Page 5 - 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 Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Unpacking the Printer...
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4-2 Adjusting Print Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Printing the Euro-Dollar Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 CARE AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 7 - G E T T I N G S T A R T E D; A u d i e n c e; Op era t or’ s Ha nd bo ok; U n p a c k i n g t h e P r i n t e r; Getting Started
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 1 T he Mo na r ch ® 98 40 p r in t er l et s y o u p r in t t ex t , g r ap hi c s , an d b ar co de s on t he r ma l t r a nsf e r ( r ib bo n) a nd t he r ma l d ir e ct la be ls o rt a gs. T he 98 40 pri nt e r pri nt s l ab el s con t in uo usl y (in on e st ri p) o...
Page 8 - P r i n t e r O n l i n e E m u l a t i o n; Prog ramme r ’s Man ua l; O r d e r i n g P r o g r a m m e r ’ s M a n u a l s; Pa cket R ef e r en ce M an ua l; C o n n e c t i n g t h e P o w e r C a b l e
9 4 4 5 P r i n t e r O n l i n e E m u l a t i o n T he 98 40 pr i nt e r sup po r t s 94 x5 e mu la t io n. You can sen d 9 4x5d at a s t r ea ms t o t he 98 40 pr i nt e r. R ef e r t o y o ur 9 44 5 Prog ramme r ’s Man ua l f o r in f or m at i on ab ou t 9 4x5 da ta stre ams. O r d e r i n g ...
Page 9 - C o n n e c t i n g t h e C o m m u n i c a t i o n C a b l e; Th e p r in t er s u pp or t s a ba ud r at e up t o 3 84 00 .
A sk you r Syste mAdmin istra tor whichm et h od y ou wi ll use t oc o mm un ica t e w it h t heh ost : S er i al Co mm un ica t io n9 t o 2 5 p in cab le ( Par t # 11 83 64 )2 5 t o 25 pi n ca bl e ( Par t # 11 83 66 ) Par a ll el Co mm un ica t io nI E EE - 12 84 orC en t r on ics® m od e ca bl e(...
Page 10 - S e t t i n g D I P S w i t c h e s; l as t se nt; Pac k e t F s e t t in gs
S e t t i n g D I P S w i t c h e s To ch an ge the DIP swi t ch se ttin gs, move the swi t che s tot h e d esi red po sit i on an d t h en t urn on t he pri nt e r. I f y o u s e le c t So f t wa r e C on t r ol le d, t h e p ar a me t er s i nPac k e t F w il l o v er r i de t he c om mu ni c at i...
Page 12 - U s i n g t h e C o n t r o l P a n e l; P r i n t e r S t a t u s L i g h t s; S up pl i e s
U s i n g t h e C o n t r o l P a n e l T he con t rol pa ne l h el ps yo u ch eck p r in ter sta t us, d isp la ys erro rco de s, an d a ll ow s you t o p er f o r m so meb as i c pr i nt e r f un c t io ns . P r i n t e r S t a t u s L i g h t s Pow er: T he pr i nt e r sho wsa st ea dy g r ee nl ...
Page 13 - B u t t o n F u n c t i o n s; Fe ed; P r in t s a l ab el in t he on - de ma nd mo de .; Fe ed an d C l ea r:; C le ar s a n e r r or.; Cl e ar; S t a t u s C o d e B o x; I f t h er e is n o e r r or, t h e d is p la y wi ll be bl an k .
B u t t o n F u n c t i o n s Fe ed : u P r in t s a l ab el in t he on - de ma nd mo de . u Fe ed s a b la nk l ab el if t h er e is n o p r in t jo b. u P r in t s a l ab el wi t h e r r or i nf o r ma t io n t h at i suse f ul t o yo ur S yst em Ad mi ni st rat o r if a nerro r is d isp la yed . ...
