Paxar 9800 Series manual I n g t h e C o n t r o l P a n e l, I n t e r S t a t u s L i g h t s

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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

Connect the communication cable into the appropriate port. Secure the cable with the connecting screws (serial) or spring clips (parallel).

If you are communicating with the host through the serial port, make sure the printer’s communication values match those at the host. The factory default values are 9600 Baud, 8 bit data frame, 1 stop bit, no parity, and DTR flow control.

U s i n g t h e C o n t r o l P a n e l

The control panel has a two-line LCD display, 2 status lights, and five buttons. The control panel displays error codes/messages, and allows you to setup/configure the

printer.

P r i n t e r S t a t u s L i g h t s

Power:	The printer shows a
	steady green light
	when it is on.
Fault:	The printer shows a
	blinking amber light
	when there is a
	printer error.
B u t t o n F u n c t i o n s
Feed/Cut:		Prints a label in the on-demand mode.
		Feeds a blank label if there is no print job.
		Prints a label with error information that is
		useful to your System Administrator if an
		error is displayed.

1-4Getting Started

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Contents Monarch 9800 Series Printers Canadian D.O.C. Warning B L E O F C O N T E N T S Checking Script Information Page Page T T I N G S T a R T E D Main MenuD i e n c e P a c k i n g t h e P r i n t e rN n e c t i n g t h e P o w e r C a b l e T a b l i s h i n g C o m m u n i c a t i o n sN 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 I n g t h e C o n t r o l P a n e lI n t e r S t a t u s L i g h t s S p l a y Enter/PauseL e c t i n g a F u n c t i o n Main MenuI t i n g a n O p t i o n 8Getting Started A D I N G S U P P L I E S A d i n g L a b e l s o r Ta g s Supply Holder Guides Die Cut Sensor Nibs Supply Lever Thumb Well 6Loading Supplies Feed the backing paper over the peel bar I n g t h e O p t i o n a l Te a r B a r I n g L i n e r l e s s S u p p l y D i n g t h e P e e l E d g e o r S h e l fPage If inserting the peel bar Page 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 14Loading Supplies A D I N G R I B B O N A d i n g R i b b o n Take-up Core Take-up Reel Ribbon Rollers 4Loading Ribbon T T I N G S U P P L Y O P T I O N S P p l y Ty p e SupplyB b o n RibbonE e d SpeedE d M o d e Feed ModeC k f e e d I n t P o s i t i o n S i t i o n i n gBackfeed Positioning P p l y P o s i t i o n R g i n P o s i t i o n Positioning T c h S e p a r a t o r s SeparatorsI p I n d e Skip IndexT t i n g C o n t r a s t 14Setting Supply Options M M U N I C AT I O N V a L U E S Serial Comm U d R a t eWo r d L e n g t h Baud RateR i t y O p B i t sStopbits Parity O w C o n t r o lFlow Control S e t t o D e Fault Va l u e s R a l l e l C o m m u n i c a t i o n sParallel Comm PortT T I N G D E Fault S USAN e t a r y S i g n USAC o n d a r y S i g n DefaultsMonetary Sign Secondary Sign C i m a l P l a c e sDecimal Places A s h e d Z e r o Slashed ZeroPower UP Mode W e r U p M o d eO m p t S e t Prompt SET8Setting Defaults I N G S C R I P T S I t i a l S c r i p t S t a r t u p P r o c e d u r e sScripts E c k i n g S c r i p t I n f o r m a t i o nR m a t t i n g F l a s h M e m o r y MystoreFlash Memory SetupCreating Flash File System W n l o a d i n g a S c r i p t A b l i n g a S c r i p t E w i n g S c r i p t I n f o r m a t i o n L e t i n g a S c r i p tA b l i n g S t a t u s P o l l i n g A b l i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d sE c k i n g a v a i l a b l e F l a s h M e m o r y I N T I N G Print ModeI n t i n g I n t i n g a n Error L a b e l D e m a n d M o d e P r i n t i n gS t a r t i n g a B a t c h U s i n g a B a t c hPause Menu N c e l i n g a P a u s e d B a t c h To cancel only the paused batch, press l or r until you see P e a t i n g a B a t c h I n t i n g Tr u e Ty p e F o n t s C e n s i n g Yo u r F o n t s SL5 OPYE a r i n g L a b e l J a m s R E a N D M a I N T E N a N C EE a n i n g Voids Printhead P l a c i n g t h e P r i n t h e a d Page Snap the printhead into place C t o r y S e t P a s s w o r d DiagnosticsI N G D I a G N O S T I C S E c k i n g t h e S o f t w a r e Ve r s i o nI n t i n g a Te s t L a b e l User DiagE c k i n g S u p p l y Q u a l i t y I n g P a s s w o r d P r o t e c t i o n R v i c e D i a g n o s t i c s This section helps you correct some problems that may occur Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n gError M e s s a g e s M m o n Error s Error Description/ActionPage Page Specification S I n t e rP p l i e s N e r l e s s S u p p l i e s B b o n SpecificationO u t R i b b o n s B l e P i n o u t s C E S S O R I E S & O P T I O N S C e s s o r i e sC t o r y Install e d O p t i o n s H e r n e t I n f o r m a t i o nO S S a R Y FormatPage D E IndexFlow control options 5 Function, selecting 1 Start XO N character Index