Monarch Paxar 9450 manual

TC94 50OH R ev . DA 8/ 99 ©199 4 Mo narch M ark ing Sy ste ms, In c. A ll Rig hts Rese rved . Operator’s Handbook Publis hed by the Tec hnical Com munic ations Department . Printed i n the U. S.A. Monarch ® 9450  RASCAL ® Printer F or suppl ies, service, or assi stance ca ll: TOLL FREE: 1-80 0- 54 3-66 50 (I n the U. S. A. ) 1-80 0- 26 3- 4[...]

Each pro duct an d program carri es a resp ective writ ten w arranty , the o nly warranty o n which th e customer ca n rely . Monarch reserves th e right to make chang es in th e prod uct, the p rogr ams , and thei r ava ilab ility at an y tim e and without n otice. Althou gh Mona rch has mad e every effort to provide co mplete and accura te inform[...]

Prefac e This Opera tor’s Ha ndbo ok describ es how to F charge the b attery . F loa d supp lies. F set up co mmunicat ions. F send a prin t job. F care for an d mainta in the pri nter . F solve any p roble ms that may occur . It a lso con tains p roduct speci ficat ion a nd acce ssories inform ation. A udience –––––––––––?[...]

T er ms to Know ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The foll ow ing ter ms ar e used in thi s ma nual . Communicat ions P arameters Settings th at define ho w the prin ter and host co mmunica te w ith ea ch othe r . The parameters (ba ud rate, flow c[...]

Print Job A command or comman ds sent f rom th e host to the p rinter that re sults in on e or more la bels bei ng print ed. Sleep Mode Opera tion m ode i n whic h the p rinter cons erve s en ergy whil e re taini ng the pr int job. Supplies The medi a (pap er or synt heti c) the pri nter prints on. T op-of -for m P osition where the supply stop s b[...]

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Table of Contents Chapter 1. Getting Star ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 1 Using the Butt ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Charging the Batt ery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Removing and Loading the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Chapter 5. Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 1 Clearing Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Insert ing the Supply G uide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Cleaning t he Printhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Cleaning t he Platen Rol[...]

Chapter 1. Gett ing Start ed The 9450  RASC AL ® printer is a portable, thermal-direct printer . Th is chapter tell s you ho w F to use the buttons on top of th e prin ter . F to cha rge an d use th e batte ry . F sleep mode wo rks. F to attach th e belt. 1-1[...]

Using the Buttons –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– On the top of the pr inter , there are two bu ttons an d an LED indi cator , as sh own. [F eed] Use to F feed or advan ce the s upp ly for pr inti ng. See Chapter 4, "Printing," fo r informa tion[...]

[O n/ Off ] Use to F turn the pri nter on an d off . F wake the p rinter from sl eep m ode. See "About S leep Mode ," later i n this chapter . F reset the pri nter to norm al opera tion mode after p rinting a test label. See Chapter 6, "T roubl eshooting," for informatio n. LED Indicat or Indicate s certain printe r conditions o[...]

If the battery l oses power in the mi ddle of a pri nting sessi on, replace or re charge the battery . The printe r remembers the pr int job. When you use or sto re yo ur ch arg er , do no t : F wrap the c ord aro und the c harg er . F pull or p ut u nusual st ress on the cord . w Before usi ng the charge r , inspec t the cord for b are wires. D o [...]

4. When char ging is comp lete, unplug th e charger from the battery . 5. Load the battery , as discrib ed in "Lo ading th e Battery ." 6. Press [On/Off] to resume printing. F or more information, se e your F ast Cha rger Addend um . R emoving and L oadin g the Batter y –––––––––––––––––––––––[...]

2. Squeeze the side tabs o n the battery an d pull the b attery away fro m the prin ter . L oading th e Ba tter y T o load the battery: 1. Insert the bo ttom tabs on the ba ttery into the slots at the bottom of the battery we ll. 2. Push the to p of the battery onto the prongs until the battery snap s into plac e. About Sleep Mode –––––?[...]

A ttaching the Belt ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y our prin ter comes wi th a belt for po rtable pri nting. T o attach the bel t: 1. Lift on e of the clips and s lip th e bel t under it. 2. Releas e the cli p. 3. Repeat th ese step s for the o ther [...]

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Chapter 2. Loading Supp lies The pri nter acce pts lab els, t ags, an d thermal pape r . La bels can b e indexe d or no n-indexe d. T hey also ca n have a core o r be corele ss. Use syntheti c (non-pap er) label s to print seri al or high -densi ty ba r codes . Y ou ca n loa d supp lies two w ays: F P e el mo de pe els the labe l from th e bac king[...]

L oading for P eel Mode ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In P eel mode, use die-cut la bels onl y . Use supplies up to a max imum of 2.05 inche s. Co ntact Mo narc h at the numb er at the bac k of this manua l if y ou have s peci al labe l requ ireme nts. n It does[...]