Page 15 - L O A D I N G S U P P L I E S; Thermal Direct; Packe t Re f ere nce Ma nu al
L O A D I N G S U P P L I E S 2 T hi s c ha pt e r de s c r ib es h ow t o l oa d: u a r ol l o f sup pl y u f a n- f o ld s up pl y u a r ol l o f t ag sup pl y. T he r e a r e t h ree t ype s of su pp li es: Thermal Direct s p eci al ly t r e at e d t h er m al s up pl ie s t ha t do no tu se a r ...
Page 16 - L o a d i n g L a b e l s o r Ta g s; M ak e s ur e t he pr i nt e r is c o nf i gu r ed f or t h e c o r r ec t s u pp ly t y p e.; Loading Supplies
L o a d i n g L a b e l s o r Ta g s M ak e s ur e t he pr i nt e r is c o nf i gu r ed f or t h e c o r r ec t s u pp ly t y p e. 1. O pe n t h e c o v er. 2. U nl oc k t h e p r in t he ad by t u r ni ng t he r et a in in g l at c h . 3. L if t p r in t he ad asse mb ly u sin g t h e p r in t he a...
Page 17 - I f y ou are us i ng f an - f ol d su pp l i es ,; pl ace t he sup pl y st ack; Fo r f an - f ol d su pp l i es; , la y t he la be l st ri p o ver t h e su pp ly
5. A dj us t t h e s u pp ly h ol de r gu id es s o t he s id es b ar e ly t o uch t her o ll . Ma k e s u r e t h e s u pp ly r o ll t ur n s f r ee ly. I f y ou are us i ng f an - f ol d su pp l i es , pl ace t he sup pl y st ack b eh in d t h e p r in t er, l ab el sid e f a cin g u p. 6. P us h ...
Page 18 - Fo r t ag su pp l i es us i ng t he op t i on al k ni f e; , f ee d t h e s u pp ly
Fo r t ag su pp l i es us i ng t he op t i on al k ni f e , f ee d t h e s u pp ly t h r ou gh t he k ni f e. M ak e s ur e at l ea s t 0. 5 in c he s of s u pp ly i sp ast th e kn ife . 8. A dj us t t h e s u pp ly g ui de s s o t h ey t o uch t he s up pl y. Pu s h u po n t h e s u pp ly l ev e r ...
Page 19 - t o p os i t io n t h e s u pp ly u nd er t h e p r in t he ad .
9. H ol d t h e p r in t he ad as s e mb ly b y t he pr i nt h ea d t a b w hi lep r essi ng do wn on t he pri nt h ea d re le ase . 10. C lo se t h e p r in t he ad by p r essi ng do wn on t he t hu mb we ll un t ilyo u h ea r it cl ick i nto pl ace . 11. C lo se t h e co ver. 12. P r ess Fe ed t o...
Page 20 - F o r P e e l M o d e :
You ma y ne ed t o a dj ust t h e w id e/ n arro w kn ob s de pe nd in g o nt h e w id t h o f you r sup pl y. Se e C ha pt e r 5, " C ar e an dMainte na nce , " for more in formation . F o r P e e l M o d e : I n pe el mo de , t he pr i nt e r s ep ar a t es t h e b ac k i ng pa pe r f r om...
Page 22 - U s i n g t h e O p t i o n a l Te a r B a r
5. C lo se th e p r in ter’ s cove r. 6. P r ess Fe ed t o p os i t io n t h e s u pp ly u nd er t h e p r in t he ad . U s i n g t h e O p t i o n a l Te a r B a r Tea r la be ls a ga in s t t he t ea r ba r. Yo u c a nn ot t e ar t a gs w it h t het e ar b ar. N ot e t he f ol lo wi ng c ha ng e t...
Page 23 - L O A D I N G R I B B O N; T hi s cha pt e r de scr ib es h ow t o l oa d a r ib bo n r o ll .
L O A D I N G R I B B O N 3 T hi s cha pt e r de scr ib es h ow t o l oa d a r ib bo n r o ll . T he r e a r e d if f e r en t r ib bo n r e qu ir e me nt s f o r t he t hr e e t yp es o fsu pp li es: Thermal DirectSupplies d o n ot u se a r ib bo n f o r pr i nt i ng . Thermal TransferSupplies re q...
