Glossary - Monarch 9855 Operator's Handbook Manual

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The following terms will help you use this manual.
antenna
attenuation
continuous
mode
download
(send)
EPC
format
HF
host
inlay
interrogator
LCD
leader
on-demand
mode
print job (batch)
protocol
A device used to transmit and receive radio frequency
communications. The printer's antenna is located between the
platen roller and supply guide inside a bracket.
Reduces the strength of the RF Field emitted by the RFID printer's
antenna.
Mode in which the printer prints all the labels in the batch without
stopping.
Transmission of data from the host to your printer.
The Electronic Product Code, which is a numbering standard for
items, similar to the UPC code for bar coding. The EPC is divided
into several sections: Header, Manager Number, Object Class,
and Serial Number.
Supply layout or design, which the System Administrator
downloads as a format packet to your printer.
High Frequency is a range of frequencies between 3 MHz and 30
MHz. The RFID tags operate at 13.56 MHz.
Any mainframe, minicomputer, data collect terminal, or personal
computer sending data to the printer.
A type of media that contains a transponder (microchip with
antenna) and is converted for use in Monarch® RFID supplies
(tags). Inlays can be made with different types of transponders
(Class 0, Class 1, etc.).
The electronics module that programs the RFID tags through the
antenna. The interrogator is connected to the printer's I/O board,
near the printer's main CPU board.
Display on the printer used to indicate printer conditions and
problems.
Wrap around a new roll of ribbon with printing on it.
Mode in which the printer stops after each label to allow you to
remove it.
Actual data printed on a label or tag. The host may download the
print job together with the format, or as a separate packet. The
print job is also called a "batch."
A standard method of communicating between devices (computers,
printers, RFID readers, RFID tags, etc.). Class 1 is an example of
the many protocols that exist.
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