Page 3 - T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s; Table of Contents
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Connecting the Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Using the Keypad . . . . . . . ...
Page 4 - ii
SETTING CONTRAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 SETTING DEFAULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Monetary Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 5 - iii
Using Password Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 Enabling the Password (System Administrators only). . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4 Deleting Formats, Graphics or Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5 Deleting Formats I...
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Page 7 - G E T T I N G S T A R T E D; Getting Started
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 1 The Monarch 917 keypad allows you to easily configure the p r i n t e r a n d e n t e r d a t a o f f l i n e f o r f o r m a t s . T h i s c h a p t e r i n c l u d e s i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t u c o n n e c t i n g t h e p o w e r c a b l e . u u s i n g t ...
Page 8 - C o n n e c t i n g t h e C a b l e; CAUTION
C o n n e c t i n g t h e C a b l e To c o n n e c t t h e c a b l e : CAUTION The printer power switch must be off while you connect the keypad cable. 1. P l u g t h e k e y p a d c a b l e i n t o t h e k e y p a d . P l u g t h e o t h e r e n d o ft h e c a b l e i n t o t h e p r i n t e r. 2. ...
Page 9 - U s i n g t h e K e y p a d; C o n t r o l K e y s
U s i n g t h e K e y p a d You can control printer operation and enter data offline using thekeypad. The keypad has 24-keys allowing offline data entry. This keypadincludes 7 function keys, 10 numeric keys, and 5 symbol keys. C o n t r o l K e y s P I n t e r r u p t s p r i n t i n g . E n t e r s...
Page 10 - S e l e c t i n g a F u n c t i o n; PRINT MODE Ready
S e l e c t i n g a F u n c t i o n The M ain m enu has several functions (operating modes). Thesef u n c t i o n s a r e s h o w n i n t h e c h a r t b e l o w. I f t h e p r i n t e r d i s p l a y s PRINT MODE Ready when you turn it on, press e to display the Main menu. To display menu options, ...
Page 11 - E x i t i n g a n O p t i o n
T h e M a i n M e n u c o n t r o l s t h e p r i n t e r ’ s s e t u p a n d o p e r a t i o n .T h r o u g h t h e S e t u p M e n u , y o u c a n s e l e c t a s u b - m e n u f o r t h esupply, c o n t r a s t , d e f a u l t , o r p o r t s e t t i n g s . E a c h o f t h o s esub-menus have se...
Page 13 - S E T T I N G S U P P L Y O P T I O N S; Setting Supply Options
S E T T I N G S U P P L Y O P T I O N S 2 T h i s c h a p t e r e x p l a i n s h o w t o s e l e c t a r i b b o n , s e p a r a t o r s , f e e dmode, print position, supply position, margin position, cut position,s u p p l y t y p e , s p e e d , b a c k f e e d , a n d v e r i f i e r o p t i o ...
Page 14 - R i b b o n; Ye s; B a t c h S e p a r a t o r s
To e x i t a n o p t i o n w i t h o u t c h a n g i n g t h e s e t t i n g , p r e s s e . R i b b o n You have to tell the printer if your supplies require a ribbon. Toc h a n g e t h e s e t t i n g , f r o m t h e M a i n M e n u , s e l e c t S e t u p , t h e nS u p p l y. T h e n , f o l l o...
Page 15 - Batch Separator
Changing this setting only affects new f o r m a t s s e n t t o t h e p r i n t e r. To c h a n g e t h e s e t t i n g , f r o m t h e M a i n M e n u , s e l e c t S e t u p , t h e nS u p p l y. T h e n , f o l l o w t h e s e s t e p s . 1. Press L or R until you see SUPPLY l Separators r 2. Pr...
Page 17 - S u p p l y P o s i t i o n
To c h a n g e t h e s e t t i n g , f r o m t h e M a i n M e n u , s e l e c t S e t u p , t h e nS u p p l y. T h e n , f o l l o w t h e s e s t e p s . 1. Press L or R until you see SUPPLY l Print Pos r 2. Press E . You will see the current setting, for example: Enter print pos[-99/99]: +0 3. P...
Page 18 - M a r g i n P o s i t i o n
u I n c r e a s e t h e n u m b e r t o f e e d m o r e s u p p l y o u t o f t h e c h u t e . u D e c r e a s e t h e n u m b e r t o f e e d l e s s s u p p l y o u t o f t h e c h u t e . T h i s o p t i o n t a k e s e f f e c t o n t h e n e x t l a b e l o r t a g p r i n t e d .Changing supp...
