Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 9450 Monarch
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TC9450 OH Rev . DA 8/9 9 ©199 4 Monarc h Marki ng Syste ms, In c. All Rig hts Re served . Operator’s Handbook Published by the Technic al Communic ati ons Department. Printed i n the U.S.A. Monarch ® 9450 RASCAL ® Printer F o r supplies, service, o r assistance call : TOLL FREE: 1-80 0- 54 3- 66 50 (In the U.
Each produ ct and prog ram carries a respect ive written w arranty , the o nly warranty o n which the cust omer can rely . Monarch reserves the righ t to make changes in the prod uct, the program s, and thei r availabi lity at any time and without noti ce.
Prefac e This Operator’s Ha ndbook describes h ow to F charge the battery . F load s upplies. F set up commun ications. F send a print job. F care for and m aintain the printe r . F solve any pr oblems that may occur . It a lso contains p roduct sp ecifica tion and accessories informati on.
T er ms to Know ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The foll owing term s are used in this manu al. Communicat ions P arameters Settin gs that define how the p rinter and host co mmunicate w ith each o ther .
Print Job A command or commands sent from the host to the pr inter that results in on e or more labe ls being pri nted. Sleep Mode Operat ion mode in w hich the pr inter cons erves en ergy whil e retaining the print job. Supplies The medi a (paper or synthetic) t he printer prints on.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Using the Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 5. Care and Mai ntenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 1 Clearing Jam s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Inserting the Supply G uide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Cleaning the Printhead .
Chapter 1. Gett ing Start ed The 94 50 RASCAL ® printer is a portable, thermal-direct printer . This chapter tell s you how F to use the buttons on top of th e printer . F to cha rge and use th e battery . F sleep mo de works. F to attach the b elt.
Using the Buttons –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– On the top of the printer , there are two button s and an LED indic ator , as show n. [F eed] Use to F feed or ad vance the s upply for pri nting.
[On /Off ] Use to F turn the pri nter on and off . F wake the pr inter from sleep m o de. See "About S leep Mode," later in th is chapter . F reset the pri n ter to norm al operation mode after p rinting a test label. Se e Chapter 6, "T roubleshoo ting," for information.
If the battery l o ses powe r in the middle of a printing session , replace or re charge the ba ttery . The printe r remembers the prin t job. When you use or store yo ur charger , do no t : F wrap the cord aroun d the charger . F pull or p ut unusua l stress on t he cord.
4. When chargi ng is complete, unplug the ch arger from the battery . 5. Load the battery , as di scribed in "Loadin g the B attery ." 6. Press [On/Off] to resume printing.
2. Squeeze the side tabs on the battery and p ull the battery away from th e printer . Lo adin g the Battery T o load the ba ttery: 1. Insert the bottom tabs on the battery i nto the slots at the bottom of th e battery well. 2. Push the to p of the battery onto the prongs until the battery snaps in to place.
A ttaching the Belt ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y our printer co mes with a belt for po rtable printing. T o attach the belt: 1. Lift one o f the clips and slip th e belt under it.
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Chapter 2. Loading Supplies The pri nter accepts l abels, tag s, and th ermal paper . Labels can be i ndexed or non-indexe d. They also ca n have a co re or be coreless.
L oading for P e el Mode––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In P eel mode, use die-cut labels onl y . Use supplies up to a maxim um of 2.05 inches. Conta ct Monarc h at the numb er at the bac k of this manua l if you have sp ecial labe l requirements .
3. Squeez e the tabs on both sides of the support fr ame and pull it o pen. 4. Insert the lead ing edge of the suppl y into the supply gui d e while d ropping the sup ply roll into the supply well . Push the supply against the back of the well. Use your finger to push t he supply thro ugh the su pply chute .
5. Place t he supply h older against th e supply ro ll in t he supply well . Make sure the supply turns fre e ly in the well. 6. F eed the supp ly through the printer , as follows. F Push the printhead l ever down to close the printhead. If the printer is off , turn the knob clockw ise to manually feed the supply t hrough th e supply ch ute.
9. Snap the support frame back i n to pl ace. Gently pu ll on the backing paper to ma ke sure it is tight. Support F rame Supply Chut e Label Backing Pa pe r Chapter 2.
L oad ing for Non-P eel Mod e –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In non-peel mode, supplies can be either die-cu t or butt cut with a maximum size o f 2.2 inche s. n If you hav e special la bel requirem ents, contact M onarch at the number l isted in t he back o f the ha ndbook.
4. Drop the new supply roll into the supply well un til it rests on the ba ck wall. 5. With thum b and forefinger , insert the lea d ing edge of the supply in to the supply guide un til the printer begi ns to feed the supply . Make sure the supp ly roll is flush agai nst the back wall when y ou begin to in sert the lea d ing edge.
R emoving Supplies ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o re move suppli es: 1. Remov e the supply holder as s hown. 2. Cut or tear the su pplies as clos e to the supply guid e as poss ible, and re move the su pply roll.
Chapter 3. Printe r Communications System Ad ministrators Only . Before the printer can re ceive a print jo b from the host, you must: 1. Set the com munications pa rameters.
3. Press [Feed] once. The LED indica tor blinks once. Press [F eed] ... T o set the baud rat e to ... Onc e 38,4 00 T wice 1 9,200 Thre e times 960 0 F our times 4800 Fiv e times 240 0 Six ti mes 120 0 The prin ter verifi es your se lection by flashing the LED indicator o nce for each time yo u pressed [Fee d] .
