Avery 9850 User Manual Version 2.0

OPERATOR'S ADDENDUM

This addendum describes the software changes available in release 2.0 of the Monarch about

♦ using 12 inches per second (ips) printing. ♦ loading supplies. ♦ cleaning the printer. ♦ printing TrueType and bitmap Asian characters. ♦ defining the Quick Response bar code. ♦ using flash memory.

High Speed Printing Information

Keep in mind the following special printing considerations.

 9850 printer. This addendum contains information

Print Speed (ips) inches per second

2.5/4.0/6.0 ips thermal direct

8.0 ips thermal direct

10.0 ips thermal direct

12.0 ips thermal direct

♦ The minimum label feed length is 0.75 inches (19 mm) using 8, 10, or 12 ips

printing.

♦ You may need to clean the printhead and platen roller more frequently when

printing at high speeds. See “Cleaning the Printer” for more information.

Printing Method Printhead

Density

203

thermal transfer thermal transfer

300 dpi 203 300 dpi 203 only not supported not supported

203 only not supported not supported

Knife Peel Mode

supported supported not supported supported

Serial Bar Code Printing Information

Deflector

Supply Roller

Use the following table when printing serial bar codes.

Print Speed (ips) inches per second

2.5 ips 203/300 dpi Less than 3 dots

4.0 ips 203 only 3 dots

6.0/8.0/10.0 ips 203 only More than 4 dots

See your System Administrator for more information about bar code narrow elements.

Printhead Density

Minimum Bar Code Narrow Element

Loading Supplies

Note the additional supply roller when loading supplies for 12 ips printing. Lay the label strip across the supply guide so that a few inches extend past the

front of the printer.

Do not try to feed supply between the supply roller and

deflector.

Changing the Print Speed

You can change the print speed at the printer or your System Administrator can send the Print Control Packet.

At 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 Speed r

2. Press Enter/Pause to set the speed option. You will see the current setting,

for example:

Speed l 8.0 ips r

3. Press l or r to see the other options. After you display the option you want,

press Enter/Pause. Press Escape/Clear twice to exit to the Main Menu.

Using a Packet:

Your System Administrator can send the Print Control Packet to adjust the print speed. Refer to the optional Packet Reference Manual available on our Web site (www.monarch.com) for more information. You can also order part number TC9800PM for a printed copy of the Packet Reference Manual.

Use the print control packet (C) to set the contrast, print, and margin adjustment, print speed, and printhead width.

Syntax

{I,C,contrast,print_adj,margin_adjust, speed_adj,ph_width¦}

C1. C Print Control Packet C2. contrast -390 to 156. 0 is the default. C3. print_adj -99 to 99 in 1/203 inch. 0 is the default. Adjusts where

data prints vertically on the supply. Increase the print position to move print up, decrease to move print down.

Voids

Streaks

C4. margin_adj -99 to 99 in 1/203 inch. 0 is the default. Adjusts where

data prints horizontally on the supply. Increase the margin position to move print to the right, decrease to move print to the left. Margin and print position are format adjustments. They will not affect the supply position, dispense position, or backfeed distance.

C5. speed_adj Print speed in inches per second (ips). Options:

0 Default (formats with serial bar codes automatically print at 2.5 ips) 25 2.5 ips (default for serial bar codes) 40 4.0 ips

60 6.0 ips (default) 80 8.0 ips 100 10.0 ips

120 12.0 ips

NOTE: See “High Speed Printing Information” for more information.

C6. ph_width Width of the printhead in dots. Use 0. Example

{I,C,0,-20,-10,120,0¦}

Uses the default contrast, moves print 0.1 inch closer to the bottom of the supply (20/203 inches) and .05 inch to the left on the supply (10/203 inches), prints at twelve inches per second, and uses the default printhead width.

Cleaning the Printer

The rate and frequency at which you print or how often you receive supply errors determines how often you must clean the printer. You may need to clean the printhead and platen roller:

♦ if there is any adhesive build-up in the supply path ♦ after printing approximately six rolls of supply, after using two

ribbons, or whenever you load new supplies

♦ daily if your printer is in an excessively dirty, hot, or humid

environment

♦ when you see voids or streaks in the print.

1. Turn off the printer and open the cover and printhead assembly.

2. Remove the label roll and ribbon (when cleaning the printhead).

3. Press down on the exit cover tabs to open the exit cover on the front of the

printer.

4. Clean the platen roller with a clot h dampened with water. Turn the platen roller

with your finger and run the cloth across it. Make sure the platen roller is clean all the way around.

5. Moisten another cotton swab with isopropyl alcohol. Rub the cotton swab

across the printhead and remove any build-up. You may need to use a printhead CLEAN-STRIP (part number 120350) if the printhead is extremely dirty or you see streaks on the supply.

6. Let the printer dry before you reload supplies.

7. Close the exit cover by pushing firmly on it. Both latches will click into pla ce.

8. Close the cover and printhead assembly.

9. Turn on the printer.

10. Press Feed/Cut to position the supply under the printhead. Resend your

format, batch, and check digit packets.

Asian (Double-Byte) Fonts Overview

Previously, Monarch printers supported downloadable fonts, but with limited code pages. Characters are represented by character code pages. These fonts are designed to be regionally specific; therefore, all code pages may not be supported in a given font. For example, using Code Page 1252 (Latin 1), index 192 (represented as ~192 in an MPCL batch packet) prints this character, printer previously supported single-byte character sets, which provided 255 different characters.

However, the 9850 printer now supports printing double-byte character sets, which provide over 65,000 characters. Double-byte character sets are typically used in Asian (Far East) countries. Code pages, such as 932 (Japanese Shift JIS) are available. Each code page contains several thousand characters. To access these characters in an MPCL batch packet, you need to pick a specific code page and a specific type of font encoding.

À. The 9850

One standard font encoding is Unicode. Unicode is a double-byte (16-bit) encoding that includes many characters used throughout the world. Each Unicode index refers to a particular character, just like the index in a code page. Other doublebyte font encodings exist for specific characters, such as BIG5 (Traditional Chinese), GB2312 (Simplified Chinese) and SJIS (Japanese Shift-JIS).

Double-Byte Bitmap Fonts

Double-byte bitmap fonts, like single-byte bitmap fonts, are smaller and may image faster than TrueType fonts. When you create a double-byte bitmap font, you must specify a particular point size and code page. The batch data character mapping must match the code page of the font. For example, a BIG5 bitmap font must use BIG5 batch data.

Double-Byte TrueType Fonts

Asian TrueType font files are large and may image slower than bitmap fonts. The size of the font file, in bytes, is the minimum amount of memory you must have available for fonts in the printer's downloadable fonts buffer. Due to the size of these files, you must store these fonts in the optional 8-Meg SIMM board. For more information about using flash memory, see “Using Flash Memory.”

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