Page 20 - C u t P o s i t i o n
4. Press E w h e n t h e n u m b e r y o u n e e d a p p e a r s . P r e s s e t w i c e t o e x i t t o t h e M a i n m e n u . C u t P o s i t i o n T h i s f u n c t i o n a d j u s t s w h e r e t h e t a g i s c u t . T h e p r i n t e r a d j u s t s t h ecut position according to the black ma...
Page 21 - S u p p l y Ty p e
S u p p l y Ty p e You can print on aperture, black mark, die cut, or continuoussupplies. You have to tell the printer which supplies you areusing. I f y o u a r e u s i n g e d g e a p e r t u r e s u p p l i e s , u s e t h e d i e c u t s e t t i n g . I f y o u a r e u s i n g c e n t e r a p e ...
Page 22 - S p e e d
S p e e d You can change the print speed for bar codes or graphics. If yous e l e c t " d e f a u l t " f o r s p e e d , f o r m a t s w i t h s e r i a l b a r c o d e sa u t o m a t i c a l l y p r i n t a t 2 . 5 I P S . O t h e r f o r m a t s p r i n t a t 6 . 0 I P S . R e f e r t o t...
Page 23 - B a c k f e e d; printed; d o e s n o t
B a c k f e e d Backfeed works by advancing each printed label to the desireddispense position. Once that label is removed, the next label tob e p r i n t e d i s b a c k e d u p u n d e r n e a t h t h e p r i n t h e a d . I n c o n t i n u o u sm o d e , o n l y t h e l a s t l a b e l i n t h e ...
Page 24 - Packet Reference Manual; V e r i f i e r
3. Press L or R t o s e e t h e o t h e r o p t i o n s . A f t e r y o u d i s p l a y t h e o p t i o n y o u w a n t , p r e s s E . Press e t w i c e t o e x i t t o t h e Main menu. You can only enable or disableb a c k f e e d / e x t e n d e d b a c k f e e d . You cannot set the backfeed ord...
Page 25 - C O M M U N I C A T I O N V A L U E S; The serial communication values are listed in the table below.; Communication Values
C O M M U N I C A T I O N V A L U E S 3 T h i s c h a p t e r t e l l s y o u h o w t o s e t t h e s e r i a l o r p a r a l l e lcommunication values. These values provide the link for normalo n l i n e p r i n t i n g . You need to set your Serial Comm values to match yourcomputer’s online commun...
Page 29 - P a r a l l e l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s
3. Press L or R to make your selection, then press E . Press e t h r e e t i m e s t o e x i t t o t h e M a i n M e n u . P a r a l l e l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s The parallel communications menu allows you to set the activep a r a l l e l p o r t t o e i t h e r i n t e r n a l o r e x t e r n ...
Page 31 - S E T T I N G C O N T R A S T; t o; Setting Contrast
S E T T I N G C O N T R A S T 4 T h i s c h a p t e r e x p l a i n s h o w t o s e t t h e c o n t r a s t , w h i c h c o n t r o l s t h ed a r k n e s s o f t h e p r i n t i n g o n y o u r s u p p l y. T h e r a n g e i s -390 t o +156 a n d t h e d e f a u l t i s 0 . S U P P LY CONTRAST DEFA...
Page 33 - S E T T I N G D E F A U L T S; T h e m o n e t a r y f o r m a t t i n g o p t i o n s a r e l i s t e d i n t h e t a b l e b e l o w.; Setting Defaults
S E T T I N G D E F A U L T S 5 This chapter explains how to select the monetary sign, secondarysign, decimal places, slashed zero, power-up mode, and prompts e t . You can set your printer configurations to fit your daily operation,u s i n g e i t h e r t h e o f f l i n e m e n u s o r t h e o n l...
Page 34 - n o t; M o n e t a r y S i g n; None
The monetary sign, secondary sign, and decimal places optionsa r e u s e d i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h o p t i o n 4 2 . R e f e r t o t h e Packet Reference Manual f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n . T h e s e t t i n g s f o r M o n e t a r y S i g n , S e c o n d a r y Sign, Slashed Zero,...
