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Monarch
Printers
✦ 9403
✦ 9805
✦ 9820
✦ 9830
✦ 9835
✦ 9840
✦ 9850
TC9800PM Rev. DB 2/01 ©1996 Monarch Marking Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Monarch reserves the right to make changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Monarch has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Monarch shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual. ©1998 Monarch Marking Sys
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Creating an MPCLII Format Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Daily Startup Proced
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Defining the System Setup Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 Defining the Supply Setup Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12 Defining the Print Control Packet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14 Defining the Monetary Formatting Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15 Defining the Control Characters Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Defining Non-Printable Text Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20 Defining Constant Text Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21 Defining Line Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26 Line Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26 Defining Box Fields. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CREATING GRAPHICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Overview of Compliance Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Overview of Bitmapped Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Determining a Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Designing Compliance Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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PRINTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 Defining the Batch Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Defining the Batch Control Field. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Defining Batch Data Fields. .
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DIAGNOSTICS AND ERRORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1 Printing a Test Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Using the 9403 or 9850 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2 Using the 9805 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3 Using the 9820/9830/9835/9840 Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SAMPLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 Sample UPCA Format Packet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2 Sample MaxiCode Packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 Mode 0 (Obsolete) Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4 Mode 2 Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CG Triumvirate (7 pt.) 300 DPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13 CG Triumvirate (9 pt.) 203 DPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14 CG Triumvirate (9 pt.) 300 DPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15 CG Triumvirate (11 pt.) 203 DPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15 CG Triumvirate (11 pt.) 300 DPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-16 CG Triumvirate (15 pt.) 203 DPI
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Code Page 850 (Latin 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7 Code Page 852 (Latin 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7 Code Page 855 (Russian) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8 Code Page 857 (IBM Turkish) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8 Code Page 860 (MS-DOS Portuguese). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9 Code Page 1250 (Latin 2) . .
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Printer Configuration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4 Status Polling Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4 x
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GETTING STARTED 1 Before you read this manual, review the printer information in the Operator’s Handbook or Operating Instructions. This manual provides the necessary information to design, write and print a Monarch® Printer Control Language II (MPCLII) format. The following printers support this type of format: 9403® (V. 1.0 or greater) 9805 (V. 1.0 or greater) 9820® (V. 1.0 or greater) 9830® (V. 2.0 or greater) 9835 (V. 3.0 or greater) 9840 (V. 6.1 or greater) 9850 (V. 1.0
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See "Defining Text Fields" in Chapter 3 for a list of available fonts for your printer. See Chapter 4, "Defining Field Options," for a list of available Options for your printer. Before You Begin 1. Connect the printer to the host. Refer to your Operator’s Handbook or Operating Instructions for more information. 2. Load supplies in the printer. Refer to your Operator’s Handbook or Operating Instructions for more information. Turn on the printer. 3. 4. Set the communication parameters and conf
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1. Type the following format header, in any text editor: {F,25,A,R,M,508,508,"FMT-25" p 2. Type the following constant text field: C,250,80,0,1,1,1,W,C,0,0,"MONARCH MARKING:",0 p 3. Type the following bar code field: B,1,12,F,110,115,1,2,120,5,L,0 p 4. Type the following text field: T,2,18,V,30,30,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0,0 p } You have created a format packet for your MPCLII printer. Now, a batch packet must be created before you can print the format. 5. Type the following batch header, after th
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10. Type COPY SAMPLE.FMT COM1. The following 2 inch by 2 inch label prints: {F,25,A,R,M,508,508,"Fmt 25" p C,250,80,0,1,2,1,W,C,0,0,"MONARCH MARKING" p B,1,12,F,110,115,1,2,120,5,L,0 p T,2,18,V,30,30,1,1,1,1,B,C,0,0 p } Sample Batch Packet {B,25,N,1 p 1,"12345678901" p 2,"DAYTON, OHIO" p } See "Starting with a Design" to design your format and Chapter 3, "Defining Fields" to create text, bar code, and line fields. Daily Startup Procedures You may want to design a checklist for operators t
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Starting with a Design Before you create a format packet, you must design your label. There are several steps to designing a custom label: 1. Decide which fields should appear on your label. See "Determining Format Contents" for more information. 2. Determine your label size. Labels are available from Monarch in a wide variety of sizes. Your application and the amount of data you need to print determines the supply size. Contact your Account Manager or Technical Support for more information.
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Determining Format Contents Before you lay out your format, you need to make a few decisions. For example: How large is your supply, which fonts do you want to use, do you want to include a bar code, and do you want to include graphics? Determining the Print Area The "bottom" is the edge that exits the printer first. The 0,0 point is at the bottom left corner of the label. For the 9403 printer, the print area begins 0.10 inches from the left edge of the supply. For the 9800 series printers,
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When designing formats, keep in mind the following non-print zones for the 9403 printer: Bottom .035 inches at the beginning of the label. Left .10 inches from the left edge of the label. The following non-print zones are recommended for the 9800 series printers: All Supplies .050 inches on either edge of the label. All Supplies .020 inches at the end of the label. If using the optional verifier, allow a minimum no-scan zone at the top of the label of 1.3" (33 mm) for speeds 6.0 ips or less; 1.8
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Using Supply Layout Grids A supply layout grid contains measurement markers. These markers help you accurately position information on your label. Decide whether you want to design formats using English, Metric, or Dot measurements. Choose from the following grids:
English The English grid, shown to the right, is measured in 1/100 inches. Metric The Metric grid is measured i