7. Remove the b a ttery . Press [On/Off] while yo u re-conne ct the battery to retu rn to normal print op erations. Connec ting the Communication s Cable –––––––––––––––––––––––– T o attach the c ommunic ations ca ble: 1.
R emoving the Commun ications Cable ––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o re move th e cable: 1. Hold the printer stea dy with on e hand. 2. Grasp th e cable h o lde r with your o ther hand an d push it in to unlock the latch.
Chapter 4. Print ing This chapter d e scribes ho w to F print in On-d emand mode. F remo ve backi ng paper . F print in Continuous mo de. F clear a print job from the printe r’s memory . F pause t he printer wh ile it pri nts. n See yo ur System Adminis trator for a pri nt job.
R emoving Backing P aper –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o re move excess backing paper: 1. T ear the back ing paper a few inches away from the support frame. n Do Not tear it agai nst the supp ort frame .
Chapter 5. Care an d Maintenan ce This c hapter expl ains how to: F clear jams. F clea n the printhe a d. F clean t he peel blade and plate n roller . Clearing Jams –––––––––––.
2. If your pr inter has a re movable supply guid e, grab the printer firm ly with one hand. W ith the other hand, slide out t he supply g uide as sh own. n Do Not pu ll the supply guide completel y out of the prin ter . 3. Use your fi ngers (no sh arp object s) to remove a ny jammed labels from the su pply guide an d supply c hute.
Inserting t he Supply Guide If the supply guide does com e out of the printer: 1. Tilt t he suppl y guide in a downwa rd slant , and inse rt the catch into the to p of the track. 2. Tilt the su pply guide so it li nes up with the track, an d then gent ly slide it along th e track, and into the print er .
Cleaning the Printhead –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Clean th e printhead daily when using the pri nter in exce ssively dirty , hot, or h umid envir onments. Al so clean i t after ever y five rolls of supplies, or when you see voi ds in the p rint as sh own.
Cleaning the Platen R oller and P eel Blade –––––––––––––––––––––– T o clean the platen ro ller and pe el blad e: 1. T urn the printer off . 2. Remov e the supplies , if you haven ’t already . See "Removing Supplies" in Chapter 2 fo r more information.
5. Rub the cotton sw ab back and f orth across th e platen roller a nd peel bl ade to remove any buildu p. 6. Let the pri n ter dry br iefly . Then, reload your supplies.
Chapter 6. Trou bleshoot ing This c hapter expl ains how to F print a te st label. F read the LE D indicator . F clear errors. F solve any pr oblems that may occur .
If the LED i n dica tor does not come on whe n you p rint a test label, p ress [On/O ff] and [Feed] at the same time and reattach the ba ttery . Release [On/O ff] and wait for th e LED indicato r to turn amber before releasi ng [Fee d] . The test label prints automatica lly .
Pr oblems and Solutions –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Some common printer pro blems and thei r solutions are listed below . Problem Solut ion Battery won’t charge. Make sure the battery is connected correc tly .
Problem Solu tion Print has voids or is too light. Make sure the supplies are loaded correctly . Check the supplies for damage or defects. Reload supplies if nec essary . Check the peel roller for jammed supplies. Check the supply ty pe (i.e., indexed or non-indexed).
Problem Solu tion Printer does not print. Charge the battery . Make sure the print job was correct. Make sure the supplies are loaded correctly . Make sure the printhead is closed. Printer does not start. Mak e sure the battery is charged and plugged into the printer .
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Chapter 7. Spec ifications This chapter i n clud es information about: F printer s pecific ations F supply size s F accessories F cabl e pin defin itions. Printer Specifica tions –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Height: 4.
Supply Sizes ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– F T ag W idths: 1.0" to 1.4" (2 5 mm to 36 mm) F Labe l Widths : Non-pe el mode - 1.0" to 2 .
Communic a tions C a ble P in Definitions –––––––––––––––––––––––– The pri nter ha s an 8 pin mi ni-DIN RS -232C lockin g connect or with the fo llowing pin definitions.
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Inde x A ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– A c cessorie s 7-2 A ttaching the be lt 1-7 B –––––––––––––––––––.
M ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Memory of printer 7-1 Modes continuous 4-2 non-peel 2-1, 2-6 on-demand 4-1 peel 2-2 sleep 1-6 N ––––.
U ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Using the buttons 1-2 W ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––.
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TC9450 OH Rev . DA 8/9 9 ©199 4 Monarc h Marki ng Syste ms, In c. All Rig hts Re served . Operator’s Handbook Published by the Technic al Communic ati ons Department. Printed i n the U.S.A. Monarch ® 9450 RASCAL ® Printer F o r supplies, service, o r assistance call : TOLL FREE: 1-80 0- 54 3- 66 50 (In the U.
Each produ ct and prog ram carries a respect ive written w arranty , the o nly warranty o n which the cust omer can rely . Monarch reserves the righ t to make changes in the prod uct, the program s, and thei r availabi lity at any time and without noti ce.
An important point after buying a device Monarch 9450 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Monarch 9450 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Monarch 9450 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Monarch 9450 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Monarch 9450 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Monarch 9450, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Monarch 9450.
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