4 Specifications & Accessories...

  • Page 39: Character Sets

    C H A R A C T E R S E T S This appendix contains a listing of the symbol sets and code pages the printer supports. S u p p o r t e d S y m b o l S e t s a n d C o d e P a g e s The CG Triumvirateä...

  • Page 40: Internal (Standard And Reduced Font

    I n t e r n a l ( S t a n d a r d a n d R e d u c e d F o n t ) B-2 Character Sets...

  • Page 41: Bold

    B o l d Character Sets B-3...

  • Page 42: Ansi

    A N S I B-4 Character Sets...

  • Page 43: Code Page 437

    C o d e P a g e 4 3 7 Character Sets B-5...

  • Page 44: Code Page 850

    C o d e P a g e 8 5 0 B-6 Character Sets...

  • Page 45: Configuring The System

    C O N F I G U R I N G T H E S Y S T E M This chapter contains information useful for your System Administrator: ¨ Accessing the Keyboard’s Main Menu. ¨ Operating in Script Mode. ¨...

  • Page 46: About The Scanner

    A b o u t t h e S c a n n e r A scanner is optional for the keyboard. For more information about the scanner or other peripheral devices, refer to their User Manuals. Use this section to ¨...

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting The Scanner

    T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g t h e S c a n n e r If the bar code does not scan: ¨ Change the scanner’s angle slightly and try again. ¨...

  • Page 48: Configuring The Scanner

    C o n f i g u r i n g t h e S c a n n e r The scanner may already be configured to work with your ADK script. If not, use these bar codes to configure the scanner: ¨...
  • Page 49 S e t t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n s P o r t D e f a u l t s To set the communications port to the same defaults as the keyboard, scan the following series of bar codes, one at a time, from top to bottom.
  • Page 50 You can also set the communication values by using the Keyboard’s Main Menu. The keyboard defaults are 9600 Baud, 8-bit Word Length, 2 Stop Bits, No Parity, and No Flow Control. Press X on the keyboard within the first two seconds when the printer/keyboard are turned on to see the Keyboard’s Main Menu.
  • Page 51 S e t t h e M i n i m u m B a r C o d e W i d t h To scan single-digit bar codes, scan the following series of bar codes, one at a time, from top to bottom. Configuring the System C-7...
  • Page 52 C-8 Configuring the System...
  • Page 54 Visit www.monarch.com for sales, service, supplies, information, and telephone numbers for our locations throughout the world. TOLL FREE: 1-800-543-6650 (In the U.S.A.) 1-800-363-7525 (In Canada)

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