Paxar 9406 manual

Monarch ® 9406™ Thermal Printer Equipment Manual TC9 406E M R ev. B 8 /9 4 © 199 4 Mona rch Mar kin g Sy st ems, In c. All righ ts reser ved .[...]

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Preface This manua l cont ains i nfo rmat ion abou t the genera l set up and main ten ance of the M onarc h ® 9 406™ print er . Othe r 9406 manu als includ e: Read this First Explains how to unpack and install the printer and print a test label. Opera tor ’s H andbook Explains how to set up the printer, enter data, and print labels. System Adm[...]

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Table of Contents 1. Supplies ........................................................................... 1-1 Loadi ng or Chang in g Supp lies ................................... 1- 2 Removi ng Supplies .................................................... 1-8 Suppl y Load i ng D i agram ..........................................1-12 Sett ing th e S[...]

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1. Sup plies The 94 06 print er prin ts la bels t hat can be f ed out t he ex it ch ute • in one s tr ip ( Cont inuou s Pr intin g ) re m o ved w h en pul l e d up and to the lef t at th e tear bar . • one at a tim e w hi le the back i ng paper rewi n ds insi de th e pr int er ( On-D eman d Pri nti ng ). This chapt er desc ri bes • loa di ng [...]

Loading or Changing Supplies 1. Turn off th e p ower. 2. Gr asp the pr i nter c over on bo th s ides a nd lift it up. 3. Pul l the ex it chut e door ope n. Prin ter Cover Ex it Ch ut e Door 9406 Equipment Manual 1-2[...]

4. Mov e th e pri nt head lev er as show n to open the pri n the ad. 5. If yo u ar e ch angin g sup plies , remove the curren t suppli es . See "R em ov ing Suppl i e s" for more inf ormat i on. 6. If nec es sary , ch ange the ribbo n. See "Lo adi ng or Cha nging the Ribbon " for more inform ation . Printhead Lever Supplies 1. S[...]

7. Sl ide the s uppl y edg e gui de and the ribbo n sup ply gui de to the top of t he rol le r . 8. Remo ve the seal from th e n ew sup pli es a nd place the rol l on the su ppl y platt er . Ri bbon Suppl y Gui de Exi t Chute Door Suppl y Edge Guide Supp ly Pla tter 9406 Equipment Manual 1-4[...]

9. Fee d t he s upply thr ough the suppl y sen so r , p ast the pr i nthead, and out the open ing i n the ex it chut e door . 10. Sl i de the supp l y edg e guide down the roller until i t jus t touc hes the edge of the s up ply s tr ip. Exit Chute Door Suppl y Sens or Suppl y Edge Gui de Supplies 1. Sup plies 1-5[...]

11. If you will be printing in o n-demand mode: a. Remo ve the labels fro m t he first 10 inche s (254 m m) of back ing paper . b. Lo op the ba cking pa per aro und the p late n u nit as shown . c. Remo ve t he wire clip from the ba cking paper ta ke-up reel. Platen Unit Wire Clip Backing Paper T ake-up Reel 9406 Equipment Manual 1-6[...]

d. Wrap th e b ackin g p aper ar ound the bac king pape r tak e-up reel as show n. e. Sl ide the w ire c lip over the back ing pa per and backi ng paper ta ke -up ree l. f. Turn th e b ackin g paper t ake-up reel cou nterc lockwi se to t ight en th e b ackin g p aper . 12. Clos e th e p rint head lever as sh own. 13. Clos e th e e xit c hu te doo r[...]

Remov i n g Su pplie s 1. Turn off th e p ower. 2. Gr asp the pr i nter c over on bo th s ides a nd lift it up. 3. Pul l the ex it chut e door ope n. Prin ter Cover Ex it Ch ut e Door 9406 Equipment Manual 1-8[...]

4. Mov e th e pri nt head lev er as show n to open the pri n the ad. 5. If bac k ing pape r is rew ou nd on the backing paper ta ke -up reel: a. Lo osen the ol d s uppl ies en ough to t ear the bac king paper w her e sho wn. Printhead Lever T ear Backing Paper Here Supplies 1. Sup plies 1-9[...]

b. Pul l the w i re c lip off the back i ng pap er tak e- up reel as shown . c. Sl ide the ba cki ng pa per off th e wi r e clip . d. Rep lace the w i re c lip on the back ing pap er take- up reel. 6. Manually rewind th e remaining supplies back onto the supp ly platte r a nd rem ove the r oll . Wire Clip Backing Paper T ake-up Reel 9406 Equipment [...]

7. Clos e th e p rint head lever. 8. Clos e th e e xit c hu te doo r . 9. Clos e the pr i nt er cove r . Supplies 1. Sup plies 1-11[...]

