Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 9400 Paxar
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Mona rch 9400 ™ Ser ies Therm al Printe r TC94 00O H R ev. B 5 /89 © 1 988 M o nar ch M ark ing S yste m s, I nc. All r igh ts res erv ed. Operator ’ s Handbook.
Eac h p roduct and prog ram carries a r es pectiv e w ritten war rant y , t he onl y warra nty on w hich the c us tome r can rely . Mon arch res erv es the right to mak e chang es in the pr odu ct and t he programs and their availability at a ny time a nd without no tice.
Pref ace This m anual cont ains the informa tion an operat or need t o en ter data and print a bat ch of sup plies . O ther m anua ls y ou migh t need ar e: Equi pme nt Manu al Con tain s gen eral set- up and main ten anc e proced ures. Us er ’s Ma nual T ells abou t cr eating and ent erin g form at s.
T e rms to Know batch A grou p of tag s or labe ls th at c ontai n the sa me d ata . batch sepa rat or An ext ra tag a t the en d o f a batc h to sepa rate the c urre nt bat ch from th e ne xt b atch. ch ar act er A lett er, number or sp ec ial sym bol .
T ab le of C ont e nts 1. G et ting Started ............................................................... 1-1 Daily S tartup ............................................................... 1-1 Exiting an O perating Mode..............................
4. P rin ti ng O nli ne ............................................................... 4-1 Auto-o nline Mode ....................................................... 4-1 Tr ansmissio n Errors ................................................... 4-2 5. S et ting Printer Opti ons .
1. Ge tting Sta rted This se ction giv es you ge nera l inform ation ab out us ing the pr i nte r . T o ent er dat a, refer to "Using Data Ent ry Mo de. " Daily St artup Y our prin ter c an be s et to s tar t offline (batche s entere d from the print er keyboar d) or online (batc he s down loade d fr om a host c om p ute r).
2. If yo u see the supply ty pe promp t: Sele ct S upp l y T ype: B A)lign, B)lack Mark o r D)ie Cut • Press for bl ack- mark or apert ure supplie s. • Ty p e D and pres s for die- cut su ppl i es . 3. If yo u see the date prom pt : Ent er new dat e: 01/01/ 89 (MM/DD/YY) • Press only to keep the date s how n, or to sk ip th e prom pt.
4. If yo u see the time pro mpt Ent er new tim e: 00:01:04 (HH:MM:SS) • Press only to keep the tim e sho wn, or to ski p the prom pt. • T y pe a ne w t ime a nd press . Ente r the ti m e (1:24:35 p.m. ) in military f o rmat as fo llo ws: 13 : 2 4 : 35 Hours Minutes Seconds The t ime a dv ances o nl y whi le the power i s o n.
Use the or curso r mo ve men t keys to disp l ay each op erating mode . When the sc reen shows the mod e y ou w ant to us e, pr ess . Y ou’ll then see the first screen fo r that mode. Ref er to S ection 2, " Usin g Da ta En try Mode" f or entering da ta an d pri nti ng.
Using t he Keyboard The key boa rd co ntai ns 26 alp habe tic k eys , a cal culato r-lik e key pad an d a few spe cia l func tio n key s. Use or to scroll t h ro ugh th e S elec t Opera tion Mode menu , or a lis t of optio ns, suc h as formats in Data Entry m ode.
Ente rin g Sp ecia l Symbol s The s y mbols bel ow are av ailab le for Stand ard (S td) , Reduc ed (R) , and OCR fo nts . T o enter a sp ecial sy m bol , press (Shi ft), th en pre ss th e requi re d key . When you pres s the shi ft key , the keybo ard locks in shif t m ode.
En te r i ng an d Cha ngi ng D ata The keybo a rd gives you t he ability to enter numeric, alp ha, or alp hanu m e ri c data . T o s end dat a to th e pr inte r , enter the desir ed dat a and press . The sc reen alwa ys show s a prom pt w ith unders core s to s how the max imum le ngth f or th e d ata .
Corr ecting a Data En try Erro r Wh en yo u ente r d ata incor rec tly , th e p rint er beep s and may dis pla y a mes sage. Bel ow is a l ist of cond ition s that caus e er ror to nes a nd the w ays to correc t t hem. Some times a pr oblem with da ta entry ma y be a co mbinat ion of t hese conditions.
