Paxar 9800 Series manual T t i n g C o n t r a s t

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The print contrast controls the darkness of the printing on your supply. The range is -390to +156 and the default is 0. Having the correct print contrast setting is important because it affects how well your bar codes scan and how long your printhead lasts.

1.To change the setting, from the Main menu, select Setup, then contrast.

2.You will see the current setting, for example:

Enter contrast [-390/156]: +0

3.Press l or r to change the contrast. Pressing r darkens the print; l lightens the print.

4.Press Enter/Pause to select the displayed value. Press Escape/Clear until you see the Main menu.

Your System Administrator can adjust the print contrast by sending the print control packet. We recommend you check the bar code print quality with a bar code verifier. If you do not have a bar code verifier or scanner, check the bar code visually. A bar code that is in spec has complete bars, clear spaces, and small alphanumeric characters look complete.

An in spec bar code may not look as good as one that is too dark, but it has the highest scan rate.

Dark

IN SPEC

Light

Setting Supply Options 4-13

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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 Main Menu T T I N G S T a R T E DP a c k i n g t h e P r i n t e r D i e n c eT a b l i s h i n g C o m m u n i c a t i o n s N n e c t i n g t h e P o w e r C a b l eI n g t h e C o n t r o l P a n e l 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 eI n t e r S t a t u s L i g h t s Enter/Pause S p l a yMain Menu L e c t i n g a F u n c t i o nI 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 D i n g t h e P e e l E d g e o r S h e l f I n g L i n e r l e s s S u p p l yPage 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 Supply P p l y Ty p eRibbon B b o nSpeed E e dFeed Mode E d M o d eC k f e e d S i t i o n i n g I n t P o s i t i o nBackfeed 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 Separators T c h S e p a r a t o r sSkip Index I p I n d eT 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 Wo r d L e n g t h U d R a t eSerial Comm Baud RateO p B i t s R i t yStopbits O w C o n t r o l ParityFlow Control R a l l e l C o m m u n i c a t i o n s S e t t o D e Fault Va l u e sPort Parallel CommUSA T T I N G D E Fault SUSA N e t a r y S i g nDefaults C o n d a r y S i g nMonetary Sign C i m a l P l a c e s Secondary SignDecimal Places Slashed Zero A s h e d Z e r oW e r U p M o d e Power UP ModePrompt SET O m p t S e t8Setting Defaults 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 s I N G S C R I P T SR m a t t i n g F l a s h M e m o r y E c k i n g S c r i p t I n f o r m a t i o nScripts MystoreSetup Flash MemoryCreating 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 L e t 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 nA b l i n g I m m e d i a t e C o m m a n d s A b l i n g S t a t u s P o l l i n gE 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 Print Mode I N T I N GI n t i n g D e m a n d M o d e P r i n t i n g I n t i n g a n Error L a b e lU s i n g a B a t c h S t a r t 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 SL5 OPY C e n s i n g Yo u r F o n t sR E a N D M a I N T E N a N C E E a r i n g L a b e l J a m sE 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 I N G D I a G N O S T I C S DiagnosticsC t o r y S e t P a s s w o r d E c k i n g t h e S o f t w a r e Ve r s i o nUser Diag I n t i n g a Te s t L a b e lE 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 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g This section helps you correct some problems that may occurError M e s s a g e s Error Description/Action M m o n Error sPage Page I n t e r Specification SP p l i e s B b o n Specification N e r l e s s S u p p l i e sO 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 C E S S O R I E S & O P T I O N SH e r n e t I n f o r m a t i o n C t o r y Install e d O p t i o n sFormat O S S a R YPage Index D EFlow control options 5 Function, selecting 1 Start XO N character Index