Supply Lo ading Diagram The illustration b elow shows t he correct routing for the supp lies , ribbon, and backi ng paper . NOTE: Gui de th e r ibbon ar ound the roller s when loa ding. Ri bbon Supp ly Backing Pape r 9406 Equipment Manual 1-12[...]

Sett ing the Supp ly T ype O ption Y ou can u se i ndex ed or non- indexed s uppli es wi th t he 940 6 pr inte r . Index ed supp lies ha ve marks to i ndicat e the spec if i c leng th of each tag or label. Suppl i es wi th an ape rtu re or blac k mark are ind exed su ppl i es . No n- i n dex ed su ppli e s hav e no mark s t o i n di c ate t he sp e[...]

5. Press . Y o u will see the previous setting, for example, SU PP L Y T Y PE Ind exed 6. Press or un til you s ee t he opti on yo u wan t. T hen pr es s . The printer will calibrate to check t he supply and you will see SUP PL Y Suppl y T y pe 7. Press to exit to the Set up menu . 8. Press to exit to the M ai n M enu. NOTE: Aft er changin g s etti[...]

2. Th e Ribbon This chapt er desc ri bes • loa di ng or chang ing the rib bon. • re m ov ing the rib bon. • set ting the ribbo n o ptio n. Load ing or C ha nging the Ribb on 1. Turn off th e p ower. 2. Gr asp the pr i nter c over on bo th s ides a nd lift it up. Pri nt er Cover The Ribbon 2-1[...]

3. Pul l the ex it chut e door ope n. 4. Mov e th e pri nt head lev er as show n to open the pri n the ad. Printhead Lever Ex it Ch ut e Door 9406 Equipment Manual 2-2[...]

5. Remo ve any suppli es in the pri nter . Se e " Rem oving Supplies" for more information. 6. Sl i de the ribbon s upply gui de to the to p of the roller. 7. If you a re changin g t he ri bbon, rem ove it . See "Remo vin g the Ri bbon " for more informa tion. Ri bbon Suppl y Gui de The Ribbon 2. The Rib bon 2-3[...]

8. Remo ve the new ri bbo n from th e packa ge and place i t on the del i v ery reel as show n. NOTE: The de liver y re el feed s th e r ibbon in a clo ck w is e dir ection . The ribbon ta ke-up ree l wind s the ribb on in a count ercloc kwis e dir e c t ion . 9. Open th e p rint head l atc h as shown. Delivery Reel Printhead Lat ch 9406 Equipment [...]

10. Gui de th e r ibbon ar ound t he fi rst two r oll ers, dow n be tw ee n the prin the ad and the fr on t of th e p r i nt er and ar ound to the ribb on take- up reel as sho wn. 11. Pl ac e the ri bb on core ov er the wire cli p on the ribbon tak e-up reel . If y ou are l oad ing a new r i bbon , it is th e empt y co re. Rib bon T ake-up Reel Rib[...]

12. Pr ess dow n firm ly o n b oth core s to en sure they are seat ed on the ri bbo n reel bas es. 13. Man ual l y turn the ribbo n take-u p r eel co unterc l oc kwi se as show n un til the rib bon is t ight . Make sure the ribbon is not wrinkled or bunched. Rib bon T ake-up Reel 9406 Equipment Manual 2-6[...]

14. Sl ide the rib bon supply guide down unti l i t j us t touc hes the ed ge of th e ribbon . 15. Lo ad the supp li es you want t o us e. S ee "Lo ading or Cha ngi ng Supplie s" for more i nf ormati on. 16. Clos e th e p rint head lat ch. 17. Clos e th e p rint head lever. 18. Clos e th e e xit c hu te doo r . 19. Clos e the pr i nt er c[...]

Remo ving th e Ribbon 1. Turn off th e p ower. 2. Gr asp the pr i nter c over on bo th s ides a nd lift it up. 3. Pul l the ex it chut e door ope n. Pri nt er Cover Ex it Ch ut e Door 9406 Equipment Manual 2-8[...]

4. Mov e th e p rint head l ever t o open th e pr int head. 5. Remo ve any suppli es in the pri nter . Se e " Rem oving Supplies" for more information. 6. Open th e p rint head l atc h. Printhead Latc h Printhead Lever The Ribbon 2. The Rib bon 2-9[...]

7. Lif t bot h ribbo n r eel s by the wir e clip and move bot h ends of the ribb on away fr om th e print er . 8. Remo ve wire cl ips f rom th e r ibbon , and put t hem back o n the reels . 9. Lo ad the supp li es you want t o us e. S ee "Lo ading or Cha ngi ng Supplie s" for more i nf ormati on. 10. Clos e th e p rint head lat ch. 11. Cl[...]