T y pes of D ata E ntry The fo llowi ng ar e s amp les of the diffe rent ty pes o f dat a prompts you’ll s ee in Da ta Entry . Ent er ing G ener al Dat a When you see a prompt similar to t he one below , you c a n enter a chara cter fo r eac h b lank.
Wit h ei th er promp t, you can ent er and prin t: cent amou nts, dol lar and cent amount s, and uni t pri ce s. For exampl e : 3 , $.59, 2 /59¢ , 3/$1 .00 , or $15.98. T o enter a uni t price , type th e units , pres s / (s l a s h), then type the pri c e as shown below .
The code t hat pr ints depe nds on t he tr anslat ion tabl e. S ee "Defining a Cost Code" in sect ion 5. Pro mpt s Cont aining Fixed Ch aract ers When a fiel d has fixed c haract ers , those ch aract ers appear wit h t he dat a ent ry pr om pt ea ch t ime y ou use that for mat.
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2. Us ing Dat a En try Before you enter d at a for printing, you’ll ne ed to know: • The na me of the format ( print des ign) to us e fo r p rint ing. • The size o f the supp ly nee ded fo r the format you’ll be using. • The ba tch name to as si gn to t he dat a.
Adjust ing the Supply S ensor Eac h forma t des i gn c alls f or a spe cifi c supply s i ze . If you load supp lies that ar e a differen t lengt h tha n t he fo rmat cal ls f or , you’ll see an error me ssage when you try t o print a batch. T o corr ect the pr oblem, • Load the corr ec t su pply s ize.
T o align the supply senso r wit h a f eed apert ure: 1. Pul l the blac k in dic ator b elow the sens or adjus tmen t kn ob (see the figu re below) t oward you until it s tops . 2. Hold a sam ple of t he su pply l oaded in th e p rint er agai nst the pl at en cove r a s shown in the figure .
Ent ering a Batch Befo re you e nte r b atch data, you mus t as sign a n ame to th e ba tch. Y ou ca n ente r a un ique name for each batch , o r use the A U TO featu re. The AUT O feat ure l ets you en ter mult iple ba tc hes wi thout na ming each batch .
3. Ente r a ba tch name. If the sc reen s hows a b lank : • Ente r a 1- 8 cha racte r n ame and pre ss . • Press onl y t o l et th e p rint er name the b atch. Se e "Aut omat ic B atc h N aming ." If the sc reen s hows a b atch name : • Press onl y t o copy the batch .
Number of parts [1-5]: _ Ente r a nu mber from 1- 5 for the part numb er of parts for t he supply and pr es s . The nu mber y ou type ind icates the nu mber of ti m es you want the dat a pr inte d a cros s th e t ag widt h. T he sup ply m ay be perfo rat ed or not perfo rat ed.
Cut Multi ple [1-9999]: ____ Ente r a nu mber fr om 1- 9999 an d p ress . T y pe t he numb er of ta gs or lab els you want pri nted be tw ee n cut s as a set . For examp l e, i f y ou want tw o cop ies of e ach t ag, choose a c ut multiple of 2 . If y ou spec ify no cutt ing, then y ou must sp ec ify a print multiple.
Quantity to Print [1-9999]:____ Ente r a num ber fr om 1- 9999 an d p ress . T ype the num b er of ta gs, or set s of tags you w ant to be pri nte d in a bat ch. Fo r examp le, i f y ou ch oose a cut multiple of 1 with a ba tc h quan ti t y of 30 , yo u’ll pr int 30 tags .
Pr io ri ti z ing a B a tc h Y ou ca n e nter a ba tch to pri nt imm ediatel y a fter the on e curr ent ly pri nting. A prior iti zed batch name must begin with a decimal. Format: TES T Ent er Bat c h Name : .N O 8__ ____ For ex ampl e we have sev en batc hes p rint ing.
For online pri nt ing, y ou must use spec ial co mmands to tu rn the bat ch s eparat ors o n o r o f f. R efer t o t he Pr ogramm er ’s Man ual for thes e com m ands . The nex t page shows an examp le o f a r egula r tag, a 920 b atc h s epar ator , a nd a 9 24 batc h separa tor .
