Monarch 9406 manual

Monarch ® 9406™ Thermal Printer Operator ’ s Handbook TC 94 06O H Re v. B 8/ 94 ©1994 M o nar ch Mar k ing Sy ste m s, Inc . All r i ght s res er ved .[...]

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Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................... 1-1 Abou t T h is Ma nual ....................................................... 1-1 Menu Cha rts .................................................... 1 -1 Other Do cumentatio n .................................................. 1-2 Menu S t r[...]

4. Setting Communication V a lue s ...................................... 4-1 Finding Co mmunicatio n V alue Option s ....................... 4-1 Baud R ate ................................................................... 4-2 Wor d Lengt h ................................................................ 4-3 Stop Bits ............................[...]

1. Introductio n Th e 9406™ printer l ets y ou pri nt lett ers , numb ers , bar codes, and grap hi c s on labe l s. Y o u can create and dow nlo ad forma ts fr om a hos t. About This Manual Th is manu al e xpl ains how to begi n us ing t he print er and pr i nt a b atch. Y ou c an pr int onl in e, sendi ng d ata t o t he print er fro m a hos t. M[...]

Other Documentation Foll o w i ng are ot her manu als you might need: Equi pme nt Manu al Contains general set-up and maintenance procedures. System Administrator ’s Gui de Explains communications and message structures for sending format and batch data streams online. Mess age s Manu al Lists offline and online messages and what action you shoul[...]

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New 9406 Features Wit h the lat es t rele ase o f the softw a r e, th e 9406 pri n ter : • bases the dispense mechanism on the supply type and dispen se mod e ( i nstea d o f only d ispens e mode) . F or example, an indexed supply in on-demand mode mov es t he labe l ov er t he peel bar . A no n-i nd exed supply in on-demand mode delivers the lab[...]

Terms You Should Know batch A group of labels that contain the same data. ba tch sep ar at or An extra label between batches that shows where one batch ends and the next one begins. ch aracte r A letter, number, or symbol. continuous Dispense mode in which the printer prints all the labels in a batch without stopping. cur sor The underline symbol t[...]

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2. Getting Start ed Bef ore you us e the 9406 pr i nt er: • Install the printer (refer to your Equipment Manual ). • Load supplies (refer to your Equipment Manual ). • Set the supply options (see Chapter 3, "Setting Supply Options"). • Set the communication values (see Chapter 4, "Setting Communication Values"). • Set [...]

Turning the Printer On Ref er to y our Equi pme nt Manu al for information ab o ut inst a lling the print er and loading s uppl i e s. The power swi t ch is on the back of th e pri nter (s ee the figure bel ow). T o turn t he pri nter on, p ress t he top of th e po wer switch . Using the Keypad The printe r keypa d con sist s of four c ont rol ke y[...]

Start Up W hen y ou tur n the prin ter on, the pr i nte r di sp lay s copy ri gh t and forma t loadin g messag es. The n you will see Cal ibra ti ng .. . a s th e print er ch ecks the supp ly . If the supply type i s s et to In dexe d an d i ndex ed suppl ie s are ins t alled, the pri nter cal ib rates t o d ete rmine th e le ngt h o f each label s[...]

T o disp lay t he me nu op tions, pre ss the arrow keys, as fo llows: • When the screen displays a right arrow, MAIN MENU Print Mode > pr ess t o dis play mo re opt ions . • When the screen displays a left arrow, MAIN MENU < Diag nos tic s pr es s to di sp la y mo re op tion s. • When the screen displays a left arrow and a right arrow M[...]

3. Set ting Supply O ption s Y ou m ay need to set supp ly opt i ons oft en to adjus t for differen t sup pli es. T he o pti o ns ar e s ho wn b elow with the def ault se tting s in bo ld. 1. Ribbon S ett ings No Ye s 2. Suppl y Type Non-in dex ed Inde x ed 3. Disp ense M ode Cont i nuou s On-d e mand 4. Adju st P ri nt P osi tio n -999 t o + 99 9 [...]

