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1-2 Operator's Handbook Audience The Operator's Handbook is for the person who prints and applies labels. Using this Manual Manual cont

11-6 Operator's Handbook Error Messages You may receive the following types of error messages:  Data Errors  Communication Errors Some er

Diagnostics & Troubleshooting 11-7 751 Printer did not sense a black mark when expected. For errors 751-753, check the supply tracking, suppl

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Specifications A-1 SPECIFICATIONS Printer Height: 11 inches (279mm) Width: 105 inches (267 mm) Depth: 16.1 inches (409 mm) Weight: 22 lb. (10 kg

A-2 Operator's Handbook Supplies For high temperature or high humidity environments, contact us for supply recommendations. Continuous (non

Cable Pinouts The following tables show the connector pins for a 9-pin to 9-pin (126716) cable. 9-Pin (M) To 9-Pin (F) SHIELD SHIELD 1 1 RCV 3

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B ACCESSORIES & OPTIONS Accessories  935™ External Rewind  939i™ Intelligent Keyboard  USB mini keyboard (160001)  203 dpi(128933ST) &

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Glossary G-1 G GLOSSARY The following terms will help you use this manual. continuous mode Mode in which the printer prints all the labels in the b

Getting Started 1-3 Connecting the Power Cable The power supply automatically switches between 115V or 230V. Operator settings are not required

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Index I-1 INDEX A about fonts ...8-5 Accessories ...

I-2 Index storage ...6-9 Monetary Sign defining...

Index I-3 U USB ...1-3 V Values communication...

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1-4 Operator's Handbook Using the Control Panel The control panel consists of a four-line LCD display and five buttons. The top three but

2 LOADING SUPPLIES This chapter describes how to load:  a roll of supply  fan-fold supply  a roll of tag supply. There are two types of suppl

Loading Labels or Tags 1. Open the cover. 2. Unlock the printhead by turning the retaining latch. 3. Lift the printhead assembly using the pr

4. Place rolled supply on the supply holder, located against the inside of the printer. Rolled label supply unrolls from the top or the bottom; ro

6. Push down on the supply lever to unlock the supply guides. 7. Lay the label strip across the supply guide so that a few inches extend past the f

10. Close the printhead by pressing down on the thumb well until you hear it click into place. 11. Close the printer’s cover. 12. Press FEED to po

Loading Labels for Optional Peel Mode Peel mode is optional and must be purchased separately. In peel mode, the printer separates the liner from t

4. Close the exit cover. Saw-Toothed Tear Edge Liner5. Close the printer’s cover. 6. Press FEED to position the supply under the printhead. Note

Using Optional Internal Liner Take-Up Internal liner take-up must be used with peel mode. This feature collects the liner on a take-up reel located

7. Hold the liner in place while turning the take-up reel in a counter-clockwise direction to remove slack in the supply liner. 8. Close the print

Using the Optional Tear Bar The tear bar is optional and must be purchased separately. It can only be used with peel mode. Slide the supply between t

Adjusting the Printhead Pressure Dials The default setting is least pressure, which provides optimal printing in most cases. If you see smudging, r

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3 LOADING RIBBON This chapter describes how to load a ribbon roll. There are different ribbon requirements for the two types of supplies: Thermal D

Loading Ribbon Make sure the printer is configured to use a ribbon. To load ribbon: 1. Open the cover. 2. Unlock the printhead by turning the retai

7. Position the ribbon so that it unwinds in a clockwise direction. Slide the ribbon onto the back reel as far as it will go. Carefully unwind a fe

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4 SETTING SUPPLY OPTIONS This chapter explains how to select the supply type, ribbon, speed, feed mode, backfeed, print position, supply position, m

Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Avery Dennison Corp. reserves the r

Setting the Supply Type You can print on inside edge aperture, black mark, die cut, or continuous supplies. You have to tell the printer which su

Setting the Ribbon If you are using thermal direct supplies, do not load a ribbon and set the ribbon option to No. If you are using thermal transf

