Paxar 9474 User Manual

Monarch

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9474 Printer

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©1998 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means, without the prior written permission of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

WARNING

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

CANADIAN D.O.C. WARNING

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

Trademarks

MONARCH is a registered trademark of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. Paxar is a trademark of Paxar Corporation. 925 and 9474 are trademarks of Monarch Marking Systems, Inc.

Monarch Marking Systems P.O. Box 608 Dayton, Ohio 45401

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Ordering Programmer’s Manuals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Installing the Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

LOADING SUPPLIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Thermal Supply Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Continuous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

On Demand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Adjusting the Supply Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Adjusting the On Demand Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Adjusting the Supply Width Knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Using the Knife Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

LOADING A RIBBON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Loading a Ribbon Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Loading the Ribbon Cassette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Turning the Printer On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Using the Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Entering Special Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Exiting an Operating Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Status Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Adjusting the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

About the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

Supply Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

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Auto-online Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

SETTING PRINTER OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Batch Separators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Adjusting the Cut Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Adjusting the Print Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Defining a Cost Code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Defining the Supply Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9

Defining the Monetary Symbol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10

Using the Cent Sign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11

Defining the Numbering System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12

Defining the Print Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13

Using Batch Names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15

Configuring the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16

Defining a Check Digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17

Selecting a Check Digit Scheme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20

Include Price Check Digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22

Changing Passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23

Displaying Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25

Setting the Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26

Clearing the Time Prompt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27

Setting the Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28

Clearing the Date Prompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

Selecting a Time or Date Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29

Selecting the Date Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30

Setting the Online Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31

Clearing Batch Memory at Power-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33

Clearing Batch Memory Immediately. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35

Selecting Print Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36

Using Auto-online Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37

Exiting Auto-online Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-38

DESIGNING AND ENTERING A FORMAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

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Deciding What to Print . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Using the Supply Layout Form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Using the Format Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Planning the Supply Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5

Planning the Field Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Defining a Prompt Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7

Choosing the Type of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Type of Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8

Selecting the Data Entry Prompt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9

Selecting the Field Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Selecting the Stock Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10

Setting the Top of Character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11

Setting the Top of Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12

Setting the Number of Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13

Selecting the Font. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14

Selecting the Printable Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15

Setting the Font Magnification (Sizes). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16

Characters-per-Inch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17

Selecting the Print Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18

Auto-Incrementing or Decrementing a Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18

Defining a Fixed Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19

Fixed Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19

Defining a Bar Code Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21

Selecting the Bar Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21

Selecting the Bar Code Density. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22

Selecting the Bar Code Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23

Selecting the Human Readable Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24

Selecting the P)rompt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24

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Defining a Line Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26

Selecting the Line Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26

Selecting the Line Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27

Selecting the Stop Location (for Line Fields) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28

Defining a Merged Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29

Selecting the Field Number (Merged Fields and Sub-fields) . . . . . . 6-29

Selecting the Field Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29

Selecting the Formatting (for Merged Fields and Sub-fields) . . . . . . 6-30

Selecting the Pad Character (for Merged Fields) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31

Selecting the Padding (for Merged Fields) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31

Selecting the DST/SRC (for Merged Fields). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-32

Defining a Graphic Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

Selecting the Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33

Defining a Sub-Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34

Selecting the Sub Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34

Selecting the Character (used for Sub-Fields) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35

Defining a Price Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35

Printing a T)est Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36

Verify Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36

ENTERING A FORMAT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1

Entering Sample Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8

Adjusting the Print Contrast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10

Completing the Data Entry Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

Recording Stored Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-12

Designing a Multiple Part Tag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13

Sample Two-Part Tag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-14

Editing and Reviewing a Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18

Modifying a Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20

Adding a Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21

Deleting a Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

Deleting a Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22

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Renaming a Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23

Copying a Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-24

PRINTING OFFLINE AND BATCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Adjusting the Supply Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1

Entering a Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3

Entering and Changing Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7

Entering General Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Entering a Price . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8

Entering a Check Digit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9

Entering Cost Code Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Prompts Containing Fixed Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Verify Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10

Prioritizing a Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Batch Naming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Manual Batch Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-11

Automatic Batch Naming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13

Separating Multiple Batches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-14

Copying a Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15

Changing Formats and Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-16

Monitoring Batches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17

Canceling a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18

Deleting a Batch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20

Reprinting a Batch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21

PRINTING ONLINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1

Auto-online Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2

Transmission Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Printing Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3

Auto-online Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4

To exit Auto-online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

Online Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5

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CLEANING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1

SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

TROUBLESHOOTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Start Up and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Cutting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

FORMAT DESIGN TOOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Supply Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Format Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Data Entry Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

vi Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1

The Monarch® 9474 printer lets you print letters, numbers, bar codes, and graphics on tags and labels. The printer can operate as a stand-alone unit or can be connected to a computer.