Page 24 - L o a d i n g R i b b o n; M ake sur e t he pr i nt e r is co nf i gu r ed t o u se a r ib bo n.; Loading Ribbon
L o a d i n g R i b b o n M ake sur e t he pr i nt e r is co nf i gu r ed t o u se a r ib bo n. To l oa d ri bb on : 1. O pe n t h e c o v er. 2. U nl oc k t h e p r in t he ad by t u r ni ng t he r et a in in g l at c h . 3. L if t p r in t he ad asse mb ly u sin g t h e p r in t he ad t ab un t il...
Page 26 - U s i n g a H i g h E n e r g y R i b b o n
11. R ot a t e t h e t a k e- u p c o r e u nt i l t h e l ea de r is p as t t h e p r in t he ada nd r em ove an y sla ck in t he r ib bo n b y t ur n in g t h e t a ke- u p r e elcl ockw ise . 12. H ol d t h e p r in t he ad as s e mb ly b y t he pr i nt h ea d t a b w hi lep r essi ng do wn on t ...
Page 27 - H i g h E n e r g y R i b b o n L i m i t a t i o n s; C AU TI O N
Th e h ig h e ne r gy se t t in g i s lo st wh en you t ur n o f f t he pr i nt e r. H i g h E n e r g y R i b b o n L i m i t a t i o n s Whe n u sin g t h e h ig h e ne r gy r i bb on op t io n: u U se a pri nt sp ee d o f 2. 5 I PS (in che s pe r seco nd ). u P r in t he ad wa r r an t y is r e d...
Page 29 - P R I N T I N G; P r i n t i n g; Pa cket; O n - D e m a n d M o d e P r i n t i n g; Fee d; Printing
P R I N T I N G 4 T hi s cha pt e r exp la in s ho w t o u u se o n- d em an d m od e p r in t in g. u p r in t an erro r la be l a nd ba t ch se pa rat o rs. u a dj us t t h e p r in t po s it i on s . P r i n t i n g T he ho s t s en ds o nl in e p ac k e t s c on t ai ni ng pr i nt j ob s t o t h...
Page 30 - P r i n t i n g a n E r r o r L a b e l; t o p r in t an er r o r la be l; C l e a r i n g B a t c h e s; a f t er t h e p r in t er; U s i n g B a t c h S e p a r a t o r s; stacke r in stal le d,
P r i n t i n g a n E r r o r L a b e l If th e p r in ter d isp la ys a d ata erro r (erro rs0 - 49 9), p r ess Fe ed t o p r in t an er r o r la be l a nd con t in ue pri nt i ng . Se e yo ur S yst emAdmin istra tor a bo ut th e e rror lab el. C l e a r i n g B a t c h e s A ll ba t che s are cle ...
Page 31 - A d j u s t i n g P r i n t P o s i t i o n s
A d j u s t i n g P r i n t P o s i t i o n s You c an ad ju s t t he s up pl y, pr i nt , m ar g in , or c u t po s it i on s on t he9 84 0 p r in t er b y usi ng t he con t r ol pa ne l b ut t o ns. M ake sur e ab at c h is n ot w ai t in g t o pr i nt b ef o r e y o u a dj us t t h e p os i t io ...
Page 32 - Supply Position; T he sup pl y po sit i on ad ju st me nt sh ou ld on ly; Print Position; P r i n t i n g t h e E u r o - D o l l a r S y m b o l; You can pr i nt t h e E ur o - Do ll ar sym bo l (
Supply Position A dj us t s t h e m ac h in e t o pr i nt a t t he v er t i c al 0, 0p oi nt o n t h e s u pp ly. I n c r ea s e t h e s u pp lyp os i t io n t o mo v e p r in t up , de c r ea s e t o mo v ep r in t do wn on t he la be l. T he r an ge is - 3 00 t o3 00 do t s. T he sup pl y po sit i...
