Paxar Monarch 917 Operating Instructions Manual

Monarch



917

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Keypad

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warranty on which the customer can rely. Monarch reserves the right to make

changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and

without notice. Although Monarch has made every effort to provide complete

and accurate information in this manual, Monarch shall not be liable for any

omissions or inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of

this manual.

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written permission of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide

reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a

commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency

energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential

area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct

the interference at his own expense.

CANADIAN D.O.C. WARNING

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from

digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department

of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites

applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Réglement sur le

brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

Trademarks

MONARCH, 917, 9403, 9446, 9835, 9840, and 9850 are trademarks of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

Paxar is a trademark of Paxar Corporation.

Monarch Marking Systems

P.O. Box 608

Dayton, Ohio 45401

Table of Contents

GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Connecting the Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Control Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Selecting a Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Exiting an Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

SETTING SUPPLY OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Ribbon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Batch Separators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Feed Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Print Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Supply Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Margin Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Cut Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8

Supply Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Backfeed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Verifier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

COMMUNICATION VALUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Baud Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Word Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Stop Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Parity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Reset to Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

Parallel Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

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SETTING CONTRAST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

SETTING DEFAULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Monetary Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Secondary Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Decimal Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Slashed Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Power-Up Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Prompt Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

SETTING FORMAT OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

PRINTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Pausing a Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Restarting a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2

Canceling a Paused Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3

Repeating a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5

Offline Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Entering Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6

Entering Letters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7

Entering Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Using Bar Code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Entering and Changing Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9

Types of Data Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

Entering a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

Printing Tags Without Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16

Using Print Multiple with Inc/Dec Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18

Examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19

DIAGNOSTICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Factory Set Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Checking the Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Printing a Test Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2

Checking Supply Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

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Using Password Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Enabling the Password (System Administrators only). . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4

Deleting Formats, Graphics or Fonts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5

Deleting Formats If Password Protection Is Disabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

Service Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

CHARACTER SETS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Character Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Uppercase Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Lowercase Letters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3

Currency Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Punctuation and Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

International Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

Code 128 Function Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

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iv Table of Contents

GETTING STARTED 1

The Monarch 917 keypad allows you to easily configure the

printer and enter data offline for formats.

This chapter includes information about

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connecting the power cable.

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using the keypad.

Each chapter of this manual has one or more charts showing the

printer’s menu structure. For example:

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Normal border boxes show the menu options.

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Heavy border boxes show the selections to get to the functions.

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Black background boxes show the functions.

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The black boxes show where you are; the bordered boxes show how you

got there.

SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS

PORT

SETTINGS

MAIN MENU

CANCEL

ALL

PRINT

MODE

REPEAT

BATCH

SETUP DIAG.

BATCH

ENTRY

FORMAT

OPTIONS

Getting Started 1-1

Connecting the Cable

To connect the cable:

CAUTION

The printer power switch must be off while you

connect the keypad cable.

1. Plug the keypad cable into the keypad. Plug the other end of

the cable into the printer.

2. Turn on the printer. Press (I) to turn on and (O) to turn off the

printer.

After you turn on the printer, you will see:

PRINT MODE

Ready

1-2 Getting Started

Using the Keypad

You can control printer operation and enter data offline using the

keypad.

The keypad has 24-keys allowing offline data entry. This keypad

includes 7 function keys, 10 numeric keys, and 5 symbol keys.

Control Keys

P Interrupts printing.

Enters an international character for printing

when you enter P plus a three-digit code.

See Appendix A for more information.

e Returns the display to the next higher menu,

when you press e once.

F Feeds a blank label if there is no print job.

Prints a label in the on-demand mode.

c Cuts the supply.

{ Clears an error.

R Displays the next menu item.

L Displays the previous menu item.

E Selects the displayed menu item.

Use the alpha numeric keys to enter batch data. To switch

between characters and numbers, press |.

Getting Started 1-3

Selecting a Function

The Main menu has several functions (operating modes). These

functions are shown in the chart below.

If the printer displays PRINT MODE Ready

when you turn it on, press e to display the

Main menu.

To display menu options, press L or R.

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When the screen displays a right arrow, press R to display

more options.

MAIN MENU

Cancel All r

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When the screen displays a left arrow, press L to display

more options.

MAIN MENU

l Diagnostics

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When the screen displays a left and a right arrow, press either

L or R to display more options.

MAIN MENU

l Print Mode r

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When you see the menu option you want, press E to select

it.

MAIN MENU

CANCEL

ALL

PRINT

MODE

REPEAT

BATCH

SETUP DIAG.

BATCH

ENTRY

FORMAT

OPTIONS

1-4 Getting Started

The Main Menu controls the printer’s setup and operation.

Through the Setup Menu, you can select a sub-menu for the

supply, contrast, default, or port settings. Each of those

sub-menus have several selections, such as ribbon, speed,

monetary symbols, and baud rate.

1. From the Main Menu, press L or R until you see

MAIN MENU

l Setup r

2. Press E. You will see

SETUP

Supply r

3. Press E. You will see the following option:

SUPPLY

Ribbon r

Exiting an Option

To exit an option, press e once. You will exit to the next

higher menu.

If you press e from a menu, your settings

are not saved. Your settings are only saved

when you press E from a menu.

Getting Started 1-5

1-6 Getting Started

SETTING SUPPLY OPTIONS 2

This chapter explains how to select a ribbon, separators, feed

mode, print position, supply position, margin position, cut position,

supply type, speed, backfeed, and verifier options.

You may need to set supply options when you change supplies.

The options are listed in the table below.