2. Press . Y ou will see SETUP Suppl y > 3. Press . Y ou will see t he first supply o ptio n. SUP PL Y Rib bon > T o chang e one of th es e optio ns , follo w the in s tru ct i ons unde r the co rrect headi ng . T o ex it an opt ion w i tho ut ch angin g the sett ing, pre ss . Ribbon Y ou ca n p rint wi th o r wit hou t a r ibbon , but you ha[...]

3. Press to ex it t o t he Se tup m en u. NOTE: If y ou se t the Ribb on opt ion to Ye s , be sure you in stal l a r ibbon be for e p ri nti ng. 4. Press to ex it t o t he M ain M enu. NOTE: Aft er chang i ng se tt i ngs in the Set up Menu , al w a y s r etu rn to th e M a in Me nu bef ore turni ng your print er off. The printer will not s a ve cha[...]

3. Press or unti l y ou see the op tion you w ant. T hen pr es s . The prin ter c alib rate s to ch eck the supp ly . You will see SUP PL Y < Supply T y pe > 4. Press to ex it to the Set up m enu . 5. Press to ex it to the Mai n Menu. NOTE: Aft er changi n g set tin gs in th e Se tup Menu, a lw ays re tur n t o the Main M en u b efo re tur ni[...]

Th e d efa ult s ett ing fo r Di spe ns e Mo de is On - d ema nd . T o cha nge th e set tin g, fo ll ow s teps lis t ed unde r " Findi ng the Supp l y Op tion s. " The n f ollow the step s bel ow . 1. Press until yo u se e SUP PL Y < Dis pense M ode > 2. Press . Y ou will see the previous setting, for example DI SP EN S E M OD E <[...]

The pr inte r d oes n ot stop be twee n la bel s i n c ont inuo us m od e, bu t yo u c an i nt err upt t he bat ch. P res s in t he mi ddle of t he ba tc h to sus pend printi n g a nd bri ng the prin t er to the Pau se men u. Th en, you c an change t he suppl y , pri nter v alu es , e tc. an d r esum e pri nt ing (or canc el th e b atch) . If yo u [...]

Th e d efa ul t s ett ing fo r Pr int P os iti on is 0 . T o ch ange the set tin g, fo l l ow the step s listed under "F ind ing the Supply Opt ions ." Then fo ll ow t he st eps be low . 1. Press unt il you s ee SUP PL Y <P r i n t P o s > 2. Press . Y ou will see the previous setting, for example Enter pri n t pos [+/- 999]: +0 3. [...]

Supply Position This fun cti on adj u st s how muc h s upply fee ds out of th e exit chut e. Y ou may need t o a dj ust th e su pp ly in or out to al low : • Labels to be torn off • Die cut labels to be removed easily, or to prevent them from falling off. The ra nge is -9 9 t o +99, and t he defaul t i s 0 . The large r t he nu mber is , the m [...]

5. Press to ex it t o t he Se tup m en u. 6. Press to ex it t o t he M ain M enu. NOTE: Aft er chang i ng se tt i ngs in the Set up Menu , al w a y s r etu rn to th e M a in Me nu bef ore turni ng your print er off. The printer will not s a ve chang es t o thes e menu s if you tur n it off befo re returni n g to the M ai n M enu . Margin Position T[...]

The widt h of th e pr i nt area i s alw ays four inche s. When you mov e th e ima ge to th e r ight or l eft on th e s up ply , a voi d mo vin g the i m age out s i de the four inc h print ar ea. As y ou m ove the fo rmat to the right , the fi el d s th at w oul d move past the fo ur inc h lo cati on of t he suppl y "wrap ar ound " a nd a[...]

5. Press to ex it t o t he Se tup m en u. 6. Press to ex it t o t he M ain M enu. NOTE: Aft er chang i ng se tt i ngs in the Set up Menu , al w a y s r etu rn to th e M a in Me nu bef ore turni ng your pr i nte r o f f. The p rinter will not save changes to these menus if you turn i t off be for e r etu rning t o t he Main M enu. Se tt ing S upp ly[...]

