Avery Dennison FRESHMARX 9416 manual

Monar ch 9416 System ® ® FreshMarx™ TC941XFMXEM Rev . AB 1/08 © 2006 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved. Equipment Manual Equipment Manual[...]

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Table of Contents i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Getting S tarted ................................................................ 1-1 Unpacking the FreshM arx Syst em .................................. 1-1 Connecting the Printer’ s Power S upply .......................... 1-2 Reading the Indica tor Light ........................................... 1-4 Loa[...]

ii Table of Contents Care and Main tenance ......................................................4-1 Clearing Label Jams .....................................................4-1 Cleaning the Pr inthead .................................................4-2 Cleaning the Platen Rolle r and Prin ter ............................4-2 Troubles hooting......[...]

Getting Started 1-1 GETTING ST AR TED Use this sys tem for product freshness. The system consists of a Monar ch ® 9416 ® prin ter and a keyp ad with the FreshMar x™ appli cation. This chap ter inc ludes info rmation abou t ♦ unpacking th e FreshMarx sy stem ♦ connectin g the printer’s power sup ply ♦ reading the printer ’s indicato r [...]

1 - 2 Getting Started Connecting the Prin ter’s Power Supply To connect the power supply to the p rinter: Caution Do not to uch the e lectrical connecto rs while setting up the prin ter. El ectrostatic discharge can damage or destroy the printhea d or electroni c compon ents. 1. Place the prin ter on a table in a location th at allows easy access[...]

Getting Started 1-3 5. Plug the roun d end of the powe r supply cable int o the socket at the b ack of the printer . 6. Plug the thre e-pronge d end of the AC ad apter cord into a grounded e lectrical out let. WARNING The print er and power supply should nev er be operate d in a location where eit her one ca n get wet. Personal in jury could result[...]

1 - 4 Getting Started Reading the Indicator Li ght The indicat or light monito rs the printer's status. Indicator Light Description GREEN Printer is on and ready to use. FLASHING GREEN Printer is pause d. Press the FEED button to resume printing . FLASHING RED Printer err or condition. See Chapter 5, “Troubleshoo ting” for error conditions[...]

Getting Started 1-5 Loading Labels Note: If you run out of labels while pr inting, do not turn off the pri nter when reloadi ng the labels. You may lose your data. The printer res umes printing when reloaded. 1. Remove and disc ard the tape or wrappin g from a new roll of la bels. 2. Press the cov er release leve rs (located on bo th sides of the p[...]

1 - 6 Getting Started 4. Remove a suppl y holder guide from one end of the suppl y holder. The supply holde r is normally attached with a line to t he inside of the printe r. 5. Slide a ro ll of labe ls onto th e supply hol der. Note: If the core diame ter on your roll of labels is 1 inch in d iameter, re move the 1.5-inch supp ly core adapte rs fr[...]

Getting Started 1-7 7. Insert th e ends of the sup ply holder into t he slots in the supply roll moun t. Importa nt Informati on Make sure the pla stic line attac hing the supply holder to the pr inter is tucked down out of the way of the sup ply holder and supply hold er guides. Otherwise, th e plastic line may wrap around th e supply holder or ge[...]

1 - 8 Getting Started 8. Adjust the suppl y guides to t heir widest position by turning th e dial. 9. Feed th e labels, p rinting side up , under the suppl y guides and over the pl aten roller. Supply Guides Platen Roller Supply Guides[...]

Getting Started 1-9 10. Press the la bels under the supply g uides. 11. Turn the dial to adjust the supply guides so that they barely touch th e edges of the labe l backing paper. 12. Close the c over un til it locks i n place. 13. Press the FEED butto n. The i ndicato r light sho uld be GREEN. 14. Calibrate t he supply if printing sto ps and the i[...]

1 - 10 Getting Started Calibrating the Sup ply 1. Turn off the pri nter. 2. Press and hol d the FEED button while t urning on the printer . 3. Release the FEED button after the indica tor light starts flash ing ORANGE. The printer calibrates the die cut senso r, measures the label length, an d prints t he test la bels. 4. To resume normal print ing[...]

Using The Keypad 2-1 USING THE KEYP AD This chap ter describe s how to ♦ connec t the ke ypad power su pply ♦ connect the communica tion cable ♦ use the keypad ♦ configure th e FreshMarx syste m– IMPORTANT! ♦ set the da te and time ♦ process th e product ♦ print a Use First l abel ♦ use the S top Printi ng function . Note: Keep th[...]

2-2 Using The Keypad 4. Plug the powe r supply cable wi th the L- shaped end into the so cket on the right sid e of the keypad. 5. Plug the thre e-pronge d end of the AC ad apter cord into a grounded e lectrical out let. L-shaped Connecto r[...]

Using The Keypad 2-3 Connecting the Communication Cable To connect the serial cable fr om the print er to the keypad: 1. Turn off the pri nter and th e keypad bef ore connec ting the cab le. 2. Connect the se rial cable to th e (9-pin) serial por t on the back of t he printe r. 9-pin Serial Port[...]

