Avery Dennison Monarch 9825 Manuale delle Istruzioni

Monarch®9855®PrinterTC9855OH Rev. AF 12/07 ©2003 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved.

1-2 Operator’s HandbookAudience The Operator's Handbook is for the person who prints and applies labels. Using this Manual Following is a summ

9-2 Operator’s Handbook You may need to clean the printhead, sensor, and platen roller: ♦ if there is any adhesive build-up in the supply path. ♦ a

Care and Maintenance 9-3 4. Clean the platen roller when you see significant adhesive build-up or a label is wrapped around the platen roller. Use

9-4 Operator’s Handbook 7. Rub the cotton swab across the supply sensor and die cut sensor and remove any build-up. 8. Clean the build-up in the

Care and Maintenance 9-5 Replacing the Printhead You may have to replace the printhead if it is damaged or worn-out. For example, you may see 616

9-6 Operator’s Handbook 6. Carefully unplug the cable from the printhead as shown. The printhead is sensitive to static electricity, which can dama

Care and Maintenance 9-7 Note: Make sure the printhead cable does not touch the ribbon roll. 10. Clean the new printhead with a cotton swab dipped

9-8 Operator’s Handbook

Diagnostics & Troubleshooting 10-1 DIAGNOSTICS & TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter explains how to perform simple diagnostic functions such as che

10-2 Operator’s Handbook Printing a Test Label 1. From the Diagnostics Menu, press » or ¼ until you see DIAGNOSTICS » User Diag ¼ 2. Press

Diagnostics & Troubleshooting 10-3 Checking Supply Quality The printer continuously stores data from the most recent 16 supplies printed to che

Getting Started 1-3Unpacking the Printer After you unpack the printer, you should have the printer, a power cord, and a ribbon take-up core (may a

10-4 Operator’s Handbook Using Password Protection The password protection feature prevents formats, graphics or fonts from accidentally being dele

Diagnostics & Troubleshooting 10-5 7. If you do not want the user to enter a password before they can delete formats, graphics, fonts, or access

10-6 Operator’s Handbook Troubleshooting This section helps you correct some problems that may occur. Problem Action Error message appears during s

Diagnostics & Troubleshooting 10-7 Problem Action Backing paper is wrapped around platen or peel roller. Carefully remove the backing paper. Ma

10-8 Operator’s Handbook Common Errors Errors 001 to 405 and 429 to 435 are data errors. This type of error indicates that incorrect data was sen

Diagnostics & Troubleshooting 10-9 611 Font, bar code, or density in the batch does not fit the format. 612 The data in this line of the batch

10-10 Operator’s Handbook 757 Load supplies (supply length mismatch), because the calibrated supply length differs by plus or minus .25 inches from

Specifications A-1 SPECIFICATIONS Printer Height: 12.5 inches (318 mm) Width: 12 inches (305 mm) Depth: 13 inches (330 mm) with the optional 13.

A-2 Operator’s Handbook Print Speed: 2.5 ips (64 mm) default for all serial bar codes, 4.0 ips (102 mm), 6.0 ips (152 mm) default for parallel bar c

Specifications A-3 Supplies For high temperature or high humidity environments, contact Paxar for supply recommendations. Continuous (non-indexed)

1-4 Operator’s Handbook9445™ Printer Online Emulation The 9855 printer using 203 dpi (dots per inch) printing supports 94x5 emulation. You can se

A-4 Operator’s Handbook Linerless Supplies For Supply Width greater than or equal to Use Supply Length 1.5 inches (38 mm) 1.5 inches to 16 inches (3

Specifications A-5 Ribbon Specification Do not leave ribbon in sunlight, high temperatures or humidity. Ribbon Type: Standard or High Energy Ribb

A-6 Operator’s Handbook Cable Pinouts The following tables show the connector pins for a 9-pin to 25-pin (126825) cable or a 25-pin to 25-pin cable

Accessories & Options B-1 ACCESSORIES & OPTIONS Accessories ♦ 926™ Knife ♦ 928™ Stacker ♦ 935™ Rewind ♦ 938™ Verifier (Can not be used w

B-2 Operator’s Handbook Packaging Materials If you need to ship the printer to a different location and do not have the original packaging, use the f

Accessories & Options B-3 Ethernet Information Paxar® offers internal and external Ethernet connectivity solutions. These solutions make it easy