Batch Naming As you print ed batc hes o f tag s, y ou m ust nam e ea ch b atch. Y ou can: • Name ea ch ba tch manua ll y . • Use A UTO batc h nami ng ( the print er nam es th e batc hes for you). Y o u don’t see a p r om pt for batch name duri ng dat a entry .
Using Batch Naming I f yo u se le ct Y at th e Us e Batch Names pr ompt (in Pri nter Opti o ns ) , th e pri n t er oper ate s as foll ows at dat a entry . T o name a bat c h manuall y : 1. Fro m the main menu, sele ct Da ta Entry . Y o u’ll see Da ta En tr y Mode ↓ Select Format: NAME _ _ 2.
2. Press or unti l yo u see t he for m at y ou w ant an d pr es s . Y ou’ll see Format: NAME Ent er Batc h Name:_ ____ ______ 3. Press only . Y ou ’ll see NEW batch AUT O# The n you’ll t hen see the da ta ent ry pr ompts f or the format you sele cted.
Y ou can use t he AUTO f eature for mult iple f ormats dur ing pr intin g. Howev er , the numb ering fo r AU TO does n ot start at 1 for eac h for mat. It c ontinu es sequ enti ally , regar dl ess of t he for mat. For ex ampl e, s uppo se you nee d to print f our ba tc hes: tw o using For m at 1, and two us i ng F ormat 2.
Chang ing Form ats an d Sup plies Whi le in Dat a Ent ry m ode, you may use severa l di fferen t form ats t o e nter b atch dat a. Thes e for mats ma y requ ire a diff erent suppl y s ize. See y our man ageme nt fo r a lis t of th e format s and the req uired supp ly si ze s.
2. Press unti l you see Define Supply T ype , t hen pr es s . Y ou’ll see Sel ect Suppl y Type: B A)lign, B)lack Mark o r D)ie Cut 3. Ty p e A and pr es s . Adjust ing the Print Con trast Y ou ca n a djust the p rint cont rast to d ark en or light en printi ng.
NOTE: When yo u firs t rec eive th e p rinter, the pa sswor d is M9400 . Y ou’ll see th e last setting, for example ↓ Print Contra s t Adjustment ↑ +00 4.
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3. M onitori ng Batc h Printing Y ou can u se t he Bat ch C ontr ol mo de to chec k or c hange the sta tus of bat ches in the pri nt queue . Y ou ca n: • Can cel the cu rren t bat ch (t he bat ch that is printi ng) . Se e "C anceli ng a Ba tch.
I = Image ; se co nd in the prin t queu e f or prin ting . Q = H eld i n t he print q ueue for print ing. T o see whic h batc he s are in the p ri nt qu eue, p res s or . Eac h time yo u pres s thes e ke ys, the scre en show s a batch nam e a nd its pri nt ing stat us.
If yo u wa nt to re-ent er a canc el ed bat ch in the queu e, pre ss . When you see the batc h you can cel ed (w hich show s a sta tus of C ), pr ess . Y o u’ll see Repr i n t [Y /N] : N Batc h: NAME T o re- enter the batch i nto the pri nt queue , type Y and pr es s .
Press or to d isp lay t he batch nam e you wan t to dele te and p res s . Y ou’ll see De lete from Que ue [Y /N] : N Batc h: NAME Ty p e Y a nd press . The scr een ret urn s to th e firs t b atch na me in the print q ueue. I f yo u wa nt to de lete anoth er batch , pr es s or to di spl a y th e r ema inin g b atc he s w ith Q sta tus.
Then, you ’ll see Batc h Cont r ol M o de Sel e c t Ba t c h : NA ME Q__ Press or to d ispl ay the last bat ch (with a pr i nt status of F ) and . Y ou’ll see Repr in t [Y /N] : N Batc h: NAME The sc reen shows the ba tch name. Enter Y an d pr ess .
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4. Pri ntin g Onli ne In O nli ne m ode, fo rmat s and batc h data a re receiv ed onlin e fr om yo ur host c omput er. Th e p rint er mus t be i n Onl i ne mod e to rece i ve th is da t a. When tran smi s si on i s su cce ssf u l, th e ba tc hes aut omat i ca lly beg in to print .
3. Batc he s beg in to print as soon as they are sent f rom the ho st com pute r . When all batc hes have fin ished print ing, you can • tur n t he pri nte r o ff • exit Au to- online mode T o exit Aut o-onl ine: 1. With the displa y showing Onl ine Mode Ready , pre ss .