Page 35 - S e c o n d a r y S i g n
To c h a n g e t h e s e t t i n g , f r o m t h e M a i n M e n u , s e l e c t S e t u p , t h e nD e f a u l t s . T h e n , f o l l o w t h e s e s t e p s . To e x i t a n o p t i o n w i t h o u tc h a n g i n g t h e s e t t i n g , p r e s s e . 1. Press E . You will see the current setting,...
Page 37 - P o w e r - U p M o d e
To c h a n g e t h e s e t t i n g , f r o m t h e M a i n M e n u , s e l e c t S e t u p , t h e nD e f a u l t s . T h e n , f o l l o w t h e s e s t e p s . 1. Press L or R until you see DEFAULTS l Slashed Zero r 2. Press E . You will see the current setting, for example: SLASHED ZERO l Yes 3. ...
Page 38 - P r o m p t S e t
3. Press L or R u n t i l y o u s e e t h e o p t i o n y o u w a n t . T h e n p r e s s E . Press e t w i c e t o e x i t t o t h e M a i n m e n u . P r o m p t S e t Prompt set determines which language displays on the printer’sm enu. You can select English, French, German, or Spanish. To c h a ...
Page 39 - S E T T I N G F O R M A T O P T I O N S; Setting Format Options
S E T T I N G F O R M A T O P T I O N S 6 You can select Format Options to change which prompts appeard u r i n g B a t c h E n t r y m o d e a n d s e t d e f a u l t v a l u e s f o r t h o s e p r o m p t s .Customizing which prompts appear during batch entry can reducet h e t i m e i t t a k e s...
Page 41 - P r i n t M u l t i p l e; With a knife installed
6. Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry modea n d p r e s s e i t h e r L o r R to display your selection. Press E . You will see Number of partsDefault? No 7. D e c i d e i f y o u w a n t t o c h a n g e t h e d e f a u l t s e t t i n g o f o n e ( 1 )a n d p r e s s e i t h e r L...
Page 45 - W i t h o u t a k n i f e; s e t
W i t h o u t a k n i f e , you will see the prompts for P r i n t M u l t i p l e after the prompts for Number of Parts. Print MultiplePrompt? No 23. Decide if you want to see this prompt in Batch Entry modea n d p r e s s e i t h e r L o r R to display your selection. Press E . You will see Print ...
Page 47 - P R I N T I N G; Printing
P R I N T I N G 7 T h i s c h a p t e r e x p l a i n s h o w t o p r i n t , i n t e r r u p t , r e s t a r t , c a n c e l , a n dr e p e a t a b a t c h . You can send format, batch, and graphic data to the printer from ah o s t . W h e n t h e p r i n t e r r e c e i v e s t h e d a t a , b a t...
Page 48 - P a u s i n g a B a t c h; Operator’s Handbook; R e s t a r t i n g a B a t c h
P a u s i n g a B a t c h You can pause printing by pressing e . You may want to i n t e r r u p t a b a t c h t o m a k e a d j u s t m e n t s f o r : u L o a d i n g a d i f f e r e n t r o l l o f s u p p l y o r a r i b b o n . R e f e r t o y o u r Operator’s Handbook . u A d j u s t i n g t h...
Page 49 - C a n c e l i n g a P a u s e d B a t c h
2. Press L or R until you see PAUSE MENU l Restart Batch r 3. Press E . T h e b a t c h s t a r t s p r i n t i n g f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g . C a n c e l i n g a P a u s e d B a t c h You can cancel a paused batch, delete a format, graphic, or fontin memory, o r a l l t h e b a t c h e s w a...
Page 51 - ALL; R e p e a t i n g a B a t c h
Press L or R then press E . You will see Cancel Font? No r Press R , then press E . You will see PRINT MODE Ready I f y o u s e l e c t " Ye s , " t h e s e p r o m p t s d e l e t e ALL f o r m a t s , g r a p h i c s , a n d / o r f o n t s i n t h e p r i n t e r. R e p e a t i n g a B a ...
Page 52 - O f f l i n e P r i n t i n g; E n t e r i n g N u m b e r s
T h e n u m b e r i n c r e m e n t s u n t i l t h e e n t i r e b a t c h h a s p r i n t e d . W h e nit is finished, you will see PRINT MODE Ready O f f l i n e P r i n t i n g T h i s s e c t i o n e x p l a i n s h o w t o p r e p a r e y o u r p r i n t e r f o r o f f l i n ep r i n t i n g ...
