Paxar TC6039SA manuale d’uso

Monar ch Pathfinder Ultra Printer ® ®® Platinum 04/18/07 7512 653258 $15.50 32232 SALE $25.00 58523 49 PEARL EARRINGS 99565 $200.00 04/18/07 8 7512 45453 9 TC6039SA Rev . AF 4/08 ©2007 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved. System Administrator ’ s Guide System Administrator ’ s Guide[...]

This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursu ant to Part 1 5 of the Fed eral Commu nications Co mmissions Rules and Regulation. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is o perated in a commercial environmen t. This equipment ge[...]

i T ABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1-1 Using This Manual .................................................................................. 1-1 Audience ................................................................................................ 1-1 ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS 2-1 Using the Taskbar Lo ckdown Opti on ....................................[...]

ii USING P RINTER D IAGNOS TICS 4-1 Accessing Printer Diagno stic s .................................................................. 4-1 Testing the Prin t Engine .......................................................................... 4-1 Checking Machi ne Totals ...................................................................... 4-2 Printi[...]

Introduction 1-1 INTRODUCTION The Monar ch® Pathf inder® Ul tra® Platinum 6039™ printer prints , scans bar codes, co llects data, and communi cates with other devices. Th e printer op erates on a modifie d Microsof t  Windows  CE platform. Information in this d ocument supercedes informat ion in previous versions. Check our Web site ( ww[...]

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Administrative Tools 2-1 ADMINISTRA TIVE T OOLS Use these too ls to ♦ lock the taskbar to re strict user access ♦ identify and trac k your printers ♦ send MPCL II packets directly to the prin ter. Using the Taskbar Lockdown Option The Taskbar Lockdo wn option prevent s access to the S tart Menu or any unspecified a pplications without a pass [...]

2-2 System Administrat or’s Guide 5. Tap the Applications tab. 6. Tap the browse but ton ( … ) and select an applica tion that the us er has permission to run. 7. Tap OK . The selected a pplication path appea rs in the browse fi eld. 8. Tap Add . The a pplication appears in the list. 9. When you are fini shed, tap OK , then Yes . The printer re[...]

Administrative Tools 2-3 Removing Applications If an applicat ion is removed from the list, th e user no longer ha s access to that applicati on when the taskbar is lock ed. 1. From the Ta skbar Lockdo wn screen , tap the Applic ations ta b. 2. Select the a pplication to remove fro m the list. 3. Tap Remove . Th e applicatio n disappears from the l[...]

2-4 System Administrat or’s Guide The Owner Pr oduct ID field is highlighted . 3. Use the keypa d or scan a bar code to enter a ne w Product ID a nd press Enter . The Owner Se rial Number fi eld is highlight ed. 4. Use the keypad or scan a ba r code to enter a new Serial Nu mber and press Enter . Note: You can only edit owner data. T he Paxar Pro[...]

Administrative Tools 2-5 Asset Tracking Labe l Printing an Asse t Track ing Label 1. From the Asset Tracking screen, tap Print . A label prints with the Paxar and Owner Product IDs a nd Serial Nu mbers and th eir correspondin g bar codes. Note: You ma y want t o keep this label in a safe place fo r future referenc e. 2. Tap OK , then X in the uppe [...]

2-6 System Administrat or’s Guide 2. Tap Printer Passthru . 3. Tap Options . 4. Select Data Source as Folder or USB-Serial Adapter . If you selec t Folder, th e printer looks f or packets in th e PaxarPrint folder. Make sure pa ckets are sav ed in the PaxarPrint folder. If you select USB-Serial Ad apter, you must set the communic ation settin[...]

Administrative Tools 2-7 6. Send a packet. The text of the pa cket appears as well as any er ror messages or status for th e packet. Tap Clear Error to clea r an error on the printer . Tap Feed to fe ed a blank label. Tap Clear Display to clear the Printer Pa ssthru screen. Note: If your battery power le vel is too low, printin g is disabled. Re fe[...]

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Configuring Wireless Settings 3-1 CONFIGURING WIRELESS SETTINGS Use this ch apter to co nfigure the 802.11b a nd 802.11b/ g wirele ss (radio) card sett ings. About the 802.11b Wireless Card The Symbol® Spectrum24 ® 802.11b wire less card operates a t speeds of up to 11Mbps on an y 802.11b wireless compa tible network . You can use the printer in [...]

