• Assure High Quality Bar Codes
• Performs Industry Standard Bar
Code Tests
• Fully Integrated Printer Interface
• Used with 9855 , 9855™RFID or
9860 Printers
• Rugged Stand to assure
Alignment
Monarch® 938™ Verifier Product Specification
Avery Dennison Printer Systems Division
170 Monarch Lane Miamisburg, OH 45342
1.800.543.6650 Monday-Friday, 8 AM-6:30 PM ET
www.monarch.com
Standard Features
©2008 Avery Dennison. All rights reserved.
Printed in U.S.A. BC-SP-028 Rev. 8/08
Dimensions:
Height – 2.4" (61 mm)
Width – 4.4" (112 mm)
Depth – 5.2" (132 mm)
Weight (Verifier only) – 2.0 lbs. (0.9 kg)
Shipping Wt. (w/ stand) – 15 lbs. (6.8 kg)
Supported Bar Code:
Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, Interleaved 2
of 5, UPC versions A and E (including +2 and +5),
EAN-13 and EAN-8 (including +2 and +5)
Communications Interface:
DB 9 pin (male) connecting to printer serial port with
baud rates up to 115200
Display:
Five LEDs – Power/Sync, Calibration, Read and 2
programmable
Warranty:
One (1) year parts and labor (ship-in).
Full written warranty statement is available on request.
Environment Ranges
Operating Temperature:
40° to 104° F (4° to 40° C)
Storage:
-4°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C)
Humidity/Operating and Storage:
10% to 90% non-condensing
Performance
Laser:
Focus Distance – 8" (203 mm)
X Dimension – 0.0067" (0.17 mm) minimum
Wavelength – 650-670 nm
Speed:
Verifies bar codes at print speeds up to 12 ips
Power Source:
Supplied by the printer, no external power is required
Bar Code Verification:
ANSI Method, Traditional Method, Encoded data
format checks, laser scanning type analyses
Stores & Uploads:
ANSI grade data
Special Considerations
• Support parallel (picket fence) bar codes only
• Bar code must be in the beam for at least 5 scans
• May require a reduction in print speed based upon
bar code height
• Maximum of four parallel bar codes across
• Minimum horizontal gap between codes 0.5" (13 mm)
• Minimum feed length for verification is 1.2" (30 mm)
• Maximum number of codes per label is 10
��� Allow a 0.5" (13 mm) no scan zone at trailing of
each label
• Does not work with 926™ knife
• For use with 9855®, requires metal cover or plastic
verifier cover
• Printer must be configured as verifier-ready
• Documentation available at www.monarch.com