Monarch 9403TM manual T T I N G S Ta R T E D, A n d a r d F e a t u r e s

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G E T T I N G S TA R T E D

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The Monarch® 9403™ printer prints text, graphics, and bar codes on thermal transfer (ribbon) or thermal direct supplies. The 9403 printer prints labels continuously (in one strip).

This chapter includes information about

uunpacking the printer.

uconnecting the power cable.

uconnecting the communications cable.

uusing the printer’s control panel.

S t a n d a r d F e a t u r e s

The following features are standard on the 9403 printer:

u203 dots per inch (DPI) printhead

u2-inch by 6-inch print image

u21-key keypad

u2 inches per second maximum print speed

ubaud rate up to 19200

uformats, graphics, and check digits saved in Flash memory when printer is turned off (version 2.0 or greater)

Getting Started 1-1

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Contents Monarch Printer Canadian D.O.C. Warning Page Page Getting Started TA B L E O F C O N T E N T SLoading Supplies Loading RibbonSetting Contrast Setting Defaults Setting Supply OptionsCommunication Values PrintingCleaning DiagnosticsTroubleshooting Page A n d a r d F e a t u r e s T T I N G S TA R T E DD e r i n g P r o g r a m m e r ’ s M a n u a l s D i e n c eO u t M o n a r c h Q u i c k s e t U t i l i t i e s 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 s 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 eDTR N u C h a r t s O u t T h i s M a n u a lN t r o l K e y s I n g t h e K e y p a dPrint Mode A r t u pMain Menu L e c t i n g a F u n c t i o n T t i n g U p t h e P r i n t e r I t i n g a n O p t i o nLight DarkA D I N G S U P P L I E S P p l y L o a d i n g D i a g r a m A d i n g S u p p l y I n t i n g a Te s t L a b e l Enter Password DiagnosticsUser Diag Page A D I N G R I B B O N A d i n g a R i b b o n R o l l Remove the old ribbon by pulling the wire clips as shown RibbonPrinthead Core Take-up Take-up Reel Take-up Reel 6Loading Ribbon T T I N G S U P P L Y O P T I O N S B b o n SupplyRibbon T c h S e p a r a t o r s Batch SeparatorSeparators I n t P o s i t i o n P p l y P o s i t i o n R g i n P o s i t i o n Supply P p l y Ty p e M M U N I C AT I O N V a L U E S R d L e n g t h U d R a t eBaud Rate User CommR i t y O p B i t sStopbits ParityS e t t o D e Fault V a l u e s O w C o n t r o lFlow Control T T I N G C O N T R a S T Setup T T I N G D E F a U LT S Monetary formatting options are listed in the table below USA N e t a r y S i g nC o n d a r y S i g n DefaultsMonetary Sign Secondary SignC i m a l P l a c e s A s h e d Z e r oDecimal Places Power UP W e r U p M o d eSlashed Zero Prompt SET O m p t S e t8Setting Defaults I N T I N G Pause Menu T e r r u p t i n g a B a t c hS t a r t i n g a B a t c h 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 Page P e a t i n g a B a t c h T e r i n g N u m b e r s F l i n e P r i n t i n g$ ¢ T e r i n g L e t t e r sPage I n g B a r code 1 2 T e r i n g S y m b o l sT e r i n g a n d C h a n g i n g D a t a Dept12Printing Price 0¢ Ty p e s o f D a t a E n t r yT e r i n g a B a t c h Print Mode r Printing I n g t h e S t a n d a r d F o r m a t s Main Menu 18Printing E a N I N G 2Cleaning Printhead Platen Roller 4Cleaning A G N O S T I C S C t o r y S e t P a s s w o r dPppe E c k i n g t h e S o f t w a r e V e r s i o n I n t i n g a Te s t P a t t e r n Print Quantity E c k i n g S e n s o r M a r k 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 10-8Diagnostics Troubleshooting A r t U p a n d P r i n t i n g 11 2 TroubleshootingError Description/Action Code T a Error sPage Page Page Page Page M m u n i c a t i o n F a i l u r e s Error Description/Action T a F o r m a t t i n g Error s C h i n e Fault s Page Power Down R d P r i n t e r F a i l u r e sPrinter Description/Action Display Interrupt test failed 11 16 Troubleshooting I n t e r P p l i e s A R a C T E R S E T S A r a c t e r S e t sStandard Font CG Triumvirate Bold Font CG Triumvirate Font Bold FontP e r c a s e L e t t e r s Char Online Offline Code W e r c a s e L e t t e r sR r e n c y S y m b o l s T e r n a t i o n a l C h a r a c t e r s N c t u a t i o n a n d S y m b o l sChar Online Offline Code Code 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n codes O S S a R Y Supplies Queue