Avery 9835 User Manual

MONARCH 9835-2K ADDENDUM

Use this addendum with your Monarch 9835-2K or 9840-2K printer and

Operator’s Handbook. You may need to refer to the Packet Reference Manual available from our Web site or in a printed version by ordering part number TC9800PM. This addendum contains information about

♦ using special bar code densities for Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes. ♦ using the new supply/feed length and the new supply width. ♦ using extended backfeed on printers with a knife.

♦ defining a new cut mode in the batch control field. Make sure the printer

was shipped “knife capable” if you need to cut tags.

The 2K printers operate with the following software:

♦ Monarch 2095 and 2099 ♦ United States Postal Service (USPS) Passport System for printing Tray

Tags and Act Tags

♦ ACCU-SORT Tray Management System

Using the Special Bar Code Densities

The special densities for I2 of 5 bar code are shown in the following table.

Bar Code

Type

I2 of 5 1

Density

Selector

2 3 4 5 6 7

Wide to

Narrow

Ratio

2.3:1

2.0:1

3.0:1

2.5:1

3.0:1

2.3:1

Narrow Bar

Size

3/14.8 4/19.7 3/14.8

2/9.9 4/19.7 4/19.7 3/14.8

Wide Bar

Size

7/34.5 8/39.4 9/44.3

6/29.6 10/49.3 12/59.1

7/34.5

Density

Bar Code Type

Example

B,3,12,V,50,50,3,7,40,8,L,0¦

Defines a bar code field (field #3) with 12 characters of variable length starting at row 50, column 50. An I2 of 5 bar code with a density of 7 (wide to narrow ratio is 2.3:1 and the narrow bar size is 3/14.8) and a height of 40. Only the bar code is printed (no numbering scheme on the bottom) and the bar code is left aligned without any field rotation.

Using the New Supply/Feed Length and Supply Width

For the 9835 printer, the minimum supply length is 0.5 inches (12.7 mm), instead of 0.75 inches (19 mm). For the 9840 printer, the minimum supply length is 0.32 inches (8 mm) and the minimum supply width is 0.75 inches (19 mm) instead of 1.2 inches (30.5 mm).

When printing labels shorter than 0.75 inches on the 9840

printer, we recommend using a maximum print speed of

4.0 inches per second (ips).

Make sure the values in the format header match the length and width of your supply. Measure supply from left to right and top to bottom or from the top of one black mark to the top of the next black mark. Refer to the optional Packet Reference Manual available from our Web site or in a printed version by ordering part number TC9800PM.

Using Extended Backfeed

To use extended backfeed, you must define the Backfeed Control Packet or use the optional keypad. Use extended backfeed on 9835 or 9840 printers with a knife installed. Extended backfeed feeds a tag far enough out to be cut and backfeeds the next tag to the printhead line. Extended backfeed works with the selected cut modes.

Extended backfeed eliminates printed tags being left

between the printhead and knife.

Extended backfeed does not work with non-indexed

(continuous) supply/mode.

Defining the Backfeed Control Packet

Use the backfeed control packet (G) to enable/disable the backfeed or extended backfeed option, set the dispense position and the backfeed distance. Backfeed works by advancing each printed label to the desired dispense position. Once that label is removed, the next label to be printed is backed up underneath the printhead. In continuous mode, only the last label in the batch is advanced to the dispense position. You may need to adjust the dispense position to allow labels to be removed, die cut labels to be removed easily, or to prevent them from falling off.

The dispense position and backfeed distance are optional parameters and do not have to be specified. However, they allow for greater precision when positioning the supply. You can not change the backfeed distance while the printer is active.

Syntax

{I,G,action,dis_pos,bkfd_dis¦}

G1. G Backfeed Control Packet

G2. action Action. Options:

0 Disable backfeed (default) 1 Enable backfeed (can use on any printer without a knife) 2 Enable extended backfeed with knife (valid only with 9835 or 9840 printers)

NOTE: If enabling extended backfeed, do not specify the next

two parameters. Also, extended backfeed must be used on printers with a knife installed.

G3. dis_pos Dispense Position. Adjusts the stopping point of the

supply. 50 to 200 dots (default 65 dots).

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