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    Monarch  PATHFINDER  Ultra  Printers TC6030ITUM Rev. A 1/98 ©1996 Monarch Marking S ys tem s, Inc. All right s reserv ed.[...]

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    Each product a nd program carries a re spective wri tten warran ty , the only warranty on wh ich the custome r can rely . Monar ch reserves the rig ht to make changes in the p roduct and the programs a nd their a vaila bility at a ny time an d without noti ce. Alth ough Monarch h as made every effort to provide comple te and accurate i nforma tion [...]

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    1 Table of Contents __________________________________________ Using the Keyboard ...................................................................................................... 1 Using Function Keys .............................................................................................. 1 Using the Escape Key .........................[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 2[...]

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    1 With this Item Pricing application, you can print preset labels in 26 non-database styles and 17 database styles. To print labels, you enter data manually or download data from a database to the Monarch  PATHFINDER Ultra  printer. This manual contains instructions for ♦ using the keyboard. ♦ printing. ♦ non-database operation. ♦ set[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 2 ♦ F4 allows you to Download Data and/or Upload Data when using the database feature. For more information on these functions, see “Updating Database Files.” Using the Escape Key Use the Escape key to display the previous prompt or exit from the application. To[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 3 Non-Database Operating Instructions ________________________ You can scan or key data into the printer to print labels. Following are instructions for ♦ operating in non-database mode. ♦ selecting non-database formats. Using Non-Database Formats [...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 4 Selecting Non-Database Formats The following twenty-six non-database label formats are available: Format 1 • 1515 1.5”x1.5” label • 3L 3 description lines (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) • UPC 12 numeric characters • Was/Now 2 prices (1 - 6 numeric char[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 5 Format 2 • 1511 1.5”x1.1” label • 1L 1 description line (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) • UPC 12 numeric characters • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 2 - 1511 1L UPC Price Press Enter . Data Line 1 ****[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 6 Format 3 • 1511 1.5”x1.1” label • 1L 1 description line (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) • UPC 12 numeric characters Prompt What You Do Format 3 - 1511 1L UPC No Price Press Enter . Data Line 1 ************** Enter up to 14 alphanumeric characters. Press E[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 7 Format 4 • 1511 1.5”x1.1” label • UPC 12 numeric characters • 1L 1 description line (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) • Dp Department (0 - 6 numeric characters) • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 4 - 151[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 8 Format 5 • 1511 1.5”x1.1” label • 4L 4 description lines (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 5 - 1511 4 Lines Press Enter . Data Line 1 ************** Enter up to 14 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter . Data Line 2 ************** Ent[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 9 Format 6 • 1211 1.2”x1.1” label • UPC 12 numeric characters Prompt What You Do Format 6 1211 UPC-A Press Enter . UPC-A ************ Scan or enter 11 numeric characters (automatic check digit). Press Enter .[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 10 Format 7 • 1211 1.2”x1.1” label • 1L 1 description line (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) • UPC 12 numeric characters • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 7 1211 1 Line UPC Price Press Enter . Data Line 1 ************** En[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 11 Format 8 • 1211 1.2”x1.1” label • Sale (No prompt) • UPC 12 numeric characters • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 8 - 1211 Sale UPC Price Press Enter . UPC-A ************ Scan or enter 11 numeric charact[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 12 Format 9 • 1211 1.2”x1.1” label • UPC 12 numeric characters • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 9 - 1211 UPC Price Press Enter . UPC-A ************ Scan or enter 11 numeric characters (automatic check digit). Press Enter .[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 13 Format 10 • 1211 1.2”x1.1” label • UPC 12 numeric characters • 2L 2 description lines (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 10 - 1211 UPC 2Lines Press Enter . UPC-A ************ Scan or enter 11 numeric characters (aut[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 14 Format 11 • 2011 2.0”x1.1” label • UPC 12 numeric characters • 1L 1 description line (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) • SKU Stock number (1 - 10 alphanumeric characters) • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 11 - 2011 UP[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 15 Format 12 • 2011 2.0”x1.1” label • EAN+5 18 numeric characters • Dt Date (No prompt) • Dp Department (0 - 6 numeric characters) • Was/Now 2 prices (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 12 - 2011 EAN+5 Dt Dp 