2-4 Using The Keypad 3. Connect t he other end of the s erial cable (9-pin) to the serial port on the right-hand sid e of the keypad. About the Keypad Use the F reshMarx appli cation to da te-label foo d items. The button description s, colors, and layout can be changed fo r each application . See Chapter 3, “Using the Upda te Utility, ” for m [...]

Using The Keypad 2-5 Setting up the Fr eshMarx System IMPORTANT - Complete the following s teps before using the sys tem. To set up the system : 1. Press the Fre shMarx bu tton three times. SELECT DATE OR TI ME 2. Press the number 3 button . SENDING PRINT ER SETUP COMM AND TO PRINTER , PL EASE WAIT . 3. Press any k ey to p rint a label. Setting the[...]

2-6 Using The Keypad To set the Ti me: 1. Press the Fre shMarx bu tton three times. SELECT DATE OR TI ME 2. Press the number 2 button . The display shows th e current time se tting. If this is correct , press the FreshMarx bu tton to return to the Main Displa y. To change the sett ing, use the numeric buttons: ♦ press 1 to chan ge the hour s ♦ [...]

Using The Keypad 2-7 Processing the Product Use the F reshMarx appli cation to label any p roduct for freshness . All products are liste d on the buttons on the keypad. The numeric butt ons on the keypad allow you to enter th e quantit y of labels to be printed. To print o ne labe l at a ti me: 1. Press any pro duct butto n once. PRINTING A label p[...]

2-8 Using The Keypad Prin ting a Use Firs t Label Apply a “Us e First” l abel to a ny product that needs to be used first. 1. Press the Use F irst butto n on the ke ypad (bottom right) PRINTING A label prints with the wo rds "Use First” and “Use Prim ero". Using the Stop Pr inting Function If you pres s the wrong num ber of labels[...]

Using the Update Utility 3-1 USING THE UPDA TE UTILITY The FreshMa rx Update Utili ty allows you to ♦ edit the keypad ’s overlay ♦ change a key’ s description ♦ change a key’s color ♦ delete a key ♦ print th e new overla y ♦ send t he update d data to the keyp ad. Note: This chapter is onl y for Supervisors or System Administrator[...]

3-2 Using the Update Utility Before Y ou Begin Install t he Update Utility on a PC wi th Microsoft ® Windows ® 98 or gre ater. The PC shou ld also have Microsoft ® Office ® 2000 (or gr eater instal led), which includes Access da tabase soft ware. 1. Install t he Update Utility by ins erting th e Update Utility CD into the CD-ROM drive on your P[...]

Using the Update Utility 3-3 Editing the Overlay You can ch ange the wa y the overl ay appea rs (a key’s color or text description). 1. From the Main scre en, click Edit Overl ay . The Overlay Edit screen ap pears. 2. To chan ge a key ’s te xt, cli ck the key to cha nge. The Edit Overlay Key Data screen a ppears. 3. Click in the box and enter t[...]

3-4 Using the Update Utility 4. Click Edit Labe l to chan ge the lab el’s wo rding, offset ti me, and ch oose to prin t the time on the label. The Edit Label Data screen ap pears. 5. Change any necessary text for the lab el or offset time. 6. Decide if you want t o print the time on the l abel. If so, make su re the box is chec ked next to Pr int[...]

Using the Update Utility 3-5 Whenever you ret urn to the Main screen, you are prompt ed: 10. Click OK to cont inue. 11. If you made changes: ♦ print th e new o verlay, see “Printing t he Overl ay,” for more information. ♦ update th e keypad’s so ftware/applica tion, see “Updating t he Keypad ,” for more i nformation.[...]

3-6 Using the Update Utility Changing a Key’s Color 1. From the Main scre en, click Edit Overl ay . The Overlay Edit screen ap pears. 2. Click the key to change. The Ed it Overla y Key Data scree n appears. 3. Click Change Color . The Co lor screen appea rs. 4. Pick the color you want fo r the selected key. If you want to defin e a custom color, [...]

Using the Update Utility 3-7 7. Click D one to r eturn to the Main scr een. Whenever you ret urn to the Main screen, you are prompt ed: 8. Click OK to cont inue. 9. If you ma de changes: ♦ print th e new o verlay, see “Printing t he Overl ay,” for more information. ♦ update th e keypad’s so ftware/applica tion, see “Updating t he Keypad[...]

3-8 Using the Update Utility Defining Custom Colors 1. From the Main scre en, click Edit Overl ay . The Overlay Edit screen ap pears. 2. Click the key to change. The Ed it Overla y Key Data scree n appears. 3. Click Change Color . The Co lor screen appea rs. 4. From the Color screen, click D efine Cust om Colors . The Custom Color scr een appea rs.[...]

