Instruction manual

GETTING STARTED 1
This manual provides the necessary information to design, write and print a
Monarch® Printer Control Language II (MPCLII) format on a Monarch® 9416®
or 9416® XL® printer. These printers support both thermal direct and thermal
transfer printing. Before you read this manual, review the printer information in
the Quick Reference or Equipment Manual.
About This Manual
You do not need to be a programmer to use this manual, but you must be
familiar with creating text files and using basic MS-DOS® commands. This
chapter describes how to
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create and download a sample MPCLII packet.
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use the Supply Layout Grid and Format Worksheet.
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categorize data into field types and select fonts to use in your format.
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 field
options for your printer.
About the Printers
The following features are standard on the printer.
Feature 9416* 9416XL
Scalable font V1.33 software or greater Version 2.0 or greater
International fonts No Version 2.0 or greater
Prints 2D bar codes PDF417, MaxiCode, and
Quick Response
PDF417, MaxiCode, Quick Response, and
Data Matrix using Version 2.1 or greater
Memory Card No Yes
* Formats created for the 9416 printer print on the 9416XL printer. However, formats created for the 9416XL
printer may not print correctly on the 9416 printer.
Before You Begin
1. Connect the printer to the host. Refer to the Equipment Manual for more
information.
2. Load supplies in the printer. Refer to the Equipment Manual for more
information.
3. Turn on the printer.
4. Set the communication parameters and configure the printer. The
communication parameters at the printer must match those at the host. See
Chapter 2, “Configuring the Printer,” for more information.
5. Design your format. See “Starting with a Design” for more information.
6. Download your format to the printer. See Chapter 6, “Printing,” for more information.
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