5. Se tting Pri nter Optio ns The pr inte r has cert ain options tha t are s et at the f acto ry . Y ou can c hang e the s ett ings to fi t the way y ou use your pri n ter mos t of ten. Th e o ptio ns an d t heir fac tor y sett ings ar e shown bel ow .
1. Fro m the mai n menu sel ect Pr inter O pti ons and pres s . 2. When yo u see Sel ect Pr inte r O p tion : ↓ Use Ba tc h Sep arat ors __ Press to select th is opt ion. 3. Y ou’ll s ee Us e Ba tc h Sep ara t ors [Y/N ]: N Press if y o u don’ t wan t to us e bat ch sepa rators .
Adjust ing the Cut Po sition This fea tur e a djusts where t he tag is cut . Fo r e xampl e: • Y ou may need to adj u st the c ut up or dow n for aper tur e suppli es. • If the cut is occ ur ring in the prepri nt of th e sup ply , mo ve th e cut u p.
4. Now y ou ca n ei ther : Ty p e I a nd press to mov e th e c ut up . Y ou’ll s ee Am oun t of C u t incre as e [0-1 44]: 0___ (Dot s) Ente r a num ber fo rm 0 -144 for the amo unt of spa ce t o mov e th e cut and pres s . For exam ple , 10 mov es the cu t .
The de fau lt is i ncr ease ( I ) fro m s tep zer o ( 0 ). The st eps ar e in 1/192 inc he s (on e d ot) . A dot is t he s malle st ar ea o n w hich the pr inte r can pr int. In cr ease moves the cu t up; de creas e m oves the cu t down. 1. Fro m the mai n menu sel ect Pr inter O pti ons , pre ss .
Ente r a nu mber from 0- 144 f or the am ount of s pa ce t o mov e th e d ata and p res s . T he sc reen t hen shows the Pri n t Opt ion menu . 5. Sel ect anothe r p ri nt op tion , or pres s to ex it to t he main menu. Definin g a Cost Code This fun ct ion let s you def i ne a cod e to tra ns late data entere d by the operat or .
Ente r 1 0 cha racte rs for a tran sla tion and p ress . The char ac ter s can be lett ers, num bers, or s peci al char ac ters (suc h as / or $) , but al l ten m ust be d iffere nt.
De fi ni ng t he Su pp l y T ype The pr inte r con tain s a sens or to det ect th e sup ply . Y ou mus t tel l the prin ter the type of s upp ly you’ re using ; die cut or blac k mar k/ape rtur e. This scr een also allow s yo u to reca l i brat e the pr inte r if t he form at s houl d bec ome misa ligned as yo u ar e pr inti ng batc he s.
• Press for bl ack- mark or apert ure supplie s. • Ty p e D and pres s for die- cut su ppl i es . • Ty p e A and pr ess if t he printing is n ot aligned properl y on the supply . Y ou’ll s ee: Re cali brat ing, p lease w ait. 3. Sel ect anothe r p ri nt op tion , or pres s to ex it to t he main menu.
Press to s ee the l ist of avail abl e sy mbo ls. $ Unit e d St a te s do l l a r £ B riti sh po und Ye n F Fr ench fra nc Kr S wedi s h krona DM German ma rk Italian lira MK Finnish mark ka Austrian schilling Rs Indi an R upee When yo u see the symbo l y ou w ant, press .
3. Y ou’ll s ee Use C ent Sign i n Pri ce Fi el ds wh ere app l i ca ble [Y /N] : N Ent e r Y or N and press . Th e sc reen show s t he Print O pt ion menu.
pr es s until y ou see Define Numbering System , then pr es s . 3. Y ou’ll s ee Sele ct Num ber Syste m: Engl ish ___ Use or to display the unit of meas ur ement you wan t, then press . Y ou’ll see the Print Options menu. 4. Sel ect anothe r p ri nt op tion , or pres s to ex it to t he main menu.
Using Batch Names Y ou can cho os e to name batc hes manual l y (Us e Batch Name s) . Or , you can let the printer nam e the bat ch es for you (AU TO ba tch naming ). The default is N o (Aut o batc h n aming) . I f yo u se le ct Y (Use B atch Names ), you can use eith er manua l ba tch naming or AUTO ba tch n ami ng at dat a entry .
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