Page 34 - C A R E A N D M A I N T E N A N C E; C l e a r i n g L a b e l J a m s; Su pp l i es; Care and Maintenance
C A R E A N D M A I N T E N A N C E 5 T hi s c ha pt e r t el ls y o u h ow t o u cl ea r la be l j ams u cl ea n t h e p r in t he ad an d p la t en rol le r u re pl ace a p r in t he ad u re pl ace a f u se u a dj ust p r in t con t r ast . C AU TI O N Do no t use sha r p o bj ect s t o cle an t h...
Page 35 - C l e a n i n g; w he n yo u se e vo id s in the pri nt a s sho wn .
C l e a n i n g T he rat e an d f r e qu en cy at w hi ch yo u p r in t or h ow of t e n yo ur e cei ve su pp ly e r r or s d et e r mi ne s ho w o f t en you mu st cle an t hep r in t er. You ma y ne ed t o cl ea n t h e p r in t he ad , sen sor, a nd pl at e nro ll er: u i f t he r e i s an y ad h...
Page 37 - R e p l a c i n g t h e P r i n t h e a d
R e p l a c i n g t h e P r i n t h e a d You ma y ha ve t o r ep la ce t h e p r in t he ad if i t is d am ag ed orw or n - ou t . For e xam pl e, yo u m ay se e 6 16 ( ba d d ot o r do t s) or 7 65(p rin t he ad failu r e) e rror co de s. Se e "Accesso rie s" in Ap pe nd ix Af o r t he pr ...
Page 39 - A d j u s t i n g t h e W i d e / N a r r o w K n o b s
Make sure t he pri nt h ea d ca bl e d oe s no t t ou ch t h e ri bb on rol l. 10. C le an t he ne w p r in t he ad wi t h a cot t o n sw ab di pp ed ini sop rop yl a lco ho l t o remove an y sal t or o il le f t f r om ha nd li ng . 11. L et t h e p r in t he ad dr y a nd r el oa d yo ur su pp li e...
Page 40 - A d j u s t i n g t h e P r i n t C o n t r a s t; We r e com me nd you che ck t he ba r cod e p r in t
A d j u s t i n g t h e P r i n t C o n t r a s t You ma y ne ed t o a dj us t t h e p r in t c on t r as t i f t he pr i nt i ng is t o o l ig hto r t oo da r k . Ha v in g t h e c o r r ec t p r in t c on t r as t i s im po r t an tb eca use it a f f ect s h ow we ll you r ba r cod es sca n a nd h...
Page 41 - R e p l a c i n g t h e F u s e; T he pri nt e r is sh ip pe d w it h a 1 15 vol t or a 23 0 vo lt f u se.
R e p l a c i n g t h e F u s e T he pri nt e r is sh ip pe d w it h a 1 15 vol t or a 23 0 vo lt f u se. To r e pl ace t he f us e : 1. D is c o nn ect t h e p r in t er f r o m t h e p ow er s o ur c e . 2. U s e a s c r ew dr i v er t o pr y o pe n t h e f u s e b ox i n t h e b ac k o f t hep r ...
Page 42 - T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G; P r i n t i n g a Te s t L a b e l; Troubleshooting
T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G 6 T hi s cha pt e r pr o vid es u i nf o r ma t io n a bo ut p r in t in g a t est l ab el . u s o lu t io ns t o mi no r pr i nt i ng pr o bl em s . u e xpl an ati on s of e rror messa ge s you ma y rece ive wh il eusi ng t he pr i nt e r. u a li st of co mm on erro r ...
Page 43 - Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g; T hi s secti on he lp s you corre ct some p r ob le ms th at may o ccur.; If yo u ca nn ot fi x a p r ob le m, ca ll Te chn ica l S up po r t.
Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g T hi s secti on he lp s you corre ct some p r ob le ms th at may o ccur. Proble m A cti on Er ror mess age appearsduring s t artup. Turn off the pr inter, wait fifteen s econds andthen tur n on the printer. Call Technic alS upport if the er ror mess age reappear s. Does ...