Page 53 - E n t e r i n g L e t t e r s
H e r e i s a n e x a m p l e o f h o w t o e n t e r $ 2 3 . 0 0 . 1. Press the $ key. The symbol $ a p p e a r s . 2. Press the 2 key. T h e n u m b e r 2 appears. 3. Press the 3 key. T h e n u m b e r 3 appears. 4. Press the . key (below the 2 key). The symbol . appears. 5. Press the 0 key twice....
Page 54 - Shirt; E n t e r i n g S y m b o l s
H e r e i s a n e x a m p l e o f h o w t o e n t e r t h e w o r d Shirt . Not all fonts support lower-case letters. See Appendix A," C h a r a c t e r S e t s , " f o r t h e c h a r a c t e r s e t i n f o r m a t i o n . 1. Press | t o s w i t c h t o c h a r a c t e r m o d e . 2. Press...
Page 56 - Ty p e s o f D a t a E n t r y; E n t e r i n g G e n e r a l D a t a
W h e n y o u e n t e r d a t a i n c o r r e c t l y, the printer displays a message.Following are conditions that cause errors and how to correctthem. Sometimes a data entry problem may be a combination ofthese conditions. Problem Action T h e d a t a y o u e n t e r e d i s n o ta c c e p t e d ....
Page 57 - E n t e r i n g a P r i c e; f o r M o n e t a r y S i g n ) . Yo u r p r i c e p r o m p t
E n t e r i n g a P r i c e A t d a t a e n t r y, the price prompt includes the pricing symbols(unless you select None f o r M o n e t a r y S i g n ) . Yo u r p r i c e p r o m p t may look like this PRICE: $0.00 ...or like this PRICE: 0¢ T h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e s e p r o m p...
Page 58 - P r o m p t s w i t h F i x e d C h a r a c t e r s; E n t e r i n g a B a t c h
P r o m p t s w i t h F i x e d C h a r a c t e r s W h e n a f i e l d h a s f i x e d c h a r a c t e r s , t h e y a p p e a r a s p a r t o f t h e d a t ae n t r y p r o m p t . T h e f i x e d d a t a s t a y s t h e s a m e , a n d p r i n t s o n e v e r yt a g t h a t u s e s t h e f o r m ...
Page 62 - P r i n t i n g Ta g s W i t h o u t C u t t i n g
P r i n t i n g Ta g s W i t h o u t C u t t i n g I f y o u a n s w e r e d " N o " t o t h e c u t o p t i o n , y o u w i l l s e e Print Multiple [1/32000]: _ _ _ _ _ 1. Ty p e t h e n u m b e r o f c o p i e s o f e a c h t a g t o p r i n t a s a s e t within a b a t c h . I f y o u w ...
Page 63 - T h e p r i n t m u l t i p l e D O E S a f f e c t t h e p r i n t e d
Keep in mind the following definitions: Number of Parts Number of times data prints across the tag’sw i d t h . U s i n g o n e f o r n u m b e r o f p a r t s p r i n t sd a t a o n c e o n t h e t a g . U s i n g t h r e e f o r n u m b e ro f p a r t s p r i n t s d a t a t h r e e t i m e s a c ...
Page 64 - Print Quantity; N u m b e r o f t a g s o r; Set; U s i n g P r i n t M u l t i p l e w i t h I n c / D e c F i e l d s; b e f o r e
Print Quantity N u m b e r o f t a g s o r sets o f t a g s p r i n t e d i n a b a t c h . A p r i n t q u a n t i t y o f 3 0 p r i n t s 3 0 t a g swhen the print multiple is one. Set N u m b e r o f t a g s t o b e p r i n t e d t o g e t h e r w i t h i n ab a t c h . U s i n g P r i n t M u l ...
Page 65 - E x a m p l e s
E x a m p l e s u Number of parts = 1, cut multiple or print multiple = 1, printq u a n t i t y = 4 , t h e n f o u r s e t s o f o n e t a g a r e p r i n t e d ( a n d c u ta f t e r e a c h t a g i f u s i n g c u t m u l t i p l e ) . u N u m b e r o f p a r t s = 3 , c u t m u l t i p l e = 2 ,...
