Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Paxar 9450 Monarch
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TC94 50OH R ev . DA 8/ 99 ©199 4 Mo narch M ark ing Sy ste ms, In c. A ll Rig hts Rese rved . Operator’s Handbook Publis hed by the Tec hnical Com munic ations Department . Printed i n the U. S.A. Monarch ® 9450 RASCAL ® Printer F or suppl ies, service, or assi stance ca ll: TOLL FREE: 1-80 0- 54 3-66 50 (I n the U.
Each pro duct an d program carri es a resp ective writ ten w arranty , the o nly warranty o n which th e customer ca n rely . Monarch reserves th e right to make chang es in th e prod uct, the p rogr ams , and thei r ava ilab ility at an y tim e and without n otice.
Prefac e This Opera tor’s Ha ndbo ok describ es how to F charge the b attery . F loa d supp lies. F set up co mmunicat ions. F send a prin t job. F care for an d mainta in the pri nter . F solve any p roble ms that may occur . It a lso con tains p roduct speci ficat ion a nd acce ssories inform ation.
T er ms to Know ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– The foll ow ing ter ms ar e used in thi s ma nual . Communicat ions P arameters Settings th at define ho w the prin ter and host co mmunica te w ith ea ch othe r .
Print Job A command or comman ds sent f rom th e host to the p rinter that re sults in on e or more la bels bei ng print ed. Sleep Mode Opera tion m ode i n whic h the p rinter cons erve s en ergy whil e re taini ng the pr int job. Supplies The medi a (pap er or synt heti c) the pri nter prints on.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1. Getting Star ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1- 1 Using the Butt ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Charging the Batt ery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chapter 5. Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 1 Clearing Jams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Insert ing the Supply G uide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Cleaning t he Printhead .
Chapter 1. Gett ing Start ed The 9450 RASC AL ® printer is a portable, thermal-direct printer . Th is chapter tell s you ho w F to use the buttons on top of th e prin ter . F to cha rge an d use th e batte ry . F sleep mode wo rks. F to attach th e belt.
Using the Buttons –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– On the top of the pr inter , there are two bu ttons an d an LED indi cator , as sh own. [F eed] Use to F feed or advan ce the s upp ly for pr inti ng.
[O n/ Off ] Use to F turn the pri nter on an d off . F wake the p rinter from sl eep m ode. See "About S leep Mode ," later i n this chapter . F reset the pri nter to norm al opera tion mode after p rinting a test label. See Chapter 6, "T roubl eshooting," for informatio n.
If the battery l oses power in the mi ddle of a pri nting sessi on, replace or re charge the battery . The printe r remembers the pr int job. When you use or sto re yo ur ch arg er , do no t : F wrap the c ord aro und the c harg er . F pull or p ut u nusual st ress on the cord .
4. When char ging is comp lete, unplug th e charger from the battery . 5. Load the battery , as discrib ed in "Lo ading th e Battery ." 6. Press [On/Off] to resume printing.
2. Squeeze the side tabs o n the battery an d pull the b attery away fro m the prin ter . L oading th e Ba tter y T o load the battery: 1. Insert the bo ttom tabs on the ba ttery into the slots at the bottom of the battery we ll. 2. Push the to p of the battery onto the prongs until the battery snap s into plac e.
A ttaching the Belt ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Y our prin ter comes wi th a belt for po rtable pri nting. T o attach the bel t: 1. Lift on e of the clips and s lip th e bel t under it.
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Chapter 2. Loading Supp lies The pri nter acce pts lab els, t ags, an d thermal pape r . La bels can b e indexe d or no n-indexe d. T hey also ca n have a core o r be corele ss. Use syntheti c (non-pap er) label s to print seri al or high -densi ty ba r codes .
L oading for P eel Mode ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In P eel mode, use die-cut la bels onl y . Use supplies up to a max imum of 2.05 inche s. Co ntact Mo narc h at the numb er at the bac k of this manua l if y ou have s peci al labe l requ ireme nts.
3. Squeez e the tabs on both s ides of the s uppor t frame and pull it open. 4. Insert the le ading e dge of the suppl y into th e supply g uide whil e droppi ng the supply roll i nto the suppl y well . Push the suppl y agai nst the back of the well. Use your finge r to push the sup ply thro ugh th e supp ly chute .
5. Place t he su pply h olde r agai nst th e supp ly roll in the supply we ll. Make su re the supply tu rns freely in the well. 6. F eed the supply th rough the pri nter , as foll ows.
9. Snap the support fram e back i nto place . Gentl y pull on the backing p aper to make sure i t is tight. Supp ort F rame Supply Chut e Label Backing Pa p er Chapt er 2.
L oadin g for No n-P eel Mod e –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– In non-pe el mode , supplies can be ei ther di e-cut or butt cut with a maximum size o f 2.
4. Drop the new supply roll into the supply well un til it rests on the ba ck wall . 5. With th umb and forefinge r , insert the l eading edge of th e supply into the supp ly guide un til the printer begi ns to feed the supply . Make sure the su pply roll is fl ush agai nst the back wall when you be gin to in sert th e lea ding ed ge.
R emoving Supplies ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o remove suppli es: 1. Remo ve the s upply hol der as s how n. 2. Cut or tear th e suppli es as clo se to the sup ply gu ide as poss ible , and re mov e the su pply roll .