3. Squeez e the tabs on both s ides of the s uppor t frame and pull it open. 4. Insert the le ading e dge of the suppl y into th e supply g uide whil e droppi ng the supply roll i nto the suppl y well . Push the suppl y agai nst the back of the well. Use your finge r to push the sup ply thro ugh th e supp ly chute . Support F rame T abs Supply Guid[...]

5. Place t he su pply h olde r agai nst th e supp ly roll in the supply we ll. Make su re the supply tu rns freely in the well. 6. F eed the supply th rough the pri nter , as foll ows. F Push the pri nthea d leve r down to cl ose the pri nthead. If the printer is o ff , turn the knob cl ockwise to m anually feed the sup ply thro ugh th e supp ly ch[...]

9. Snap the support fram e back i nto place . Gentl y pull on the backing p aper to make sure i t is tight. Supp ort F rame Supply Chut e Label Backing Pa p er Chapt er 2. Load ing Sup plies 2-5[...]

L oadin g for No n-P eel Mod e –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In non-pe el mode , supplies can be ei ther di e-cut or butt cut with a maximum size o f 2.2 in ches. n If you ha ve spec ial label re quire ments, c ontac t Monar ch at the numb er liste d in th e back o f the hand [...]

4. Drop the new supply roll into the supply well un til it rests on the ba ck wall . 5. With th umb and forefinge r , insert the l eading edge of th e supply into the supp ly guide un til the printer begi ns to feed the supply . Make sure the su pply roll is fl ush agai nst the back wall when you be gin to in sert th e lea ding ed ge. 6. Repl ace t[...]

R emoving Supplies ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o remove suppli es: 1. Remo ve the s upply hol der as s how n. 2. Cut or tear th e suppli es as clo se to the sup ply gu ide as poss ible , and re mov e the su pply roll . 3. Push the p rinthe ad lever u p[...]

Chapter 3. Printe r Communicatio ns Syst em Administra tors On ly . Before the printer ca n receiv e a print jo b from the h ost, you must: 1. Set the com munic ations paramete rs. 2. Attach th e com mun icat ions c abl e. 3. T urn the printer on. Setting Co mmunication s P aramet ers –––––––––––––––––––––?[...]

3. Press [Fee d] once. The LED ind icator blinks o nce. Press [F eed] ... T o set the baud rat e to ... Onc e 38 ,400 T wic e 19, 20 0 Thre e ti mes 960 0 F ou r times 480 0 Fiv e ti mes 240 0 Six ti me s 120 0 The pr inter v erifi es yo ur se lec tion by flas hing the LED indicator o nce for e ach time you p ressed [Fee d] . 4. Press [Fee d] twice[...]

7. Remove the b attery . Press [On/Off] wh ile you re -conne ct the battery to return to no rmal prin t operatio ns. Connec ting the Communic ations Cable –––––––––––––––––––––––– T o attach th e com mun icatio ns c able: 1. Gras p the ca ble h older and pos itio n the co nnecto r to match the frame a[...]

R emoving t he Commun ications Cab le ––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o remove th e cabl e: 1. Hold the pri nter st eady w ith on e hand. 2. Gras p the ca ble h older with yo ur ot her ha nd and p ush it i n to unlock the l atch. 3. Relea se th e cabl e holde r an d grasp the relea se slide. 4. Pull the[...]

Chapter 4. Print ing This chapter d escribes how to F print in On-d emand mod e. F rem ove b ack ing paper . F prin t in Conti nuous mo de. F clear a print job from the printe r’s memory . F pause the pri nter wh ile it pri nts. n See yo ur Sy stem Adm ini strato r for a pri nt job . Printin g in On-demand Mode –––––––––––?[...]

R emoving Backing P aper –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o remove e xcess backing pape r: 1. T e ar the bac ki ng pape r a few i nch es awa y from the supp ort fra me. n Do Not tear i t agai nst th e supp ort fra me. 2. Gently pull the backing p aper in the prin ter to m[...]

Chapter 5. Care an d Mainte nan ce This c hap ter ex plai ns how to: F clear jams. F cl ean the p rinthe ad. F clean the pe el bl ade a nd pl aten ro ller . Clearing Jams –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– If the suppl ies jam d uring pri nting, [...]

2. If your printe r has a r emo vable suppl y gu ide, gr ab the printer firm ly with on e hand. W ith the oth er hand, slide out t he su pply g uide as shown. n Do Not pull the suppl y guid e comple tely ou t of the pr inter . 3. Use your f ingers (n o sharp obje cts) to re move a ny jammed labels from the su pply g uide and su pply chute . 4. Slid[...]

Inserting t he Supply Guide If the suppl y guide d oes com e out of the pri nter: 1. Tilt the sup ply gu ide i n a do wnwa rd slan t, an d insert the catch into th e top of the track. 2. Tilt the su pply gui de so it li nes up wi th the track, an d then gen tly slid e it al ong t he tr ack, an d int o the printe r . Supp l y Guide T rack Catch Catc[...]