Page 67 - D I A G N O S T I C S; F a c t o r y S e t P a s s w o r d; Diagnostics
D I A G N O S T I C S 8 This chapter explains how to perform simple diagnostic functionssuch as checking the software version, the supply quality, p r i n t i n gt e s t l a b e l s , a n d u s i n g p a s s w o r d p r o t e c t i o n . F a c t o r y S e t P a s s w o r d You need a password to acc...
Page 68 - P r i n t i n g a Te s t L a b e l; Packet Reference
L i n e o n e l i s t s t h e p r i n t e r m o d e l n u m b e r ( M 9 8 5 0 ) a n d t h e p a r tn u m b e r f o r t h e p r i n t e r R O M . L i n e t w o i s t h e v e r s i o n o f s o f t w a r ei n t h e p r i n t e r. P r i n t i n g a Te s t L a b e l 1. From the Diagnostics Menu, press L ...
Page 69 - C h e c k i n g S u p p l y Q u a l i t y
C h e c k i n g S u p p l y Q u a l i t y T h e p r i n t e r c o n t i n u o u s l y s t o r e s d a t a f r o m t h e m o s t r e c e n t 1 6supplies printed to check the reflectivity of the sensor marks ont h e s u p p l y. Before you check your supply quality, p r i n t a b a t c h o fsupplies o...
Page 70 - U s i n g P a s s w o r d P r o t e c t i o n; E n a b l i n g t h e P a s s w o r d ( S y s t e m A d m i n i s t r a t o r s o n l y )
U s i n g P a s s w o r d P r o t e c t i o n T h e p a s s w o r d p r o t e c t i o n f e a t u r e p r e v e n t s f o r m a t s , g r a p h i c s o rfonts from accidentally being deleted from the printer’s memory. E n a b l i n g t h e P a s s w o r d ( S y s t e m A d m i n i s t r a t o r s o ...
Page 71 - D e l e t i n g F o r m a t s , G r a p h i c s o r F o n t s; OR
6. Press E . You will see Enable Password? l No The default for password protection is "No," so you willalways see "No" even if passwords are enabled. 7. I f y o u d o n o t w a n t t h e u s e r t o e n t e r a p a s s w o r d b e f o r e t h e yc a n d e l e t e f o r m a t s , g r...
Page 73 - D e l e t i n g F o r m a t s I f P a s s w o r d P r o t e c t i o n I s D i s a b l e d
6. Press P P P E and all graphics are deleted. You will see Cancel Font? l Yes 7. Press L or R and press E . I f y o u s e l e c t " Yes," you will see Enter Password _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. Press P P P E a n d a l l f o n t s a r e d e l e t e d . Yo u r e t u r n t o t h e M a i n M e n u . D e l...
Page 74 - S e r v i c e D i a g n o s t i c s
S e r v i c e D i a g n o s t i c s The Service Diagnostics menu can only be accessed by aM o n a r c h R e p r e s e n t a t i v e , b e c a u s e i t r e q u i r e s a s e p a r a t ep a s s w o r d . I f y o u n e e d t o c a l l Te c h n i c a l S u p p o r t , p r i n t a t e s t l a b e lf i r...
Page 75 - C H A R A C T E R S E T S; C h a r a c t e r S e t s; Standard Font; Character Sets
C H A R A C T E R S E T S A C h a r a c t e r S e t s Standard Font Reduced Font Character Sets A-1
Page 77 - U p p e r c a s e L e t t e r s; U s e C h a r a c t e r M o d e t o e n t e r t h e o f f l i n e c o d e .; L o w e r c a s e L e t t e r s; T h e s e l e t t e r s a r e a v a i l a b l e i n S t a n d a r d a n d R e d u c e d f o n t s .
U p p e r c a s e L e t t e r s U s e C h a r a c t e r M o d e t o e n t e r t h e o f f l i n e c o d e . Char. Online Code Offline Code Char. Online Code Offline Code A A 7 N N 5 5 B B 7 7 O O 5 5 5 C C 7 7 7 P P 6 D D 8 Q Q 6 6 E E 8 8 R R 6 6 6 F F 8 8 8 S S 1 G G 9 T T 1 1 H H 9 9 U U 1 1 1 I ...
Page 78 - C u r r e n c y S y m b o l s; e n t e r s t h e m o n e t a r y s i g n t h a t i s c u r r e n t l y a c t i v e .; P u n c t u a t i o n a n d S y m b o l s
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