2Pri Press En[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 16 Format 13 • 2011 2.0”x1.1” label • EAN+5 18 numeric characters • Dt Date (No prompt) • Dp Department (0 - 6 numeric characters) • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 13 - 2011 EAN+5 Dt Dp Pri Press Enter . EAN13+5 ******[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 17 Format 14 • 2011 2.0”x1.1” label • UPC+2 14 numeric characters • Dt Date (No prompt) • Dp Department (0 - 6 numeric characters) • Was/Now 2 prices (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 14 - 1511 UPC+2 Dt V 2Pri Press Ent[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 18 Format 15 • 2011 2.0”x1.1” label • Code 39 1 - 10 alphanumeric characters • Shelf 1 description line (0 - 15 alphanumeric characters) • SKU Stock number (1 - 10 numeric characters) • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 1[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 19 Format 16 • 2011 2.0”x1.1” label • UPC 12 numeric characters • 2L 2 description lines (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 16 - 2011 UPC 2Line Price Press Enter . UPC-A ***[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 20 Format 17 • 1522 1.5”x2.2” label • Code 39 1 - 10 alphanumeric characters • 2L 2 description lines (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 17 - 1522 Code 39 2 Lines Press Enter . Code 39 ********** Scan or enter 1 - 10 alphanumeric char[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 21 Format 18 • 1522 1.5”x2.2” label • 6L 6 description lines (0-20 alphanumeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 18 - 1522 6 Lines Press Enter . Desc 1 ******************** Enter up to 20 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter . Desc 2 *****[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 22 Format 19 • 1227 1.2”x2.7” label • 6L 6 description lines (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) • UPC 12 numeric characters • Was/Now 2 prices (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 19 - 1227 6L UPC Was/Now Press Enter . Data Line 1 ***********[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 23 Data Line 5 ************** Enter up to 14 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter . Data Line 6 ************** Enter up to 14 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter . UPC-A ************ Scan or enter 11 numeric characters (automatic check digit). Press E[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 24 Format 20 • 2040 2.0”x4.0” label • 2L 2 description lines (0 - 14 alphanumeric characters) • Dt Date (No prompt) • Lt Lot number (0 - 10 numeric characters) • Code 128 1 - 20 numeric characters Prompt What You Do Format 20 - 2040 2L Dt Lt Code128 Pres[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 25 Format 21 • 2040 2.0”x4.0” label • UPC 12 numeric characters • To 4 description lines (0 - 20 alphanumeric characters) • From 4 description lines (0 - 20 alphanumeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 21 - 2040 UPC To/From Press Ente[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 26 To _ Addr 1: ******************** Enter 0 - 20 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter . To _ Addr 2: ******************** Enter 0 - 20 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter . To _ City/St/Zip: ******************** Enter 0 - 20 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter .[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 27 Format 22 • 2040 2.0”x4.0” label • Code 128 1 - 20 numeric characters • To 4 description lines (0 - 20 alphanumeric characters) • From 4 description lines (0 - 20 alphanumeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 22 - 2040 Code 128 To/F[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 28 To _ Addr 1: ******************** Enter 0 - 20 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter . To _ Addr 2: ******************** Enter 0 - 20 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter . To _ City/St/Zip: ******************** Enter 0 - 20 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter .[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 29 Format 23 • 2040 2.0”x4.0” label • I 2 of 5 2 - 20 numeric characters, even numbers only • To 4 description lines (0 - 20 alphanumeric characters) • From 4 description lines (0 - 20 alphanumeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 23 -[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 30 To _ Addr 1: ******************** Enter 0 - 20 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter . To _ Addr 2: ******************** Enter 0 - 20 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter . To _ City/St/Zip: ******************** Enter 0 - 20 alphanumeric characters. Press Enter .[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 31 Format 24 • 1208 1.2”x0.8” label • UPC 12 numeric characters Prompt What You Do Format 24 1208 UPC-A Press Enter . UPC-A ************ Scan or enter 11 numeric characters (automatic check digit). Press Enter .[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 32 Format 25 • 1208 1.2”x0.8” label • UPC 12 numeric characters • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 25 1208 UPC-A Price Press Enter . UPC-A ************ Scan or enter 11 numeric characters (automatic check digit). Press Enter[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 33 Format 26 • 1208 1.2”x0.8” label • Price 1 price (1 - 6 numeric characters) Prompt What You Do Format 26 1208 Price Only Press Enter . Price ****** Enter 1 - 6 numeric characters. Press Enter .