B-4 Operator’s Handbook

Glossary 1 GLOSSARY The following terms will help you use this manual. continuous mode Mode in which the printer prints all the labels in the batch

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Index 1 INDEX A about fonts, 8-8 accessories, B-1 adjusting backfeed distance, 4-13 cut position, 4-12 dispense position, 4-12 margin position, 4-11

Getting Started 1-5Establishing Communications Before the printer can accept print jobs from the host, you must: ♦ Connect the communication cabl

2 Operator’s Handbook F flash memory, 6-7 flow control options, 5-4 function selecting, 1-7 H high energy ribbon, 3-4 I IEEE-1284, 5-5 information

Index 3 P parallel, 5-5 communications, 5-5 parallel communication, 5-6 parity options, 5-3 parity, 5-1 passwords setting, 10-1 paused batch cancel,

4 Operator’s Handbook supply adjusting position, 4-10 adjusting print options, 4-8 options, 4-3, 4-6, 4-15 position, 4-10 print options, 4-10, 4-12

1-6 Operator’s HandbookNote: The printer supports a baud rate up to 115200. Make sure your host is capable of communicating at the speed you selec

Getting Started 1-7Enter/Pause: When the printer is online, pauses the current print job or resumes a paused print job. When the printer is offli

1-8 Operator’s Handbook Note: If the printer displays PRINT MODE Ready when you turn it on, press Escape/Clear to display the Main menu. To display

Loading Supplies 2-1 LOADING SUPPLIES This chapter describes how to load: ♦ a roll of supply ♦ fan-fold supply ♦ a roll of tag supply. There are t

2-2 Operator’s Handbook Loading Labels or Tags Make sure the printer is configured for the correct supply type. 1. Open the cover. 2. Unlock the

Loading Supplies 2-3 5. Adjust the supply holder guides so the sides barely touch the roll. Make sure the supply roll turns freely. If you are usin

Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty onwhich the customer can rely. Paxar reserves the right to make chan

2-4 Operator’s Handbook For tag supplies using the optional knife, feed the supply through the knife. Make sure at least 0.5 inches of supply is pas

Loading Supplies 2-5 9. Hold the printhead assembly by the printhead tab while pressing down on the printhead release. 10. Close the printhead b

2-6 Operator’s Handbook You may need to adjust the wide/narrow knobs depending on the width of your supply. See "Adjusting the Wide/Narrow Knob

Loading Supplies 2-7 3. Feed the backing paper over the peel bar. 4. Feed the backing paper through the lower opening of the exit cover. Close th

2-8 Operator’s Handbook 5. Close the printer's cover. 6. Press Feed/Cut to position the supply under the printhead. Using the Optional Tear Ba

Loading Supplies 2-9 Using Linerless Supply Linerless printing is an option that must be purchased separately on the original printer order. The li

2-10 Operator’s Handbook 5. Press down on the exit cover tabs to open the exit cover. 6. Pull back slightly on the spring latch with your thumb or

Loading Supplies 2-11 7. If inserting the peel bar: Insert the left edge of the peel bar into the side slot at an angle. Then, slide the peel bar

2-12 Operator’s Handbook The shelf must be parallel to the platen roller, not at an angle. See the following diagrams. CAUTION: Make sure the shelf

Loading Supplies 2-13 9. Close the exit cover. 10. Load supplies by following the label loading procedures. You may notice a different color and te

i TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED ... 1-1 Audience...

2-14 Operator’s Handbook Make sure the printer is configured for the correct supply type. 1. Open the cover. 2. Unlock the printhead by turning the

Loading Supplies 2-15 6. Adjust the supply holder guides so the sides barely touch the roll. Make sure the supply roll turns freely. 7. Push down

2-16 Operator’s Handbook 10. Hold the printhead assembly by the printhead tab while pressing down on the printhead release. 11. Close the printhea

Loading Ribbon 3-1 LOADING RIBBON This chapter describes how to load a ribbon roll. There are different ribbon requirements for the three types of su

3-2 Operator’s Handbook Loading Ribbon Make sure the printer is configured to use a ribbon. To load ribbon: 1. Open the cover. 2. Unlock the prin

Loading Ribbon 3-3 6. Remove the new ribbon from the package as shown. Do not wrinkle or crush the new ribbon. 7. Slide the ribbon onto the back r

