User Manual TC9416CTUM Rev. AB 9/06 Monarch® 9416® Printer Custom Kit ©2006 Paxar Americas, Inc. All rights reserved.
Each product and program carries a respective written warranty, the only warranty on which the customer can rely. Paxar reserves the right to make changes in the product, the programs, and their availability at any time and without notice. Although Paxar has made every effort to provide complete and accurate information in this manual, Paxar shall not be liable for any omissions or inaccuracies. Any update will be incorporated in a later edition of this manual. ©2006 Paxar Americas, Inc.
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................1-1 Overview ................................................................................................1-1 Unpacking the Kit Components .................................................................1-2 Connecting the Cable...............................................................................1-2 Using the Keyboard ..............................................
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INTRODUCTION 1 This User Manual contains information about using the KU008 Keyboard with your Monarch 9416 printer. For information about supply loading or care and maintenance, refer to the printer’s Equipment Manual on our Web site (www.paxar.com). Note: Information in this document supercedes information in previous versions. Refer to our Web site for any updates. This manual includes information about ♦ unpacking the components. ♦ connecting the cables. ♦ using the keyboard.
Unpacking the Kit Components After you unpack the kit, you should have the keyboard (part number 126364), the printer with a power supply, power cord, and external supply holder (part number 126894). Look through all packaging material for parts. Keep the box and packaging material in case an item ever needs repair. Connecting the Cable 1. Turn off the printer. Press the switch on the back of the printer to the OFF position (O). 2. Connect the keyboard’s serial cable to the printer. 3.
Using the Keyboard The keyboard has full alphabetic keys with numeric keys, function keys, four arrow keys, and several special keys.
Control Keys Description Exit Returns the display to the next higher menu. Enter Selects the displayed menu item or accepts entered data. Form Displays the list of available formats. or Right Arrow Down Arrow or Left Arrow Up Arrow Backspace Displays the next menu item. Displays the previous menu item. Moves the cursor one space to the left. Located next to the spacebar. Clear Clears all entered data. Alt F1 Displays the communication setup menu.
SETTING UP THE PRINTER 2 This chapter describes how to ♦ set the supply type ♦ set the feed mode ♦ set the ribbon ♦ save the configuration.
2. Press Enter. You see PRINTER MENU SUPPLY TYPE 3. Press or to move through the Printer Setup menu. Setting the Supply Type The printer has a black mark/die cut sensor, which it uses to properly calibrate supplies. Black mark supply has sense marks (black marks) on the back of them. Die cut supply does not have any black marks. 1. From the Printer Setup menu, press or until you see SUPPLY TYPE 2. Press Enter. You see PRINTER SUPPLY MENU BLACK MARK BM 3.
Setting the Feed Mode There are two feed modes: peel and no peel (continuous). Peel mode separates the backing paper from the label. No peel (continuous) mode prints labels in a continuous strip. 1. From the Printer Setup menu, press or until you see FEED MODE 2. Press Enter. You see SUPPLY FEED MODE NO PEEL NPL 3. Press or to select the mode you need, then press Enter. The current setting is displayed on the right. The default is No Peel. 4.
Setting the Ribbon Thermal direct supplies do not require a ribbon. Thermal Transfer supplies do require a ribbon. 1. From the Printer Setup menu, press or until you see RIBBON 2. Press Enter. You see RIBBON MENU NO RIBBON NRB 3. Press or to select the option you need, then press Enter. The current setting is displayed on the right. The default is No Ribbon. 4. Press or until you see RETURN TO PRINTER MENU 5. Press Enter.
Sending the Configuration When you change the printer’s configuration, you must send the new settings to the printer or it uses the default settings of Black Mark, No Peel, and No Ribbon. 1. From the Printer Setup menu, press or until you see SEND CFG TO PRINTER 2. Press Enter. The new configuration settings appear. For example: PRINTER CONFIGURATION BM NPL NRB SEND Y/N? Where BM is Black Mark, NPL is No Peel, and NRB is No Ribbon. 3. Select Yes to send the new configuration to the printer.
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PRINTING LABELS 3 This chapter describes printer setup and the data entry procedures for each format. Note: If you make a mistake entering data, press to backspace one character, or press Clear to erase all entered data. To start printing formats: When you turn on the printer, the keyboard briefly displays PAXAR 9416CT KIT COPYRIGHT 2006 PAXAR Then, you see FORMAT 1 1. Press or 2. Press Enter. 3. See the following Format descriptions to enter the data. Note: to select the format you need.
Format 1 1. Load 1.2” width x 1.1” length supply. 2. Enter the data as prompted: Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Prompt What You Do LINE 1 Enter up to ten characters. Press Enter. LINE 2 Enter up to ten characters. Press Enter. LINE 3 Enter up to ten characters. Press Enter. LINE 4 Enter up to ten characters. Press Enter. PRINT QTY Enter up to three numeric digits. Press Enter. Format 2 1. Load 1.2” width x 1.1” length supply. 2.
Format 3 1. Load 1.2” width x 1.1” length supply. 2. Enter the data as prompted: Line 1 UPCA Barcode Line 2 Prompt What You Do LINE 1 Enter up to 12 characters. Press Enter. UPCA Barcode Enter up to 12 numeric digits. Press Enter. LINE 2 Enter up to 12 characters. Press Enter. PRINT QTY Enter up to three numeric digits. Press Enter.
Format 4 1. Load 1.5” width x 2.7” length supply. 2. Enter the data as prompted: Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 UPC Barcode Line 5 Prompt What You Do LINE 1 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. LINE 2 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. LINE 3 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. LINE 4 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. UPC BARCODE Enter up to 12 numeric digits. Press Enter. LINE 5 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. PRINT QTY Enter up to three numeric digits.
Format 5 1. Load 1.5” width x 2.7” length supply. 2. Enter the data as prompted: Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5 Line 6 Prompt What You Do LINE 1 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. LINE 2 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. LINE 3 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. LINE 4 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. LINE 5 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. LINE 6 Enter up to 15 characters. Press Enter. PRINT QTY Enter up to three numeric digits. Press Enter.
Using the About Menu To display version or copyright information, press Form. Press or until you see “About.” Press Enter. You can also display version or copyright information by pressing Exit when you see the first prompt in any format.
TROUBLESHOOTING 4 Problem Action The keyboard display is blank. Make sure the printer is on and the keyboard cable is securely attached to the printer. If the keyboard was attached while the printer was on, turn OFF the printer and then turn it back ON. You tried to skip a required field. This field requires data before continuing to the next field. Enter data and press ENTER. Letters are not in the expected case. Make sure the caps lock is not on. Label data does not print as expected.
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