[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 34 Setting Up for Database Operation __________________________ The printer must be set up to use the database. Following are instructions for ♦ setting up the printer. ♦ creating sequential or flat files. Setting up the Printer In database mode, you update the re[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 35 To set up the printer to communicate: ♦ the communication parameters must be set. ♦ a communications cable must be connected from your PC to your printer. ♦ the printer must be in Receive mode. The following are the correct settings - an aster[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 36 Creating Sequential Database Files The printer requires a comma-delimited ASCII sequential or flat file to use the database option. Create the sequential file using nine comma- delimited fields. NOTE: Although formats may not require all of the fields, separate eac[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 37 Make sure data entered in the sequential file is appropriate for the formats you are using. For example, you cannot print formats using EAN+5 bar codes if the sequential file contains only UPC-A bar codes. If you use one file for several formats, ma[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 38 Download Data to Database In database mode, you can download a new sequential or lookup file without leaving the application. Downloading a new sequential file erases the previous file. You must install the following files on the PC to download successfully: • PU[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 39 6. Press Enter at the PC to begin the download. 7. When the download finishes, the printer displays this message: DNLD SUCCESS 8. The printer returns to the previously selected format. The PC returns to the DOS prompt. Upload Data to Host In databas[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 40 8. The printer returns to Upload Data to Host . The PC displays this final message: Successfully received X packet(s) Uploading data stores the information to c:Ultra.txt . This file contains the item bar code numbers followed by the quantity of labels printed for[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 41 Selecting Database Formats Use the following structure to create a sequential file for the formats: Format 1 1511 028028111119,,Toothpaste,,239,,,, Field 1 = UPC-A Bar code, 12 numeric characters Field 3 = Description, 0 - 14 alphanumeric characters[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 42 Format 2 1511 028028222228,,Shampoo,,,,,, Field 1 = UPC-A Bar code, 12 numeric characters Field 3 = Description, 0 - 14 alphanumeric characters Fields 2 and 4 - 9 = Not Needed Format 3 1511 028028333337,,detergent,,629,,,45342, Field 1 = UPC-A Bar code, 12 numeric [...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 43 Format 4 1211 028028111119,,,,,,,, Field 1 = UPC-A Bar code, 12 numeric characters Fields 2 - 9 = Not Needed Format 5 1211 028028222228,,Shampoo,,349,,,, Field 1 = UPC-A Bar code, 12 numeric characters Field 3 = Description, 0 - 14 alphanumeric char[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 44 Format 6 1211 028028333337,,,,629,,,, Field 1 = UPC-A Bar code, 12 numeric characters Field 5 = Price, 1 - 6 numeric characters Fields 2 - 4 and 6 - 9 = Not Needed Format 7 1211 028028111119,,,,239,,,, Field 1 = UPC-A Bar code, 12 numeric characters Field 5 = Price[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 45 Format 8 1211 028028222228,,Shampoo,Herbal,,,,, Field 1 = UPC-A Bar code, 12 numeric characters Field 3 = Description, 0 - 14 alphanumeric characters Field 4 = Description, 0 - 14 alphanumeric characters Fields 2 and 5 - 9 = Not Needed Format 9 2011[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 46 Format 10 2011 978038071834450650,,,,899,,7/3/96,45342,599 Field 1 = EAN+5 Bar code, 18 numeric characters Field 5 = Price, 1 - 6 numeric characters Field 7 = Date, 0 - 8 numeric characters (with or without slashes) Field 8 = Department, 0 - 6 numeric characters Fi[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 47 Format 12 2011 02802855555555,,,,259,,7/3/96,45342,209 Field 1 = UPC-A+2 Bar code, 14 numeric characters Field 5 = Price, 1 - 6 numeric characters Field 7 = Date, 0 - 8 numeric characters (with or without slashes) Field 8 = Department, 0 - 6 numeric[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 48 Format 14 2011 028028222228,,Shampoo,Herbal,349,,,, Field 1 = UPC-A Bar code, 12 numeric characters Field 3 = Description, 0 - 14 alphanumeric characters Field 4 = Description, 0 - 14 alphanumeric characters Field 5 = Price, 1 - 6 numeric characters Fields 2 and 6 [...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 49 Format 16 1208 028028333337,,,,629,,,, Field 1 = UPC-A Bar code, 12 numeric characters Field 5 = Price, 1 - 6 numeric characters Fields 2 - 4 and 6 - 9 = Not Needed Format 17 1208 ,,,,2999,,,, Field 5 = Price, 1 - 6 numeric characters Fields 1 - 4 a[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 50 Appendix A ________________________________ _______________ Rather than scroll to locate data, you can scan bar codes in these templates to ♦ select format numbers, ♦ upload, ♦ download, ♦ change the database/non-database option, ♦ select the print method[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 51 Template One[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________ 52 Template Two[...]

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    Item Pricing Application ________________________________________________________________________ 53 Template Three[...]

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    Monarch  PATHFINDER  Ultra  Printers TC6030ITUM Rev. A 1/98 ©1996 Monarch Marking S ys tem s, Inc. All right s reserv ed.[...]