4-4 Operator's Handbook Using a High Energy Ribbon High energy ribbon is an option for this printer. It enables you to print on high energ

Setting the Speed You can change the print speed for bar codes or graphics. If you select "default", formats with serial bar codes autom

Setting the Feed Mode You can use continuous, on-demand, or liner take-up printing. On-demand printing allows you to remove a label before printin

Setting the Backfeed With backfeed turned on, the printer moves the supply backwards before printing. To change the setting, from the Main Menu,

Changing the Position Settings This menu includes selections to change the print, supply, margin, dispense, and backfeed distance positions. To cha

Setting the Supply Position This function adjusts the machine to print at the vertical 0,0 point on the supply. Adjust the supply in or out to easil

Setting the Margin Position This function adjusts where the format prints horizontally on the supply. The adjustments are in dots (0.0049 inch), whi

Setting the Dispense Position This function adjusts the stopping point of the label. To access this setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, Supply

Setting the Backfeed Distance Backfeed distance is the amount the label moves backwards. The backfeed distance should be equal to or less than the d

Using Batch Separators A batch separator is an extra tag printed in between batches with a pinstripe pattern. For continuous supply, the batch separ

Using Skip Index You can use the skip index mode to skip (or ignore) a sense mark and print an image over multiple labels, if necessary. For examp

Using Rotate Image Enabling this option rotates the printed image 180°. We recommend designing your formats as needed, so image rotation is not requ

4-16 Operator's Handbook Setting the Print Contrast The print contrast controls print darkness on your supply. The range is -699 to +699; t

Setting Communications 5-1 SETTING COMMUNICATIONS This chapter tells you how to set the serial communication values. These values provide the link

Setting the Baud Rate Baud rate is the speed, in bits per second, at which the printer sends and receives data. To change the setting, from the Main

Setting the Word Length Word length specifies the number of bits the printer uses to define a character. To access this setting, from the Main Menu s

Setting the Stop Bits A stop bit follows the data and parity bits to signal the end of a character. To access this setting, from the Main Menu sele

Setting the Parity Parity checks the validity of data entering the printer. The parity bit immediately follows the last data bit for a character. T

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Setting the Flow Control Data flow control is the method the printer uses to tell the computer whether it is ready to accept data. Data Terminal Read

Resetting to Default Values Use this setting to reset the printer’s communication values to the defaults listed at the beginning of this chapter.

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6 SETTING DEFAULTS This chapter explains how to select the monetary sign, secondary sign, decimal places, slashed zero, power-up mode, prompt set, im

Setting the Monetary Sign To access this setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then Defaults. Then, follow these steps. 1. Press  or  until

Setting the Secondary Sign If you select the dollar as the monetary sign, you can print amounts less than $1.00 either by using a dollar sign and d

Setting the Number of Decimal Places You can set the printer for 0, 1, 2, or 3 places after the decimal in a price field. In dollar currency, you

Setting the Slashed Zero Appearance The slashed zero feature lets you select how you want the zero character printed; either without a slash, 0 or, w

Setting the Power-Up Mode Power-up mode lets you decide how your printer starts each time you turn it on. If you want the printer to be ready to st

Changing the Prompt Set Prompt set determines which language displays on the printer's menu. You can select English, French, German, Spanish-

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Setting the Numeric Format Numeric format determines how numeric values appear in your printed data. The choices include Default, Arabic-Indic, and E

Using Flash Storage Packets (formats, fonts, graphics) stored in flash memory are saved when the printer is turned off. Note: You must format

Using Flash Memory The flash memory options are in the table below. Option Choices Default Format Flash No/Yes No Unused Flash NA NA Pack Flas

Checking Available Flash Memory If you receive errors when downloading a script or other packets, make sure you have enough flash memory available. N

Packing Flash Memory Packing flash memory permanently removes any deleted files from memory. Periodically select this option to "clean up"

Setting the Image Error Mode Image errors can occur when there is a problem producing a complete label. Press ESCAPE to clear an image error. Image

Setting the Configuration Packet Mode You can set how the printer responds to online configuration packets. You can ignore all online configuration p