3-4 Operator’s Handbook 12. Remove any slack in the ribbon by turning the take-up reel clockwise. 13. Hold the printhead assembly by the printhead ta

Loading Ribbon 3-5 Note: The high energy setting is lost when you turn off the printer. High Energy Ribbon Limitations When using the high energy ri

3-6 Operator’s Handbook

Setting Supply Options 4-1 SETTING SUPPLY OPTIONS This chapter explains how to select the supply type, ribbon, speed, feed mode, backfeed, print pos

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4-2 Operator’s Handbook The options are listed in the table below. Option Choices Default Supply Type Aperture/Die Cut/Black Mark/Continuous Die Cu

Setting Supply Options 4-3 Supply Type You can print on aperture, black mark, die cut, or continuous supplies. You have to tell the printer which

4-4 Operator’s Handbook Ribbon You have to tell the printer if your supplies require a ribbon. To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select S

Setting Supply Options 4-5 Speed You can change the print speed for bar codes or graphics. If you select "default" for speed, formats wi

4-6 Operator’s Handbook Feed Mode You can use continuous or on-demand printing. On-demand printing allows you to remove a label before printing t

Setting Supply Options 4-7 Backfeed Backfeed works by advancing each printed label to the desired dispense position. Once that label is removed, t

4-8 Operator’s Handbook Positioning This menu includes selections to change the print, supply, margin, cut, and dispense positions along with the b

Setting Supply Options 4-9 To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, Supply, then Positioning. Then, follow these steps. 1. Press »

4-10 Operator’s Handbook Supply Position This function adjusts the machine to print at the vertical 0,0 point on the supply. Note: The supply pos

Setting Supply Options 4-11 Margin Position This function adjusts where the format prints horizontally on the supply. The adjustments are in dots (

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4-12 Operator’s Handbook Cut Position This function adjusts where the tag is cut. The printer adjusts the cut position according to the black marks

Setting Supply Options 4-13 4. Press Enter/Pause when the number you need appears. Press Escape/Clear until you see the Main menu. Backfeed Dist

4-14 Operator’s Handbook Batch Separators A batch separator is an extra tag printed in between batches with a pinstripe pattern. If you select &q

Setting Supply Options 4-15 Skip Index You can use the skip index mode to skip (or ignore) a sense mark and print an image over multiple labels, i

4-16 Operator’s Handbook Knife Control You may notice unevenly cut tags on one end or the other of your supply (one end may appear longer than the

Setting Supply Options 4-17 Error Action The recovery action from an error condition is in the Setup, Supply Menu. You can change how the printer r

4-18 Operator’s Handbook Consider this scenario when the error action is set to overstrike/continue 3x: If the printer errors on the first label, a

Setting Supply Options 4-19 To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then Supply. Then follow these steps. 1. Press » or ¼ until y

4-20 Operator’s Handbook Setting Contrast The print contrast controls the darkness of the printing on your supply. The range is -699 to +699 and

Setting Supply Options 4-21 Feed/Cut acts as a toggle switch to change the value by 10 or 1. For example, to make the contrast 50 (from the default

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4-22 Operator’s Handbook Verifier The verifier scans and checks the quality of bar codes as they are printed. The optional verifier must be purcha

Setting Communications 5-1 SETTING COMMUNICATIONS This chapter tells you how to set the serial or parallel communication values. These values provid

5-2 Operator’s Handbook Baud Rate To change the setting, from the Main Menu select Setup, Port Settings, then Serial Comm. If password protection

Setting Communications 5-3 Stop Bits To change the setting, from the Main Menu select Setup, Port Settings, then Serial Comm. Then, follow these s

5-4 Operator’s Handbook Flow Control To change the setting, from the Main Menu select Setup, Port Settings, then Serial Comm. Then, follow these s

Setting Communications 5-5 Parallel Communications The parallel communications menu allows you to set the values for the active parallel port. The

5-6 Operator’s Handbook Mode To change the setting, from the Main Menu select Setup, Port Settings, then Parallel Comm. Then, follow these steps. 1.