When you first receive the 9474 printer, there are no formats in memory. You must enter formats before printing tags or labels. This manual contains the information you’ll need to design and enter your own customized formats. It also provides general information about system administration and configuring the printer.

About This Manual

This manual explains how to set up the printer and print supplies. You can print online (sending data to the printer from a computer) or offline (using the printer only).

Ordering Programmer’s Manuals

The Programmer’s Manual (part number TC9474PM) must be ordered separately. It gives communications and message structures for sending formats and batch data online. The Programmer’s Manual also includes a list of offline and online messages.

CAUTION

If your 9474 printer has been in storage below room

temperature, allow 10-12 hours for the printer to adjust

to room temperature before turning the power on.

Failure to do this may damage the printer.

Introduction 1-1

Installing the Printer

1. Place the printer on a level surface.

2. Plug the keyboard cord into the socket.

Socket

CAUTION

The power switch must be off while

connecting the power cord.

3. Plug the power cord into the socket as shown in Figure 2. Plug the other end of the cord into a grounded 115 VAC electrical outlet.

1-2 Introduction

Socket

Power Cord

RS-232 Cable

If you are going to use the printer online, also

connect the RS-232 cable as shown.

LOADING SUPPLIES 2

The printer prints both tags and labels and may be set for either Continuous or On Demand printing. To set the printing method, see Chapter 5, "Setting Printer Options."

If your printer has a knife, follow the instructions

under "Continuous." You cannot use On Demand

printing with a knife.

Thermal Supply Indicator

If your printer has a Ribbon Roll Adapter, and you are going to use thermal direct supplies, turn the thermal supply indicator to the right.

Thermal Supply Indicator

Ribbon Roll Adaptor

Loading Supplies 2-1

Continuous

This method is for both tags and labels. The printer dispenses the desired amount of supplies without stopping.

1. Open the front panel.

2. Turn the printhead lever to the left to release the printhead.

Also, see the supply loading figure on the inside front panel of the printer.

Printhead Lever

2-2 Loading Supplies

3. Push the lock to the right to unlock the supply holder. Remove the old supply roll (if there is one).

Lock Indicators

Lock

4. Remove the seal from the new supply roll.

Supply Holder

Supply Shaft

5. Place the new supply roll on the supply shafts.

6. Align the tabs on the supply holder with the tracks on the

supply shaft.

7. Push the supply holder with the lock indicators visible onto the shaft against the supply. Make sure the supplies are free to unwind.

8. Push the lock to the left to secure the supply holder in place.

If your supplies have 3 inch (76.2 mm) cores:

Do not use the hub for 4 inch (101.6 mm) cores.

9. Follow steps 1 through 5.

Loading Supplies 2-3

10. Reverse the outer supply holder so the lock indicators are facing the supply shaft. (The reverse of art shown.)

11. Push the lock to the right to unlock the supply holder and place the supply holder onto the supply shaft. Make sure the supplies are free to unwind.

12. Push the lock to the left to secure the supply holder.

13. Insert the supply as shown.

Thermal Supply Indicator

Lower Supply Guide

14. Pull enough supply from the roll to reach the printhead.

15. Press down and hold the lower supply guide.

16. Slide the supply between the supply guides from the side of

the printer. Do not attempt to thread the supply by starting at the bottom of the supply path. Release the lower supply guide.

17. Align the supply with the printhead and push the supply against the back wall. Make sure the edge of the supply does not extend beyond the printhead.

2-4 Loading Supplies

Supply Path

18. If a ribbon is loaded, align the supply with the top edge of the upper guide and slide it against the back wall. Move the supply to the left until it aligns with the printhead. This prevents snagging or wrinkling the ribbon.

If your printer is equipped with a Ribbon Roll

Adapter and you are going to use thermal

direct supplies (no ribbon), turn the thermal

supply indicator to the right.