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4. Set ting Communica tion Va lues Y ou nee d t o se t the pr inte r c ommu ni cati o n val u es t o ma tc h your h ost’s onlin e com mun i ca tion s. Be for e e n te ring th e com mu nic atio n v alues , see y our S yst em A dm inis tr ato r . Th e c ommu nic atio n v alu es ar e sho w n b elow . The d efa ul t val ues ar e in bo l d. Baud rate [...]

2. Press . Y ou will see SETUP Suppl y > 3. Press un ti l yo u see SETUP < Por t Se tt in gs 4. Press . Y ou will see the first communications option. PO R T SE TT IN G S Baud R ate > T o chang e one of th es e optio ns , follo w the in s tru ct i ons unde r the co rrect headi ng . T o ex it an opt ion w i tho ut ch angin g the sett ing, p[...]

2. Press or t o dis play the bau d rate you nee d, th en press . Y ou will see PO RT SE TT IN G S Baud rat e > 3. Press to ex it t o t he Se tup m en u. 4. Press to ex it t o t he M ain M enu. NOTE: Aft er chang i ng se tt i ngs in the Set up Menu , al w a y s r etu rn to th e M a in Me nu bef ore turni ng your print er off. The printer will not[...]

3. Press or t o disp lay the word leng th y ou need , the n pr es s . Y ou will s e e PO R T SE TT IN G S < Word L ength > 4. Press to ex it to the Set up m enu . 5. Press to ex it to the Mai n Menu. NOTE: Aft er changi n g set tin gs in th e Se tup Menu, a lw ays re tur n t o the Main M en u b efo re tur ni ng y our pr inter o f f. T he p ri[...]

3. Press or t o dis play the num b er of s top bit s you n eed, t hen pr ess . Y ou will see PO RT SE TT IN G S < Stopbi ts > 4. Press to ex it t o t he Se tup m en u. 5. Press to ex it t o t he M ain M enu. NOTE: Aft er chang i ng se tt i ngs in the Set up Menu , al w a y s r etu rn to th e M a in Me nu bef ore turni ng your print er off. Th[...]

3. Press or t o disp lay the parit y you nee d, th en pr es s . Y ou will s e e PO R T SE TT IN G S <P a r i t y> 4. Press to ex it to the Set up m enu . 5. Press to ex it to the Mai n Menu. NOTE: Aft er changi n g set tin gs in th e Se tup Menu, a lw ays re tur n t o the Main M en u b efo re tur ni ng y our pr inter o f f. T he p rint er wil[...]

3. Press or t o dis play the fl o w cont rol y ou need , the n press . NOTE: Th e X ON chara ct er is 17 . T he XOF F c har ac ter is 19. If y ou hav e an IB M pers onal c om put er, set flo w con tro l to DTR (un les s you hav e XO N/X OFF software). You will see PO RT SE TT IN G S < Flow Control 4. Press to ex it t o t he Se tup m en u. 5. Pre[...]

2. Press . Y ou will see Are yo u sure? No > 3. Y ou ca n: • pr es s to exit w i tho ut c hang ing the value s. You wil l return to the Port Setting menu. • pr es s a nd the n to se t t he va lues t o the de fau lts . You will see PO R T SE TT IN G S < Reset 4. Press to ex it to the Set up m enu . 5. Press to ex it to the Mai n Menu. NOTE[...]

5. Set ting the Cont rast Co ntr as t co ntr ols the darkne ss of th e pr i nt ing on yo ur su ppl y . Th e r ange is - 50 to +50, an d t he defaul t i s 0. Us e th e fol lowi n g rul e s of t h um b as you s et t h e c o n tra st: • Darken the printing by increasing the number. • Lighten the printing by decreasing the number. Co rrect c ontras[...]

3. Press un ti l yo u see SETUP < C ontras t > 4. Press . Y ou will see the previous setting, for e xample Ente r c ont rast [+ /- 5 0]: +0 5. Use the ar row ke ys to c hang e the c ont rast. Pres sin g dark ens the prin t; light ens the prin t. 6. Press to select t h e displayed v alue. Y ou will see SETUP < C ontras t > 7. Press to ex[...]