Setting the Error Retry Mode You can set how the printer operates after a supply error has been cleared. The printer can either reprint the job or di

6-16 Operator's Handbook Memory Guidelines Use these basic guidelines when storing files in your printer's memory.  Your printer has

7 USING SCRIPTS This chapter explains how to load, enable, and delete scripts. You can also enable status polling and immediate commands. Using the

TOC-iii SETTING RFID OPTIONS... 8-1 Using RFID Suppli

Viewing Script Information To see if your printer has a script loaded, from the Main Menu select Scripts, then follow these steps. 1. Press  or 

Downloading a Script Follow these instructions to download a script from the MS DOS prompt. Set the communication parameters using the MODE comma

Enabling a Script The script must be enabled before you can use it. From the Main Menu select Scripts, then follow these steps. To enable or disabl

Deleting a Script You can delete a script from the printer's memory. From the Main Menu select Scripts, then follow these steps. To delete a s

Enabling Status Polling Status polling allows you to obtain information about the readiness of the printer and the current (or last received) print

Using Immediate Commands Your System Administrator can use immediate commands to reset the printer or cancel and repeat batches. Immediate command

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SETTING RFID OPTIONS This chapter explains how to use the RFID factory installed option. The 9906 printer with RFID has been engineered to program (e

Using RFID Supplies RFID supplies are available in a variety of sizes. Refer to the 9906 RFID Setup Guide & Supply Chart for more information.

If the tag can be read, you see the EPC data, such as The programmed data is displayed in ASCII Hex format. If the tag cannot be read “No Tag Found”

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Clear Data The printer keeps track and stores the following items that can only be cleared when you select “Yes” to clear data:  The number of RFI

To print a configuration label, from the Main Menu select TLABEL, then follow these steps. 1. Press  or  until you see. PRINT BACK TEST L

8-6 Operator's Handbook To change the setting, from the Main Menu, select Setup, then Supply. Then follow these steps. 1. Press  or  unti

9 PRINTING This chapter explains how to  use on-demand mode printing.  print, pause, restart, cancel, and repeat a batch. You can send format,

Printing a Test Label Two different test labels can be printed:  Printer Information (gives printer setting information)  MPCL Label (gives pri

Pausing a Batch Press PAUSE to interrupt printing. You may want to interrupt a batch to make adjustments for:  Loading a different roll of suppl

Canceling a All Batches To cancel all batches that are in the print queue, follow these steps. 1. Press PAUSE to interrupt printing. 2. Press 

Printing 9-5 Printing TrueType® Fonts TrueType® fonts are available on this printer. TrueType fonts are scalable and the characters print smoothl

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10 CARE & MAINTENANCE This chapter tells you how to  clear label jams and clean the printer.  replace a printhead. CAUTION: Do not use sharp

1 GETTING STARTED The Monarch® 9906 printer prints text, graphics, and bar codes on thermal transfer (ribbon) and thermal direct labels or tags. The

Cleaning The rate and frequency at which you print determines how often you must clean the printer. When you are using increased print contrast, we

10. Once the printer is dry, reload the ribbon and label supplies. 11. Close the exit cover by pushing firmly on it. Both latches click into place.

Replacing the Printhead You may have to replace the printhead if it is damaged or worn-out. For example, you may see error code 616 (bad dot or do

9. Align the new printhead with the tabs. 10. Snap the printhead into place. Note: Make sure the printhead cable does not touch the ribbon roll. Do

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11 DIAGNOSTICS & TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter explains how to perform simple diagnostic functions such as checking the software version and supp

Checking the Software Version To view the software version information, from the Main Menu select Diagnostics, then follow these steps. 1. Press 

Checking Supply Quality The printer continuously stores data from 16 of the most recently printed supplies to check the reflectivity of the sensor

Using Password Protection The password protection feature prevents formats, graphics or fonts from accidentally being deleted from the printer'

Diagnostics & Troubleshooting 11-5 Troubleshooting This section helps you correct some problems that may occur. Problem Action Error message ap