Setting Defaults 6-1 SETTING DEFAULTS This chapter explains how to select the monetary sign, secondary sign, decimal places, slashed zero, power-up m

6-2 Operator’s Handbook The monetary formatting options are listed in the table below. Option Choices Default Monetary sign None/USA/UK/Japan/ Germa

Setting Defaults 6-3 Monetary Sign You can also select None if you do not want a monetary sign to print in price fields. The monetary signs availa

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6-4 Operator’s Handbook 2. Press Enter/Pause. The current setting is displayed, for example: MONETARY SIGN » USA ¼ 3. Press » or ¼ until you

Setting Defaults 6-5 Decimal Places You can set the printer for 0, 1, 2, or 3 places after the decimal in a price field. In U.S. currency, you mig

6-6 Operator’s Handbook Power-Up Mode Power-up mode lets you decide how your printer starts each time you turn it on. If you want the printer to b

Setting Defaults 6-7 3. Press » or ¼ until you see the option you want. Then press Enter/Pause. Press Escape/Clear until you see the Main menu. Not

6-8 Operator’s Handbook No Image Errors With version 5.2 or greater software, you can disable image error reporting. Image errors occur when there i

Setting Defaults 6-9 Ignore Configuration With version 5.2 or greater software, you can ignore all online configuration packets. If the printer rece

6-10 Operator’s Handbook Using Flash Memory The flash memory options are listed in the table below. Option Choices Default Format Flash No/Yes

Setting Defaults 6-11 Are you sure? No ¼ 4. Press ¼ to display "Yes" and press Enter/Pause. CREATING FLASH FILE SYSTEM 1 The

6-12 Operator’s Handbook Packing Flash Memory Packing flash memory permanently removes any deleted files from memory. Periodically select this optio

Setting Defaults 6-13 Memory Guidelines Use these basic guidelines when storing files in your printer's memory. ♦ Your printer may have volat

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6-14 Operator’s Handbook Setting Batch Options You can select Batch Options to change, which prompts appear during Batch Entry mode and set default

Using Scripts 7-1 USING SCRIPTS This chapter explains how to load, enable, and delete scripts. You can also enable status polling and immediate comm

7-2 Operator’s Handbook Viewing Script Information 1. To see if your printer has a script loaded from the Main menu, press » or ¼ until you see M

Using Scripts 7-3 Downloading a Script Follow these instructions to download a script from the MS DOS prompt. Set the communication parameters usi

7-4 Operator’s Handbook Enabling a Script The script must be enabled before you can use it. To enable or disable a script: 1. From the Script Menu

Using Scripts 7-5 Deleting a Script You can delete a script from the printer's memory. To delete a script: 1. From the Script Menu, press » o

7-6 Operator’s Handbook Enabling Status Polling Status polling allows you to obtain information about the readiness of the printer and the current

Using Scripts 7-7 Using Immediate Commands Your System Administrator can use immediate commands to reset the printer or cancel and repeat batches.

7-8 Operator’s Handbook

Printing 8-1 PRINTING This chapter explains how to ♦ use on-demand mode printing. ♦ print an error label. ♦ print, pause, restart, cancel, and re

Getting Started 1-1GETTING STARTED The Monarch® 9855™ printer lets you print text, graphics, and bar codes on thermal transfer (ribbon) and thermal

8-2 Operator’s Handbook Note: If the printer will be unused for extended periods of time, we recommend leaving the printhead unlatched. An optional

Printing 8-3 Pausing a Batch You can pause printing by pressing Enter/Pause. You may want to interrupt a batch to make adjustments for: ♦ Loading

8-4 Operator’s Handbook Canceling a Paused Batch You can cancel a paused batch, delete a format, graphic, or font in memory, or all the batches wai

Printing 8-5 3. To cancel all the batches (including the paused batch), press » or ¼ until you see PAUSE MENU » Cancel All ¼ and press Enter/Paus

8-6 Operator’s Handbook 5. Press » or ¼ to select another function from the Pause menu, or to return to Print mode. Repeating a Batch Before you s

Printing 8-7 Special Printing Considerations Keep in mind the following special printing considerations. Maximum Print Speed Printing Method Printh

8-8 Operator’s Handbook Printing TrueType® Fonts TrueType® fonts are available on this printer. TrueType fonts are scalable and the characters pri

Printing 8-9 Licensing Your Fonts We provide the Font Utility to help you create and download international code pages/characters. However, it is

8-10 Operator’s Handbook

Care and Maintenance 9-1 CARE AND MAINTENANCE This chapter tells you how to ♦ clear label jams and clean the printer. ♦ replace a printhead. CAUTIO