3-2 System Administrat or’s Guide Finding a Network The printe r searches for av ailable networks an d lists the SSIDs, sig nal strength, an d encryption for each n etwork. You can connect to an existin g network pro file if you have the requ ired network security info rmation. 1. Tap , Find WLANs . The printe r searches for all networks in r ang[...]

Configuring Wireless Settings 3-3 The WLAN Profil es screen appears. Wh en you connect to a network, Mobile Compa nion creates a profile fo r that connec tion. Your selected p rofile is sho wn with an access poi nt icon. Note: The icon indic ates a co nnection t o this profil e. To connect to a different prof ile, select the profile name and ta p C[...]

3-4 System Administrat or’s Guide 5. Tap the Authentication tab an d specif y the au thentication securit y settings. The optio ns are None, Kerberos, EAP-TLS, or PEAP. These se ttings mu st match th e network a uthentica tion settin gs or the printer cannot co nnect. 6. Tap the Encrypt ion tab and specify the encryption settings. The options are[...]

Configuring Wireless Settings 3-5 About the 802.11b/g Wireless Card The Motoro la® LA-5127 802 .11b/g wire less card operates at speeds of up to 11Mbps in 802.11 b mode and 54Mbps in 802.11g mode on any wireless- compati ble netwo rk. You can us e the pri nter in Ad-Ho c (peer-to -peer) or Infrastructu re (access p oint) wireless mode. Use the Fus[...]

3-6 System Administrat or’s Guide Finding a Network The printe r searches for av ailable networks an d lists the SSIDs, sig nal strength, and enc ryption. You can con nect to an existing net work profile if you have th e required network s ecurity inf ormation. 1. Tap , Find WLANs . The printe r searches for all networks in r ange and lists them [...]

Configuring Wireless Settings 3-7 4. Tap Fini shed . The Manage Pro files screen appea rs. When you connec t to a network, Fu sion creates a profile for t hat connection. Your selected profile is shown w ith an access poin t icon. Note: The icon indic ates a co nnection t o this profil e. To connect to a different prof ile, double -tap on the profi[...]

3-8 System Administrat or’s Guide 3. Tap Add . The Profile Entry scree n appears. 4. Enter a pr ofile name and SS ID to identify the printer o n the networ k. The defaul t name is 101. Tap Next . 5. Specify th e wireless operating mode (Ad-Hoc or Infrastruct ure) and your country of operatio n, if nec essary. Tap Next . 6. Specify the aut hentica[...]

Configuring Wireless Settings 3-9 Setting a Password You can set or change the Fusi on access passwo rd. The defaul t is no password. Note: Make a note of the pa ssword if you change i t. Setting a password restricts all acc ess to wireles s features. 1. Tap , Op tions . 2. Select Change Password fro m the drop-down menu. 3. To enable passwo rd pro[...]

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Using Printer Diagnostics 4-1 USING PRINTER DIAGNOSTICS Use printer diag nostics to ♦ check machine tot als ♦ print diag nostic labe ls ♦ perform sensor test s ♦ peform a printh ead dot resist ance test ♦ check the keyb oard’s functionali ty. Accessing Printe r Diagnostics 1. Tap the printer icon in th e System Tray. 4[...]

4-2 System Administrat or’s Guide 2. Tap Printer Diagnostics . You can tap ♦ About to see the printer’s soft ware version a nd other informatio n. Tap OK to close the Abo ut box. ♦ X in the upper-right hand corner of the screen to qui t Printer Diagn ostics and return to th e desktop.[...]

Using Printer Diagnostics 4-1 Testing the Print Engine 1. Tap Print Engine Tests from the Prin ter Diagnos tics screen. 2. Decide which of th e following tests to perfor m: ♦ For Machine Totals, see “Checking Machine Totals” fo r more informati on. ♦ For Diagnost ic Labels, see “P rinting Diagnostic Label s” for more information. ♦ Fo[...]

4-2 System Administrat or’s Guide Checking Machine To tals 1. Tap Machine Tota ls from the Print Engine Test s screen. You see the machine totals for inches prin ted, service inch es printed, hi gh (for synthetic supp ly) inches printed, an d service high inch es printed. The printer tracks how many inches of supply it prints. 2. Tap Back to re t[...]