Sett ing the Ribb on Opt ion Y ou can p ri nt w it h or wit hou t a r ibbon . The def ault set ting for rib bon i s No . If you set th e o ptio n to No, y ou m ust use t her mal dir ect suppl ies. T o cha nge th e set ting, fo llow the s teps bel ow . 1. Fro m t he Main Menu, pr ess or un ti l yo u se e MAIN MENU <S e t u p> 2. Press . Y ou w[...]

7. Press to exit to the M ai n M enu. NOTE: Aft er changin g s ettin gs i n th e S etup Menu, a lway s re tur n to the Main Me nu b efo re tur ning your pr inte r off. Change s to these menus will not be sav ed i f y ou tur n t he pri nter off be fore retu rning t o the M ai n M enu. 9406 Equipment Manual 2-12[...]

3. Cleaning the Printhead and Platen Roller CAUTION Turn of f the pow e r a nd unplug the cord before proce eding. The po wer supply cor d is inte nded t o ser ve as the disc onn ect devic e. Th e soc ket -outl et mus t be near th e eq ui pm en t and mus t be easil y acces si bl e. 1. Aft er tur ni ng off th e power, grasp the print er cov er on bo[...]

2. Pul l the ex it chut e door ope n. 3. Mov e th e p rint head lev er and l atc h as show n to o pen the pr inth ead. Printhead Latc h Printhead Lever Printhead Ex it Ch ut e Door 9406 Equipment Manual 3-2[...]

4. Remo ve any suppli es in the pri nter . Se e " Rem oving Supplies" for more information. 5. If the re is a ribbo n in the print er, remove it . See "Re moving the Ribb on" for mo re info rmation. 6. Lig htly m oisten a cott on s wab wi th i sopro pyl (r ubbi n g) alcoh ol. CAUTION Exc es si v e alco hol could dam ag e inter n[...]

9. Rep lace the s uppl i es. See " Load ing or C hang ing the Supplies" for more information. 10. Clos e th e p rint head lever. 11. Clos e th e e xit c hu te doo r . 12. Clos e the pr i nt er cove r . 13. Turn on the pow er. 14. Prin t a la bel to test the pri nte r . If p rin tin g i s not im pro ved, call M onar ch Serv ice tol l fre e[...]

4. Re placin g the F use CAUTION T urn of f the power and unpl ug the print er be fore y ou repl ace the fuse . The po wer supply cor d is inte nded t o ser ve as the disc onn ect devic e. Th e soc ket -outl et mus t be near th e eq ui pm en t and mus t be easil y acces si bl e. 1. Turn off the pri nt er and unp l ug the cord. 2. Fac ing the back o[...]

4. Ins ert a 1.6 amp, 25 0V s low bl ow fus e in to t he fu se cover and pu sh un til the f use is ful ly s eated. 5. Lin e u p the notc hes in the fu se cover wit h t h e sl ot s in th e re ce pta cl e an d in se rt th e fus e. 6. Push th e fus e cove r and tu rn as shown unt il it locks in pl ace. 7. Pl ug i n the powe r c ord . 9406 Equipment Ma[...]

5. Tro ublesh ooti ng If yo u ha v e a problem th at is no t l i st ed or that y ou cannot corr ect, cal l Monar ch S ervic e at the number li sted on t he back of t his ma nual. Problem Corrective Action Display is blank after turning the machine on. Turn off the machine and make sure the power cord is properly plugged into the printer and a 115V [...]

Problem Corrective Action Printing is compressed or distorted. Clean the printhead and platen roller. Printing shadows or smears. Clean the printhead. Lower the print contrast. Change supplies to thermal direct or thermal transfer. Re-load the ribbon correctly. Light printing. Change supplies to thermal direct or thermal transfer. Re-load the ribbo[...]

6. Spe cific ations Printer Le ngth: 1 4.5 i nche s (36 8 mm) Wid th: 9.5 inc hes (241 mm) Height: 9.15 inches (232 mm) Weight : 16.1 lbs . (7 .3 kg) Sh ippin g Weigh t: 2 1 lb s. ( 9.5 kg) Pow er: Un ited S tates : 1 15 V A C , 80 W nom i nal , 50/6 0 Hz. Inte rnat io nal : 230 V A C, 80 W nomi nal , 50/60 H z. Fus e: 1 .6 amp, 2 50V s low blow No[...]

Displ ay: Liqu id cr ys tal d isplay with 2 lines 16 c h ar a ct er s p er li ne Pr inthead : Th ermal 4 .02 in che s w ide (102 m m / 768 do ts) Pr inti ng meth od: Th ermal tr ansfe r ( ribbo n) or T h erma l d i re ct Ribb on ty pe: Bl ack , C ol o r Ri b bo n wid ths : 2. 2 5 i n c h es (5 6 m m ) 4.2 in ches (107 mm ) Ribb on lengt h: 3 57. 6 [...]

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