Option Choices Default

Ribbon No/Yes/High Energy Yes

Separators No/Yes/Long No

Feed Mode Continuous/On-Demand Continuous

Print Position -99 to +99 0

Supply Position -300 to +300 0

Margin Position -99 to +99 0

Cut Position -300 to +300 0

Supply Type Aperture/Die Cut/Black

Mark/Continuous

Die Cut

Speed 2.5/4.0/6.0/8.0/10.0/Default Default

Backfeed Off/On/Extended Off

Verifier Disabled/Enabled Disabled

SUPPLY CONTRAST DEFAULTS

PORT

SETTINGS

RIBBON

MAIN MENU

MARGIN

POS

PRINT

POS

SUPPLY

POS

CANCEL

ALL

PRINT

MODE

REPEAT

BATCH

SETUP DIAG.

BATCH

ENTRY

CUT

POSITION

SEPARAT-

ORS

FEED

MODE

SUPPLY

TYPE

FORMAT

OPTIONS

SPEED BACKFEED VERIFIER

Setting Supply Options 2-1

To exit an option without changing the setting, press e.

Ribbon

You have to tell the printer if your supplies require a ribbon. To

change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then

Supply. Then, follow these steps.

1. Press L or R until you see

SUPPLY

Ribbon r

2. Press E to set the ribbon option. You will see the current

setting, for example:

RIBBON

l Yes r

3. Press L or R to see the other options. After you display the

option you want, press E. Press e twice to exit to the

Main menu.

If you set the Ribbon option to Yes, install a

ribbon before printing.

Batch Separators

A batch separator is an extra tag with a pinstripe pattern. It is

printed between batches to make batches easier to find. If you

select "Long" for the separator, a double-length (two tags)

separator prints.

2-2 Setting Supply Options

Changing this setting only affects new

formats sent to the printer.

To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then

Supply. Then, follow these steps.

1. Press L or R until you see

SUPPLY

l Separators r

2. Press E to set the batch separators option. You will see

the current setting, for example:

SEPARATORS

Off r

3. Press L or R to see the other option. After you display the

option you want, press E. Press e twice to exit to the

Main menu.

Batch Separator

Setting Supply Options 2-3

Feed Mode

You can use continuous or on-demand printing. On-demand

printing allows you to remove a label before printing the next one.

To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then

Supply. Then, follow these steps.

1. Press L or R until you see

SUPPLY

l Feed Mode r

2. Press E to set the supply type option. You will see the

current setting, for example:

SUPPLY TYPE

Continuous r

3. Press L or R to see the other option. After you display the

option you want, press E. Press e twice to exit to the

Main menu.

Print Position

This function adjusts where data prints vertically on the supply.

Adjust the print if it is too close to the top or bottom of the supply,

or overtypes the pre-printed area. One dot is 0.0049 inch.

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If the data is too close to the bottom, increase the number.

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If the data is too close to the top, decrease the number.

Changing this setting only affects new

formats sent to the printer.

2-4 Setting Supply Options

To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then

Supply. Then, follow these steps.

1. Press L or R until you see

SUPPLY

l Print Pos r

2. Press E. You will see the current setting, for example:

Enter print pos

[-99/99]: +0

3. Press L or R to change the print position. Pressing L

decreases the value (moves the image down); R increases it

(moves the image up).

4. Press E when the number you need appears. Press e

twice to exit to the Main menu.

Supply Position

This function adjusts how much supply feeds out of the exit chute.

You may need to adjust the supply in or out to allow

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tags and labels to be removed.

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die cut labels to be removed easily.

The adjustments are in dots (0.0049 inch).

Setting Supply Options 2-5

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Increase the number to feed more supply out of the chute.

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Decrease the number to feed less supply out of the chute.

This option takes effect on the next label or tag printed.

Changing supply position may also affect print position.

To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then

Supply. Then, follow these steps.

1. Press L or R until you see

SUPPLY

l Supply Pos r

2. Press E. You will see the current setting, for example:

Enter supply pos

[-300/300]: +0

3. Press L or R to change the supply position. Pressing L

decreases the value (feeds less supply); R increases it

(feeds more supply).

4. Press E when the number you need appears. Press e

twice to exit to the Main menu.

Margin Position

This function adjusts where the format prints horizontally on the

supply. The adjustments are in dots (0.0049 inch), which is the

smallest measurement the printer recognizes.

The width of the print area depends on your supply size.

Maximum width is four inches. When you move the image to the

right or left on the supply, avoid moving the image too close to

either edge, because it may not print.

2-6 Setting Supply Options

Print too far to the left. Print too far to the right.

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If the data is too close to the left side, increase the number.

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If the data is too close to the right side, decrease the number.

Changing this setting only affects new

formats sent to the printer.

To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then

Supply. Then, follow these steps.

1. Press L or R until you see

SUPPLY

l Margin Pos r

2. Press E. You will see the current setting, for example:

Enter margin pos

[-99/99]: +0

3. Press L or R to change the margin position. Pressing L

decreases the value (moves the image toward the left side of

the supply); R increases it (moves the image toward the right

side of the supply).

Setting Supply Options 2-7

4. Press E when the number you need appears. Press

etwice to exit to the Main menu.

Cut Position

This function adjusts where the tag is cut. The printer adjusts the

cut position according to the black marks on the supply. You may

need to adjust for aperature supplies. Increase to move the cut

up; decrease to move the cut down.

To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then

Supply. Then, follow these steps.

1. Press L or R until you see

SUPPLY

l Cut Pos r

2. Press E. You will see the current setting, for example:

Enter knife adj

[-300/300]: +0

3. Press L or R to change the cut position. Pressing L

decreases the value (moves the cut down); R increases it

(moves the cut up).

4. Press E when the number you need appears. Press

eto exit to the Setup menu.

2-8 Setting Supply Options

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