Using Printer Diagnostics 4-3 Printing Diagnostic Labels 1. Tap Diagnostic Labe ls (test lab els) from t he Print En gine Tests screen. 2. Before yo u run th ese tests, be sure to l oad your su pply in No n-Peel mode. Refe r to the Operat or’s Handbo ok for more info rmation about loading supp ly. Select: The following l abels print: Information [...]

4-4 System Administrat or’s Guide Label with voids Select: The follow ing label prints: Checkerboard Label Prints a label to verify that the printhead strobes a re work ing. If your printe d sample has fewer lines or no lines, keep t he sample and call Service. Gray Scale Label The gray scale te st checks the unifor mity of the printi ng. The pri[...]

Using Printer Diagnostics 4-5 Select: The follow ing label prints: Contrast Use the arro w keys to change the print contrast . The higher the numbe r, the dark er the print; the lower the numb er, the light er the print . The print contrast controls the darkness of th e printing on yo ur supply. The ra nge is –28 to +40 and the default is 0. You [...]

4-6 System Administrat or’s Guide 3. Select the s ensor to cali brate (eithe r Black Mark or On-Dem and). The black ma rk sensor is used with bl ack mark suppli es (supplie s with rectan gular marks on the back side of th e liner or o n the sup ply). The on-de mand sensor is for peeled supplies, eit her die-cut or black mark. 4. Tap Calibrate Se [...]

Using Printer Diagnostics 4-7 Testing the Sensors 1. Tap Sensor Te sts from the P rint Engin e Tests scre en. 2. You see the values for ba ttery voltage, black mark sensor, on-demand sens or, and printhead temp erature. The battery volt age range is between 7.0 and 8.4 volts . The printer will not print if th e voltage is b elow 7.0. 3. Open the co[...]

4-8 System Administrat or’s Guide ♦ For the On-De mand sensor, hold a white la bel agains t the sensor as shown. Wh en you c over the sen sor with a label, the values chan ge on the screen. The valid ra nge is between 3.0 an d 5.0. If the sensor is covered by a black m ark, the v alid range is betwee n 0 and 1. 5. 4. The value listed for P H Te[...]

Using Printer Diagnostics 4-9 Testing the Printhead 1. Tap Printhead Dot Re sistance from the Print Engi ne Tests scree n to perform the pr inthead dot resista nce test. 2. The printh ead test checks for do t re sistance. The dot resistance test checks eac h dot on the printhea d. The va lid range is between 245 and 455. Note: If the values are not[...]

4-10 System Administrator’s Guide Viewing the Print Engine Memory Expansion Directory 1. Tap Memory Card D irectory Listing from the Print Engine Tests screen to view the Print E ngine memory e xpansion dire ctory. This but ton is gray ed out if you do no t have this option in your printe r. 2. You see a list of what is curre ntly saved to your P[...]

Using Printer Diagnostics 4-11 Testing the Keypad 1. Tap Keypad Tests from the Printer Dia gnostics screen . 2. Press the ke y you want to test. The key p ressed appe ars on the display. If you press Enter, th e word “Enter” ap pears on the di splay. 3. Tap Back to retu rn to the Printer Diagno stics screen. OR Tap Done to re turn to the deskto[...]

4-12 System Administrator’s Guide 2. Tap Run Test . While th e test is performed, you hear a tone soun ded at each frequenc y (200 Hz – 6400 Hz). The frequencies are displayed for ea ch tone. 3. Tap Back to retu rn to the Printer Diagno stics screen. OR Tap Done to re turn to the desktop.[...]

Configuring the Scanner 5-1 CONFIGURING THE SCANNER Use scanner confi guration to ♦ set the scanner operat ing mode, t rigger mode, a nd scanner timeout ♦ select the .wav file for successful and unsuccessful scans ♦ enable and disab le each spec ific bar code. Setting Scanner Options 1. Tap the printer icon in th e System Tray. 5[...]

5-2 System Administrat or’s Guide 2. Tap Scanner Configur ation . Note: Tap Restore to Defaults to return all the scanne r settings to the default values . Tap Test Settings to go to the Scan ner Diagnostics scree n. The printe r automatica lly resets any inv alid settings or ra nges to the defaul t setting. A message ap pears specif ying which s[...]