6. Set ting Defaul ts Som e prin ter op tion s can be se t to fi t y ou r d ail y ope rat ion. The o ptio ns ar e sho w n b elow. The f ac tor y s ett ing is in bo l d. Mo netary S ign None, USA , U K, J ap an, Germ an y , Fra nc e, Spa in, I tal y , Swed en, Fi nland , A ustria , I ndia Sec ond ary S ign Y es, No De cima l Pl ac es 0, 1, 2 , 3 Fin[...]

2. Press . Y ou will see SETUP Suppl y > 3. Press unt il you s ee SETUP < Def ault s > 4. Press . Y ou will see DEF AUL TS < Mone tar y Sig n > T o c hange o ne of th es e de faul ts, f ollow the inst ruc tio ns un der the co rrect headi ng . T o ex it an opt ion w i tho ut ch angin g the sett ing, pre ss . Monetary Sign Mon eta ry s[...]

Th e d efa ult s etti ng fo r M o netary S ign is US A . T o c ha nge the set tin g, fo llow t he s tep s l isted un der "F ind ing Defa ul t Op ti on s." Th en follo w the st eps below. 1. Press . Y ou will see the previous setting, for example MONET ARY SIGN <U S A> 2. Press or u ntil y ou see the c ount ry for th e monet ary sign[...]

The de fau lt se tti ng for Se conda ry Si gn is No . T o ch ange the set ting , fol l o w the steps li st ed und er "F i ndi n g De fau l t Opt ions . " The n f oll ow th e s teps b elow. 1. Press unt il you s ee DEF AUL TS < Se co ndar y Sig n > 2. Press . Y ou will see the previous setting, for e xample SECONDARY SIGN No > 3. [...]

Decimal Places Y ou c an set the pr inte r f or 0, 1, 2 , or 3 p lac es af te r t he dec im al in a price fie ld. In U .S . curren cy , you mi ght pr i nt pric es li ke this $24.00 ( 2 dec imal pl ac es) or like this... $24 ( 0 deci m al pl aces ) Th e d efa ult s ett ing fo r De cim a l P lac es i s 2 . T o cha nge the set tin g, fo llow t he s te[...]

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7. Printing Online Y ou c an send for m at, b atc h, a nd grap hic da ta stre ams t o the pr int er fro m a hos t . Wh en the pr inte r r ec eives t he data, b atche s begi n p rint ing aut omat ica lly . Th e Syst em Administrator ’s Guide te l ls how to cr eate, s tore, a nd downl oad the dat a neces sary to print batc he s. Bef ore y ou pri nt[...]

If yo u hav e been usi ng ot her prin ter func ti o ns , press unt il you s ee the M ain Menu . Then, 1. Press or unt il you s e e MAIN MENU Print Mode > 2. Press . Y ou will see PRI NT MO DE Ready Pr i nti ng begin s as soo n as you dow nl o ad dat a from th e hos t. 9406 Operator’s Handbook 7-2[...]

Ind ex A Adjust i ng m ar gin po si ti on 3-9 Adjust i ng pr i nt positi on 3- 6 Adjust i ng su pply pos it i on 3- 8 B Baud rat e 4- 1 C Commun icatio n par ameter s Baud rat e 4- 1 Pa rity 4 -1 Start ( X on) char acte r 4-1 St op ( Xoff) c hara cte r 4- 1 Stop bits 4-1 Wor d l engt h 4- 1 Co m mu ni ca ti on s Host por t conf i gur ation 4- 2 Res[...]

R Rese tt i ng co mmuni cat i ons parame ters 4-7 Ribbon 3-2 - 3- 3 S Seco ndar y si gn , usin g 6-3 Select i ng a f unc tion 2-4 Setti ng c ommu nicati on p aramete rs 4-1 Se t ti ng s u p pl y op ti on s 3- 1 , 3- 3, 3-5, 3-7, 3- 9, 3-1 1 Sett in g th e cont rast 5- 1 Sett in g th e print co ntrast 5-1 Star t (X O N) char act er 4-1 Star t Up 2-3[...]

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