Chapter 3. Printe r Communicatio ns Syst em Administra tors On ly . Before the printer ca n receiv e a print jo b from the h ost, you must: 1. Set the com munic ations paramete rs.
3. Press [Fee d] once. The LED ind icator blinks o nce. Press [F eed] ... T o set the baud rat e to ... Onc e 38 ,400 T wic e 19, 20 0 Thre e ti mes 960 0 F ou r times 480 0 Fiv e ti mes 240 0 Six ti me s 120 0 The pr inter v erifi es yo ur se lec tion by flas hing the LED indicator o nce for e ach time you p ressed [Fee d] .
7. Remove the b attery . Press [On/Off] wh ile you re -conne ct the battery to return to no rmal prin t operatio ns. Connec ting the Communic ations Cable –––––––––––––––––––––––– T o attach th e com mun icatio ns c able: 1.
R emoving t he Commun ications Cab le ––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o remove th e cabl e: 1. Hold the pri nter st eady w ith on e hand. 2. Gras p the ca ble h older with yo ur ot her ha nd and p ush it i n to unlock the l atch.
Chapter 4. Print ing This chapter d escribes how to F print in On-d emand mod e. F rem ove b ack ing paper . F prin t in Conti nuous mo de. F clear a print job from the printe r’s memory . F pause the pri nter wh ile it pri nts. n See yo ur Sy stem Adm ini strato r for a pri nt job .
R emoving Backing P aper –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– T o remove e xcess backing pape r: 1. T e ar the bac ki ng pape r a few i nch es awa y from the supp ort fra me. n Do Not tear i t agai nst th e supp ort fra me.
Chapter 5. Care an d Mainte nan ce This c hap ter ex plai ns how to: F clear jams. F cl ean the p rinthe ad. F clean the pe el bl ade a nd pl aten ro ller .
2. If your printe r has a r emo vable suppl y gu ide, gr ab the printer firm ly with on e hand. W ith the oth er hand, slide out t he su pply g uide as shown. n Do Not pull the suppl y guid e comple tely ou t of the pr inter . 3. Use your f ingers (n o sharp obje cts) to re move a ny jammed labels from the su pply g uide and su pply chute .
Inserting t he Supply Guide If the suppl y guide d oes com e out of the pri nter: 1. Tilt the sup ply gu ide i n a do wnwa rd slan t, an d insert the catch into th e top of the track. 2. Tilt the su pply gui de so it li nes up wi th the track, an d then gen tly slid e it al ong t he tr ack, an d int o the printe r .
Cleaning the Printhead –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Clea n the pr inthead dail y when usi ng the pr inter in exc ess ive ly dirt y , ho t, or hum id en viro nmen ts.
Cleaning the Platen R oller and P eel Blade –––––––––––––––––––––– T o cle an the pl aten r oll er and peel blad e: 1. T urn the printer off . 2. Remo ve the su ppli es, if y ou hav en’t alre ady . See "Removing Supplies" in Cha pter 2 for more information.
5. Rub t he cotto n swab back an d fort h across th e plat en roller a nd pe el blad e to remove any bu ildu p. 6. Let the pri nter dry brie fly . T hen, reload you r supplie s.
Chapter 6. Trou blesho ot ing This c hap ter ex plai ns how to F prin t a test la bel. F read the LED ind icator . F clear errors. F solve any p roble ms that may occur .
If the LED i ndicator d oes not com e on when you p rint a test label, p ress [On/O ff] and [F eed] at the same time and reattach the battery . Release [On/O ff] and w ait for the L ED indicato r to turn amb er before rele asing [F eed] . The test label prints automatica lly .
Pr oblems and Solutions –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Some common printe r probl ems and th eir soluti ons are listed belo w . Problem Solut ion Battery won’t char ge.
Problem Solu tion Print has voids or is too light. Make sur e the supplies are loaded corr ectly . Check the s upplies for damage or defects. Reload s upplies if necessary . Check the peel r oller for jammed supplies. Check the s upply type (i.e., index ed or non-index ed).
Problem Solu tion Printer does not pr int. Charge the battery . Make sur e the print job was cor rect. Make sur e the supplies are loaded corr ectly . Make sur e the printhead is clos ed. Printer does not s tart. Make sur e the battery is charged and plugged into the printer .
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Chapter 7. Spec ific ations This chapter i ncludes i nformation about: F prin ter spec ific atio ns F supply size s F accessories F ca ble p in de finiti ons. 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 Wid ths: Non- peel mo de - 1.
Communic ations Cable P in Definition s –––––––––––––––––––––––– The printe r has an 8 pin mini-DI N RS-23 2C lo cking co nnect or with th e follow ing p in defin itions.
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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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TC94 50OH R ev . DA 8/ 99 ©199 4 Mo narch M ark ing Sy ste ms, In c. A ll Rig hts Rese rved . Operator’s Handbook Publis hed by the Tec hnical Com munic ations Department . Printed i n the U. S.A. Monarch ® 9450 RASCAL ® Printer F or suppl ies, service, or assi stance ca ll: TOLL FREE: 1-80 0- 54 3-66 50 (I n the U.
Each pro duct an d program carri es a resp ective writ ten w arranty , the o nly warranty o n which th e customer ca n rely . Monarch reserves th e right to make chang es in th e prod uct, the p rogr ams , and thei r ava ilab ility at an y tim e and without n otice.
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