Configuring the Scanner 5-3 Momentary The scanner is on when the trig ger is pressed and goes off when the trigger is released. Continuous The scanne r is always on. A go od scan causes the scanner to reset and continue scanning. Compatible The scan ner operates in Mo narch® 6 037  compati ble mode, which mea ns the scanner is on when the trigg[...]

5-4 System Administrat or’s Guide 9. Tap the Pag e 2 tab a t the to p of the scre en to conti nue. You see additional optio ns: 10. Set the Preamble , which speci fies the cha racters to preface returned data from ce rtain bar codes. The Preamble ca n be up to twen ty user- defined characte rs. 11. Set the Post amble , which is the data to be sen[...]

Configuring the Scanner 5-5 15. Use Browse to select th e tone (.wav file) f or a Good Sc an. This tone is heard whenev er a bar code is succe ssfully scanned. 16. Ta p Play to hear the tone. 17. Use Browse to select the ton e (.wav file) fo r No Scan. This tone is heard wh enever a bar c ode is unsucc essfully sca nned. 18. Ta p Play to hear the t[...]

5-6 System Administrat or’s Guide Configuring UPC/EAN Bar Codes 1. To configure UPC/EAN settin gs, tap UPC/EAN from the Sc anner Configu ration screen. 2. Enable each ba r code you need to scan . UPCA Allows the scanner to scan UPCA, UPCA+2, and UPCA+5 bar codes. UPCE Allows the scanner to scan UPCE bar codes. UPCE 1 Allows the scanner to scan UP[...]

Configuring the Scanner 5-7 5. Tap the Page 2 tap at the top of th e screen to continu e. 6. Enable each ba r code you need to scan . Coupon Code Allows the scanner to scan UPCA, UPCA+2, UPCA+5, and UPCA/EAN- 128 bar codes. Note: Se t Supplemen tal to Auto to use this o ption. UPCE to UPCA Tells the scanner to convert UPCE bar codes to a UPCA fo rm[...]

5-8 System Administrat or’s Guide 8. Set the Supplement al Redundan cy , which sets t he number of tim es a symbol without supp lemental informat ion is decoded. The range is 2 – 20. The defau lt is 7. 9. Set the Securi ty , wh ich is ho w many times to scan th e same ba rcode to determin e a success ful read. T he range is 1 – 4. Th e defaul[...]

Configuring the Scanner 5-9 Configuring Code 39 Bar Codes 1. To configure Code 39 settings, tap Code 39 from the Sc anner Configu ration screen. 2. Enable each ba r code you need to scan . Code 39 Allows the scanner to scan Code 39 bar codes . Transmit CD Tells the scanner t o return the check digit with the data when a Code 39 bar code is scanned.[...]

5-10 System Administrator’s Guide Lengths Sets the length(s) for Code 39 bar codes. Variable, specifies that Code 39 bar codes can be a ny length. Note: Le ngths include check digits. 1 Fixed, specifies a single leng th for valid Code 39 bar codes. The range for Length 1 is 2 – 99. The default is 2. 2 Fixed, specifies two lengths for valid Code[...]

Configuring the Scanner 5-11 Configuring Code 128 Bar Codes 1. To configure Code 12 8 settings, tap Code 128 from the S canner Co nfiguration screen. 2. Enable each ba r code you need to scan . Code 128 Allows the scanner to scan Code 128 bar codes. UCC/ EAN-128 Allows the scanner to scan UCC/EAN-128 bar codes. ISBT 128 Allows the scanner to scan I[...]

5-12 System Administrator’s Guide Configuring I 2of5 Bar Codes 1. To configure I 2of5 settings, tap I 2of5 from the Scanner Con figuration screen. 2. Enable each ba r code you need to scan . I 2of5 Allows the scanner to scan I 2of5 bar codes. Transmit CD Tells the scanner t o return the check digit with the data when an I 2of5 bar code is scanne [...]