19. Turn the printhead lever to the right to lock the printhead.

Printhead Lever

Lock Nut

Adjustment Lever

20. If your printer has a knife, loosen the locknut and use the adjustment lever to set the cut to the width of the tag. Be sure to tighten the locknut when you are finished.

21. Push the power switch on.

If you are replacing a supply with a new roll of the same size, press 1 to align the printer.

If you are changing the supply type, adjust the supply sensor if necessary. See "Adjusting the Supply Sensor" later in this chapter.

Loading Supplies 2-5

On Demand

This printing method is only used for labels. In this mode, the printer prints and dispenses one label at a time. The next label is not printed until the completed label is removed from the printer.

1. Open the front panel.

2. Turn the printhead lever to the left to release the printhead.

Also, see the supply loading figure on inside front panel of printer.

Printhead Lever

3. If you are reloading supplies

2-6 Loading Supplies

Cut the backing paper in front of the paper take-up spool. Manually rewind the supply. Remove the backing paper from the paper take-up spool.

4. Push the lock to the right to unlock the supply holder.

Lock Indicators

Lock

5. Remove the seal from the new supply roll.

Supply Holder

Supply Shaft

6. Remove labels from the first 16 inches of backing paper.

7. Place the new supply roll on the supply shafts.

8. Align the tabs on the supply holder with the tracks on the

supply shaft.

9. Push the supply holder with the lock indicators visible onto the shaft against the supply. Make sure the supplies are free to unwind.

10. Push the lock to the left to secure the supply holder in place.

If your supplies have 3 inch (76.2 mm) cores:

Do not use the hub for 4 inch (101.6 mm) cores.

11. Follow steps 1 through 6.

Loading Supplies 2-7

12. Reverse the outer supply holder so the lock indicators are facing the supply shaft. (The reverse of art shown.)

13. Push the lock to the right to unlock the supply holder and place the supply holder onto the supply shaft. Make sure the supplies are free to unwind.

14. Push the lock to the left to secure the supply holder.

15. Thread the supply and backing paper.

Pull enough supply from the roll for the backing paper to reach the bottom of the printer.

Press down and hold the lower supply guide.

Slide the supply and backing paper between the supply guides and through the feed area. Then release the lower supply guide.

2-8 Loading Supplies

Lower Supply Guide

16. While holding the paper take-up spool with one hand, turn the knob 1/4 turn counterclockwise with the other hand to open the spool.

Printhead Lever

Paper Take-up Spool

Knob

17. Turn the paper take-up spool counterclockwise until the clamp is at the top.

18. Insert the backing paper under the clamp on the paper take-up spool.

19. Turn the supply roll to remove slack in the backing paper.

20. Turn the printhead lever to the right to lock the printhead

against the supply.

Loading Supplies 2-9

21. Push the power switch on.

If you are replacing the supply with a new roll of the same size, press 1 to align the printer.

If you are changing supply type, adjust the supply sensor if necessary.

Adjusting the Supply Sensor

The supply sensor in the printer controls how much supply feeds between tags or labels. The supply sensor reads black marks or feed apertures. To read black marks or apertures, the sensor must be aligned with the black mark or aperture on the tag. Otherwise, you’ll see an error message when you try to print.

The sensor adjustment knob moves the sensor in and out.

When moving the sensor

Turn the sensor adjustment knob clockwise to move the sensor away from the inside edge of the supply.

Turn the sensor adjustment knob counterclockwise to move the sensor toward the inside edge of the supply.

2-10 Loading Supplies

Sensor Adjustment Knob

Die cut supplies require no sensor adjustment. For black mark supplies, turn the sensor adjustment knob

counterclockwise until it stops, then turn it clockwise back out about three turns. Do not force the knob.

For feed apertures, turn the sensor adjustment knob counterclockwise until it stops. Then turn the knob clockwise 36 complete turns for each inch (25.4 mm).

Measure from the edge of the supply to the center of the aperture.

Subtract 1/8 inch (3.1 mm) from the measurement.

Multiply the result by 36 (if you are measuring in millimeters, multiply by 1.41).

For example, if the measurement to the aperture center is 3/8 inch (9.5 mm), turn the knob 9 complete turns to center the sensor.

Close the front cover.

Adjusting the On Demand Sensor

The on demand sensor stops the printer between tags or labels when you print in the on demand mode. The sensor detects the presence of tags or labels in the exit chute of the printer. When you remove the tag or label (or set), another tag or label (or set) is printed.