Cleaning the Printhead –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Clea n the pr inthead dail y when usi ng the pr inter in exc ess ive ly dirt y , ho t, or hum id en viro nmen ts. Al so cl ean i t after ev ery five roll s of supp lies, o r wh en you see voi ds in th e prin t as[...]

Cleaning the Platen R oller and P eel Blade –––––––––––––––––––––– T o cle an the pl aten r oll er and peel blad e: 1. T urn the printer off . 2. Remo ve the su ppli es, if y ou hav en’t alre ady . See "Removing Supplies" in Cha pter 2 for more information. c Do Not back labe ls throu gh the p[...]

5. Rub t he cotto n swab back an d fort h across th e plat en roller a nd pe el blad e to remove any bu ildu p. 6. Let the pri nter dry brie fly . T hen, reload you r supplie s. Platen Roller Peel Blade 945 0 Opera to r ’s Han d book 5-6[...]

Chapter 6. Trou blesho ot ing This c hap ter ex plai ns how to F prin t a test la bel. F read the LED ind icator . F clear errors. F solve any p roble ms that may occur . Printin g a T est Lab el –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o print a test label, pre ss [F[...]

If the LED i ndicator d oes not com e on when you p rint a test label, p ress [On/O ff] and [F eed] at the same time and reattach the battery . Release [On/O ff] and w ait for the L ED indicato r to turn amb er before rele asing [F eed] . The test label prints automatica lly . n F or resident F ont IDs, the first number i s the F ont ID number , an[...]

Pr oblems and Solutions –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Some common printe r probl ems and th eir soluti ons are listed belo w . Problem Solut ion Battery won’t char ge. Make sure the batter y is connec ted correc tly . Make sure the c harger is plugged into a live[...]

Problem Solu tion Print has voids or is too light. Make sur e the supplies are loaded corr ectly . Check the s upplies for damage or defects. Reload s upplies if necessary . Check the peel r oller for jammed supplies. Check the s upply type (i.e., index ed or non-index ed). Have the System Administrator s et the supply type. T urn the pr inter off [...]

Problem Solu tion Printer does not pr int. Charge the battery . Make sur e the print job was cor rect. Make sur e the supplies are loaded corr ectly . Make sur e the printhead is clos ed. Printer does not s tart. Make sur e the battery is charged and plugged into the printer . Make sur e the printhead is clos ed. Slow or sluggish feeding. Make sur [...]

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Chapter 7. Spec ific ations This chapter i ncludes i nformation about: F prin ter spec ific atio ns F supply size s F accessories F ca ble p in de finiti ons. Printer Specifica tions –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Height: 4.3 inche s (108 mm ) Width: 3.3 i nch[...]

Supply Sizes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– F T ag W idths: 1.0" to 1.4" (2 5 mm to 36 mm ) F Labe l Wid ths: Non- peel mo de - 1.0 " to 2 .2" (25 mm t o 56 mm) P eel m ode - 1.0" to 2.0 5" (25 mm to 55 mm) F [...]

Communic ations Cable P in Definition s –––––––––––––––––––––––– The printe r has an 8 pin mini-DI N RS-23 2C lo cking co nnect or with th e follow ing p in defin itions. Pin Signal Direction 1 CTS from host 2 RTS from printer 3 TXD from printer 4 GND GND 5 RXD from host 6 DTR from printer 7 DSR from [...]

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Inde x A ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A c cessorie s 7-2 A ttaching the be lt 1- 7 B ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Backing paper , removing 4 -2 Battery char ging 1-3, 6-3 loading 1-6 removing 1-5 BA ttery power 7-1 Baud rate 3 -2 Be[...]

M ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Memory of printer 7-1 Modes continuous 4-2 non-peel 2-1, 2-6 on-demand 4- 1 peel 2-2 sleep 1-6 N ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– No n-p e el m o de 2- 1, 2 -6 O ––––––––––––––?[...]

U ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Using the buttons 1-2 W ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– W eight of printer 7-1 W id th of printer 7-1[...]

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TC94 50OH R ev . DA 8/ 99 ©199 4 Mo narch M ark ing Sy ste ms, In c. A ll Rig hts Rese rved . Operator’s Handbook Publis hed by the Tec hnical Com munic ations Department . Printed i n the U. S.A. Monarch ® 9450  RASCAL ® Printer F or suppl ies, service, or assi stance ca ll: TOLL FREE: 1-80 0- 54 3-66 50 (I n the U. S. A. ) 1-80 0- 26 3- 4[...]

Each pro duct an d program carri es a resp ective writ ten w arranty , the o nly warranty o n which th e customer ca n rely . Monarch reserves th e right to make chang es in th e prod uct, the p rogr ams , and thei r ava ilab ility at an y tim e and without n otice. Althou gh Mona rch has mad e every effort to provide co mplete and accura te inform[...]