Using the Update Utility 3-9 Whenever you ret urn to the Main screen, you are prompt ed: 11. Click OK to cont inue. 12. If you made changes: ♦ print th e new o verlay, see “Printing t he Overl ay,” for more information. ♦ update th e keypad’s so ftware/applica tion, see “Updating t he Keypad ,” for more i nformation. Deleting a Key Ch[...]

3-10 Using the Update Utility 1. From the Main scre en, click Edit Overl ay . The Overlay Edit screen ap pears. 2. Click the key to delete. The Edit Overlay Key Data scree n appears. When you click Delete Key , you see 3. Click OK to remo ve ALL dat a for this k ey from the database and display a black box in plac e of this key on the overla y. 4. [...]

Using the Update Utility 3-11 Printing th e Overlay If you make any chan ges to the overlay, print it on a color printe r and inse rt it int o the keypad . 1. From the Main scre en, click Edit Overl ay . The Overlay Edit screen ap pears. 2. Click P rint . The Print screen appears. Yo ur Print screen may a ppear differentl y, based on your Operating[...]

3-12 Using the Update Utility Whenever you re turn to the Main scree n, you are prompted: 7. Click OK to cont inue. Updating th e Keypad After the changes a re made t o the key and label data , send the updated data to th e keypad/t erminal, so t he changes ap pear on an y future labe ls printed. Note: Make sure the print er is connec ted to the co[...]

Using the Update Utility 3-13 Communication Settings The Upda te Utility scans your computer for avai lable commu nication port s and adds them to the Com Port list box. To display th e communic ation settings : 1. From the Main scre en, click S etup , Com Port . You see 2. Enter the password: 56 75 and click OK . The Communicati ons Settings scree[...]

3-14 Using the Update Utility To update the keypad/te rminal: 1. Connect t he null modem cabl e provided i n the software kit from the compu ter to the keypad . 2. On the main menu select All to update the application and the data files . Selec t Data Only to update ju st the data sent to the keypad. 3. From the Main scre en, click U pdate Termin a[...]

Care and Maintenance 4-1 CARE AND MAINTENANCE This chapte r tells you how to ♦ clear label jams ♦ clean the pri nthead Clearing La bel Jams When you are pr inting and a ja m occurs, the ind icator light turns RED. To clear the jam : 1. Turn off the printe r. Press the p ower switc h on the back of the printer t o the off po sition (O). 2. Press[...]

4-2 Care and Maintenan ce Cleaning the Printhead Remember to clean the printhead ever y time you load a new label ro ll into the printe r. Caution: You must tu rn off the printer’s po wer before cleaning th e printhead. To clean th e printhe ad while printing , you may lose your data when you t urn off the print er. 1. Turn off the pri nter. Pres[...]

Troubleshooting 5-1 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Action Indicator light is off when the prin ter is turned on. Check the power connections from the power supp ly to the printer and wall outle t. See "Connecting the Printer’s Power Supply” in Chap ter 1 for more informati on. Check the cable connections from the keypad to the pr inter. See “Co[...]

5-2 Troubleshooting Problem Action Calibrate the supply. 1. Turn off the prin ter. 2. Load labels. See “Load ing Labels” in Chap ter 1 for more information. 3. Press and hold the FEED button while turning on the printer . 4. Releas e the FEE D button after the indic ator ligh t starts flashing ORANGE. The printer calibrates the die cut sensor ,[...]

Troubleshooting 5-3 Problem Action Label exits partially out of the printer or skips a label. A label may be caught in the printer . See “Clearing Label Jams” in Chapter 4 for more informati on. Make sure the labels are loaded correctly and that the y are the Paxar /Monarch labels recommended for this application. See “Loading Labels” in Ch[...]

5-4 Troubleshooting Problem Action Test label does not print. Make sure the sup ply is loaded correctly. Make sure the die cut sen sor is in the correct position (was not accidentally moved while loading supplies) . See “Checking the Die Cut Sensor,” in Chapter 1 for more informati on. The keypad d isplays an error. To clear an error displa yed[...]

Template Sample A-1 TEMPLA TE SAMPLE This Append ix shows the defa ult FreshMarx keyp ad template and foo d item tabl es for sh elf life. The keypad has 60 keys that can be programmed. It is not necessary to use all 60 keys or choose a background color. Backgroun d colors are normall y used to sepa rate fami lies of food it ems for Salad Dressings,[...]

A-2 Template Sample Vegetabl e Meats Item Shelf Life Item Shelf Life ROMAINE LETTUCE 24 Hours HAM 48 Hours ICEBERG LETTUCE 24 Hours TURKEY 48 Hours CALIFORNI A MIX 24 Hours GROUND BEEF 48 Hours SPINACH M IX 24 Hours ROAST BE EF 48 Hours CARROTS 24 Hours GRILLED CHICKEN 48 Hours POTATOES 24 Hours BACON 48 Hours ONIONS 48 Hours TUNA 48 Hours TOMATOES[...]

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