Configuring the Scanner 5-13 Configuring MSI Bar Codes 1. To configure MSI settin gs, tap MSI from th e Scanner Configur ation screen. 2. Enable each ba r code you need to scan . MSI Allows the scanner to scan MSI bar codes. Transmit CD Tells the scanner to return the check digit with the data when an MSI bar code is scanned . Mod 10/11 CD Scheme T[...]

5-14 System Administrator’s Guide Configuring Codabar Bar Codes 1. To configu re Codabar settings, ta p Codabar from the Scanne r Configurat ion screen. 2. Enable each ba r code you need to scan . Codabar Allows the scanner to scan Codabar bar codes . NOTISEdit Tells the scanner to strip the start and stop characters fr om scanned Codabar bar cod[...]

Configuring the Scanner 5-15 Configuring Code 93 Bar Codes 1. To configure Code 93 settings, tap Code 93 from the Sc anner Configu ration screen. 2. Enable each ba r code you need to scan . Code 93 Allows the scanner to scan Code 93 bar codes. Lengths Sets the length(s) for Code 93 bar codes. Variable, specifies that Code 93 bar codes can be any le[...]

5-16 System Administrator’s Guide Configuring D 2of5 Bar Codes 1. To configure D 2of5 settin gs, tap D 2of5 from the Scanner Con figuration screen. 2. Enable each ba r code you need to scan . D 2of5 Allows th e scanner to scan D 2of5 bar codes. Lengths Sets the length(s) for D 2of5 bar codes. Variable, specifies that D 2of5 bar codes can be a ny [...]

Configuring the Scanner 5-17 Configuring RSS Bar Codes 1. To configure RSS settin gs, tap RSS from the Scanner Con figuration screen. 2. Enable each ba r code you need to scan . RSS 14 Allows the scanner to scan RSS 14 bar codes. RSS Limited Allows the scanner to scan RSS Limited bar codes. RSS Expanded Allows the scanner to scan RSS Expanded bar c[...]

5-18 System Administrator’s Guide Printable Bar Codes vs. Scannable Bar Codes The printe r scans the follow ing bar codes: ♦ Codabar ♦ Code 128 ♦ Code 39 (MOD 43 check digit) ♦ Code 39 (no check digit) ♦ Code 93 ♦ EAN 13 ♦ EAN 13 & Price CD ♦ EAN 13 +2 ♦ EAN 13 +5 ♦ EAN 8 ♦ EAN 8 +2 ♦ EAN 8 +5 ♦ I2 of 5 with Barrier [...]

Using Scanner Dia gnostics 6 - 1 USING SCANNER DIAGNOSTICS Use scanner diagn ostics to ♦ check the data in a bar code ♦ view a bar code’s type and length. Performing Sca nner Diagnostics 1. Tap the printer icon in th e System Tray. 6[...]

6-2 System Administrat or’s Guide 2. Tap Scanner Diagnostic s . 3. Scan a bar code. You see th e bar code’s data and le ngth. 4. Tap About to see addition al scanner informati on. 5. Tap OK to close the Abo ut box. 6. Tap X in the upper-right han d corner of the screen to re turn to the desktop.[...]

Using Scanner Dia gnostics 6 - 3 Setting the Scanner Mode To set the scanne r mode without us ing the Sc anner Confi guration menu: 1. Tap the printer icon in th e System Tray. 2. Set the Scanne r Mode : Momentary, Co ntinuous, or Compatible. Momentary The scanner is on as long as the trigger is press ed and goes off when the trigger is releas ed. [...]

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Scan Status Values A-1 SCAN ST A TUS V ALUES If you have enabled Send Scan Status , use the following table to interpret the data returned from every scan . This data precedes the bar code and includ es the leng th of data a nd bar code t ype. Re fer to the Progra mmer’s Manual for more information. Value Bar Code Type 0 No Scan 1 Code 39 2 Codab[...]

A-2 System Administrat or’s Guide Value Bar Code Type 48 RSS 14 49 RSS Limited 50 RSS Expanded 72 UPC A with 2 Supplements 73 UPC E with 2 Supplements 74 EAN 8 wit h 2 Supple ments 75 EAN 13 with 2 Supplemen ts 80 UPC E1 wi th 2 Supp lements 136 UPC A wit h 5 Supple ments 137 UPC E wit h 5 Supple ments 138 EAN 8 with 5 Sup pleme nts 139 EAN 13 wi[...]

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