Page 44 - E r r o r M e s s a g e s; D a t a E r r o r s; Error
E r r o r M e s s a g e s You ma y r ece ive t he f ol lo wi ng t ype s of e r r or m essa ge s: u D a t a Er r o r s u Commu nication Erro rs S om e e r r or s n um be r ed 40 0- 4 38 an d 5 00 - 57 4 a r e i nt e r na lso f t wa r e e r r or s. E r r or s n um be r ed 90 0- 9 99 ar e ha r d p r in...
Page 50 - C o m m u n i c a t i o n F a i l u r e s; E r r or
3 25 D up li cat i ng di rect i on mu st be 0 o r 1 . 3 27 A mo un t of r o w a dj ust m en t mu st be 0 t o 99 9 . 3 28 D up li cate cou nt must b e 0 t o 9 99 . 3 40 B it m ap li ne en cod in g m ust b e H (He x) or R ( Ru n l en gt h ) . 3 50 Fo nt se le ctor must b e 1 t o 9 99 9 . 3 51 Fo nt d ...
Page 51 - D a t a F o r m a t t i n g E r r o r s
4 11 Framin g e rror (b au d ra te mismatch ). 4 12 F lo w co nt r o l m ism at ch . 4 13 R ece iv e bu f f er i s f ul l. C he c k f lo w c o nt r o l s e t t in gs . 4 14 I n t er n al keyb oa r d b uf f e r is f u ll or yo u n ee d a ne wke ypa d. 4 27 Fo r ma t na me mu st be 1 t o 8 ch ara ct e...
Page 52 - M a c h i n e F a u l t s
573 B at c h da t a i n p r ice f ie ld do esn ’t f i t t he f or m at o r t hef i el d co nt a in s bl an ks. 5 74 B at c h da t a i n c h ec k d ig it s c h em e d oe s n’ t f it t h e f o r ma t ,o r, t he f ie ld con t ai ns b la nks. 5 75 T he gra ph ic i ncl ud ed in you r f ormat co ul d n ot...
Page 56 - S P E C I F I C A T I O N S; P r i n t e r; Fo r Th e r m a l Tr a ns f e r ( r ib bo n) 4 0; S u p p l i e s; T he r ma l Tr an sf er o r Di rect
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S A P r i n t e r Height: 1 2. 5 in che s ( 31 8 m m) Width: 1 2 i nch es (3 05 mm) Depth: 1 3 i nch es (3 30 mm) Weight: 3 0 l b. ( 1 3. 4 kg) Shipping Weight: 3 4 l b. ( 1 5. 4 kg) Power: 1 15 Vac, 6 0H z, 10 0 Va c, 50 / 60 Hz, 2 30 Vac, 5 0H z Operating Limits: Fo r Th ...
Page 57 - Specifications
R i b b o n S p e c i f i c a t i o n D o n ot l ea ve ri bb on in sun li gh t , hi gh t empe r at u r es o r hu mi di t y. Print Speed: 2 . 5 IPS (6 4 mm) fo r all se ria l b ar co de s2 . 5 IPS (6 4 mm), 4 . 0 IPS (1 02 mm), or 6 . 0I P S (1 52 mm) f or o t he r op era t io nsWe reco mmen d a pri ...
Page 59 - S E T T I N G D I P S W I T C H E S; l a st s en t; Pa c k et F s et t i ng s or t h e d ef a ul t s . Tur n in g o n t h e
S E T T I N G D I P S W I T C H E S B To c h an ge t he DI P s wi t c h s e t t in gs , m ov e t he s wi t c he s t o t h ed esi red po sit i on an d t h en t urn on t he pri nt e r. 1 =O N, 0 =O FFI f y o u s e le c t So f t wa r e C on t r ol le d, t h e p ar a me t er s i n Pac k e t F w il lo ve...
Page 60 - D I P S w i t c h e s; Setting Dip Switches
D I P S w i t c h e s Uppe r DIP Swi tche s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 B a ud R a te 38400192009600480024001200S o f t w a r e C o n t rol 1110000 1001100 0101010 D a ta B i t s 7 Data Bits8 Data Bits 10 St op B i ts 2 Stop B its1 Stop B it 10 Pari ty Ev enOddN o n e 100 010 Parallel Port Centronic s ModeIEE E...
