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®
Monarch
System System
®®
Pathfinder Ultra
Administrator Administrator’’ss
Printer
Platinum
Guide Guide
653258
04/18/07 7512
$15.50
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TC6039SA Rev. AF 4/08 ©2007 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved.
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This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commissions Rules and Regulation. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful inter
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1-1 Using This Manual .................................................................................. 1-1 Audience................................................................................................ 1-1 ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS 2-1 Using the Taskbar Lockdown Option ......................................................... 2-1 Locking the Taskbar............................................................................. 2-1 Removing Applications
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USING PRINTER DIAGNOSTICS 4-1 Accessing Printer Diagnostics .................................................................. 4-1 Testing the Print Engine .......................................................................... 4-1 Checking Machine Totals...................................................................... 4-2 Printing Diagnostic Labels .................................................................... 4-3 Checking the Stock Registration...............................
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INTRODUCTION 1 The Monarch® Pathfinder® Ultra® Platinum 6039™ printer prints, scans bar codes, collects data, and communicates with other devices. The printer operates on a modified Microsoft Windows CE platform. Information in this document supercedes information in previous versions. Check our Web site (www.monarch.com) for the latest documentation and release information. Note: Before you begin, review the safety information in the Regulatory Compliance document included with you
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ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS 2 Use these tools to ♦ lock the taskbar to restrict user access ♦ identify and track your printers ♦ send MPCLII packets directly to the printer. Using the Taskbar Lockdown Option The Taskbar Lockdown option prevents access to the Start Menu or any unspecified applications without a password. The system administrator selects which applications are accessible when the taskbar is locked. Locking the Taskbar 1. From the Start Menu, tap Settings, Control Panel, Taskba
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5. Tap the Applications tab. 6. Tap the browse button (…) and select an application that the user has permission to run. 7. Tap OK. The selected application path appears in the browse field. 8. Tap Add. The application appears in the list. 9. When you are finished, tap OK, then Yes. The printer restarts. A small lock icon appears over the Start Menu when the taskbar is locked. Lock Icon 2-2 System Administrator’s Guide
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Removing Applications If an application is removed from the list, the user no longer has access to that application when the taskbar is locked. 1. From the Taskbar Lockdown screen, tap the Applications tab. 2. Select the application to remove from the list. 3. Tap Remove. The application disappears from the list. 4. When you are finished, tap OK, then Yes. The printer restarts. Unlocking the Taskbar To unlock the taskbar: 1. Tap the lock icon at the bottom-left of the taskbar. The I
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The Owner Product ID field is highlighted. 3. Use the keypad or scan a bar code to enter a new Product ID and press Enter. The Owner Serial Number field is highlighted. 4. Use the keypad or scan a bar code to enter a new Serial Number and press Enter. Note: You can only edit owner data. The Paxar Product ID and Serial Number cannot be changed. 5. Tap Export to create a backup file of the new data on your computer or server, then tap OK. 6. Tap Import to retrieve a backup file from yo
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Printing an Asset Tracking Label 1. From the Asset Tracking screen, tap Print. A label prints with the Paxar and Owner Product IDs and Serial Numbers and their corresponding bar codes. Note: You may want to keep this label in a safe place for future reference. 2. Tap OK, then X in the upper-right corner of the screen to exit the application. Asset Tracking Label Using Printer Passthru Printer passthru mode is an easy way to send an MPCLII packet (format, font, batch, graphic, etc.
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2. Tap Printer Passthru. 3. Tap Options. 4. Select Data Source as Folder or USB-Serial Adapter. If you select Folder, the printer looks for packets in the \Paxar\Print folder. Make sure packets are saved in the \Paxar\Print folder. If you select USB-Serial Adapter, you must set the communication settings and attach the USB cable via the USB-Serial adapter. 5. Tap OK. 2-6 System Administrator’s Guide
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6. Send a packet. The text of the packet appears as well as any error messages or status for the packet. Tap Clear Error to clear an error on the printer. Tap Feed to feed a blank label. Tap Clear Display to clear the Printer Passthru screen. Note: If your battery power level is too low, printing is disabled. Refer to the Operator’s Handbook for more information about the battery status. 7. When you are finished, tap OK to return to the desktop. Administrative Tools 2-7
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CONFIGURING WIRELESS 3 SETTINGS Use this chapter to configure the 802.11b and 802.11b/g wireless (radio) card settings. About the 802.11b Wireless Card The Symbol® Spectrum24® 802.11b wireless card operates at speeds of up to 11Mbps on any 802.11b wireless compatible network. You can use the printer in Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) or AP (access point or Infrastructure) wireless mode. Use the Windows® CE Mobile Companion utility available on your printer to configure the wireless card to co
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Finding a Network The printer searches for available networks and lists the SSIDs, signal strength, and encryption for each network. You can connect to an existing network profile if you have the required network security information. 1. Tap , Find WLANs. The printer searches for all networks in range and lists them alphabetically by SSID. This may take a few minutes. Note: A key indicates that encryption is enabled on the access point. You must have the network encryption settings t
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The WLAN Profiles screen appears. When you connect to a network, Mobile Companion creates a profile for that connection. Your selected profile is shown with an access point icon. Note: The icon indicates a connection to this profile. To connect to a different profile, select the profile name and tap Connect. 5. Tap OK to return to the desktop. Creating a Profile You can create a new connection profile if the network you need does not appear in the list of available profiles. 1. Tap
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5. Tap the Authentication tab and specify the authentication security settings. The options are None, Kerberos, EAP-TLS, or PEAP. These settings must match the network authentication settings or the printer cannot connect. 6. Tap the Encryption tab and specify the encryption settings. The options are Open System (no security), WEP, or TKIP (WPA). These settings must match the network encryption settings or the printer cannot connect. 7. Tap the IP Config tab and select the IP type.
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About the 802.11b/g Wireless Card The Motorola® LA-5127 802.11b/g wireless card operates at speeds of up to 11Mbps in 802.11b mode and 54Mbps in 802.11g mode on any wireless- compatible network. You can use the printer in Ad-Hoc (peer-to-peer) or Infrastructure (access point) wireless mode. Use the Fusion utility available on your printer to configure your wireless card to communicate with your network. Using Fusion The Fusion utility starts automatically when you turn on the printer
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Finding a Network The printer searches for available networks and lists the SSIDs, signal strength, and encryption. You can connect to an existing network profile if you have the required network security information. 1. Tap , Find WLANs. The printer searches for all networks in range and lists them alphabetically by SSID. This may take a few minutes. Note: A key indicates that encryption is enabled on the access point. You must have the network encryption settings to connect to a pro