The on demand sensor must be positioned

over a white or light area on the supply. If it

is positioned over a dark area,the entire batch

may print before the printer stops.

Loading Supplies 2-11

You can adjust the sensor either right or left by pushing it with your finger.

On Demand Sensor

Adjusting the Supply Width Knob

The supply width adjustment knob moves the outer end of the printhead up or down to adjust for wide or narrow supplies.

Printhead Lever

Supply Width Adjustment Knob

2-12 Loading Supplies

To adjust for wide or narrow supplies:

1. Turn the printhead lever to the left to release the printhead.

2. Pull out the supply width adjustment knob and

turn it to "NARROW" for supplies two inches in width or smaller

turn it to "WIDE" for supplies greater than two inches in width.

Be sure the adjustment knob snaps back into

place after you turn it.

3. Turn the printhead lever to the right to lock the printhead.

Using the Knife Guard

The knife guard is a safety cover for the knife and should be in use at all times except when a stacker is attached.

Knife Guard

WARNING

Do not operate the printer without the knife guard or

stacker in place.

Loading Supplies 2-13

2-14 Loading Supplies

LOADING A RIBBON 3

This chapter tells you how to load a ribbon roll on machines equipped with a ribbon roll adapter. If your machine uses ribbon cassettes, see "Loading the Ribbon Cassette".

There are two types of supplies: Thermal Direct specially treated thermal supplies that don’t

use a ribbon for printing.

Thermal Transfer standard supplies that require a ribbon for

printing. DO NOT load a ribbon when printing on thermal direct supplies. When installing a ribbon roll or cassette, remember

Ribbons may catch on supplies left in place while you load the adapter.

Supplies can misalign the ribbon as you move the supply up to the feed mark.

Loading a Ribbon 3-1

Loading a Ribbon Roll

1. Open the front cover.

2. Turn the printhead lever to the left to release the printhead.

(Also see the supply loading figure inside the front panel of the printer.)

Printhead Lever

Upper Guide

3-2 Loading a Ribbon

If the printer has supplies loaded, pull the

leader back to the upper guide before loading

the ribbon.

3. Grasp the tab on the ribbon roll adapter and pull it out until the adapter locks into the extended position as shown.

Ribbon Spool Holder

Tab

Thermal Supply Indicator

4. Pull the ribbon spool holders off. Remove the old ribbon (if there is one).

5. Be sure the thermal supply indicator is pointing upward as shown.

Turn the thermal supply indicator to the right

only if you are going to use thermal direct

supplies (no ribbon).

6. Load a new ribbon onto the lower spool shaft so the ribbon unwinds clockwise.

Loading a Ribbon 3-3

7. Guide the new ribbon around the rollers on the ribbon roll adapter as shown. Slide the upper spool onto the upper spool shaft.

8. Slide the ribbon spool holders against the spools.

9. Turn the upper ribbon spool clockwise to add a slight tension

to the ribbon. Make sure the ribbon is tight but not wrinkled or bunched.

To help slide the ribbon roll adapter in or out,

it may be necessary to increase or relax

tension on the ribbon by turning the spools.

10. Slide the ribbon roll adapter in against the back wall of the printer.

11. Turn the upper ribbon spool clockwise until the black part of the ribbon is past the print head.

12. If the printer has supplies loaded, slide the supply up to the feed mark. Make sure the ribbon is correctly positioned.

13. Turn the printhead lever to the right to move the printhead against the ribbon and the supply.

14. Close the front cover.

3-4 Loading a Ribbon

Ribbon Leader

Rollers

Loading the Ribbon Cassette

This section tells you how to load a ribbon cassette on machines equipped to use ribbon cassettes. If your machine has a ribbon roll adapter, see "Loading a Ribbon Roll".

DO NOT load a ribbon cassette when printing on thermal direct supplies.

1. Open the front panel by pulling the panel tab.

2. Turn the printhead lever to open the printhead. (Also see the

supply loading figure inside the front panel of the printer.)

If the printer has supplies loaded, pull the

leading edge back to the upper guide before

loading the ribbon cassette.

Printhead Lever

Upper Guide

3. Remove the old ribbon cassette if necessary.

4. Remove the new ribbon cassette from the package.

5. Use your finger to pull the ribbon leader out about four inches.

Loading a Ribbon 3-5

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