Avery Dennison MONARCH 9416 XL Installation and operating instructions

MONARCH®9416®XL®KNIFE
ADDENDUM
This Addendum contains supply loading procedures for the
Thermal Direct and Thermal Transfer printers with the knife
installed. For more detailed information, refer to the
Equipment Manual on our Web site (www.monarch.com).
Loading Supply for Non-Peel Mode
This section describes how to load supply to print in non-peel
(continuous) mode. If you have a thermal direct printer (does
not require a ribbon), make sure you load thermal direct
supply. If you have a thermal transfer printer (requires a
ribbon), make sure you load thermal transfer supply.
Make sure the black mark/die cut sensor is set correctly for
your supply type. See “Adjusting the Black Mark/Die Cut
Sensor,” in the Equipment Manual for more information.
Note: If you run out of supply, do not turn off the printer
when reloading the supply. You may lose your data.
The printer resumes printing when reloaded.
1. Remove and discard the tape from a new roll of supply.
Unwrap and discard supply with any glue residue.
2. Press the release levers towards the front of the printer to
release the cover.
3. Lift open the cover.
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4. Remove the supply holder guide from one end of the
supply holder.
1.5-inch Supply
Core Adapter
Supply Holder
Supply Holder Guides
5. Slide a roll of supply onto the supply holder.
Note: If the core diameter on your roll of supply is 1 inch in
diameter, remove the 1.5-inch supply core adapters.
6. Place the supply holder guide back onto the end of the
supply holder. If you are using the supply core adapters
for 1.5-inch core supply, push the supply core adapters
into the ends
of the supply.
7. Insert the ends of the supply holder into the slots in the
supply roll mount.
Supply Roll Mount
Dial
8. Turn the dial to adjust the supply guides to their widest
position.
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9. For thermal direct printers, feed the supply, printing side
up, under the supply guides and over the platen roller.
Supply
Knife
Supply Guides
10. Press the supply under the supply guides.
11. Move the supply guides so that they barely touch the
edges of the backing paper.
12. Feed the supply through the slot on the back of the knife.
13. Close the cover until it locks in place.
For thermal transfer printers, close the cover by lifting
the cover slightly and pulling the bottom of the cover
support forward towards the front of the printer.
Close the cover slowly and make sure it latches
securely.
Note: If you do not latch the cover completely, poor print
quality may result.
14. Press the FEED button. The indicator light should be
GREEN.
15. Calibrate the supply if necessary. See “Calibrating the
Supply,” in the Equipment Manual for more information.
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Using the Knife
You can use NiceLabelsoftware to activate the knife or
MonarchPrinter Control Language II (MPCLII).
With NiceLabelStarter Edition Software
1. Select Label Setup from the File menu.
2. Select Next>.
3. Select the printer, for example Monarch 9416TT2XL 203
dpi printer. Then, click Properties…
4. Select the Advanced tab and set the Cutter option to
Never or enter the number of Every label(s) to cut. If you
enter 1, the printer cuts after each label.
5. Set the Cut position (in inches) if necessary.
6. Click OK.
7. Click Finish.
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With MPCLII
Set the cut_type option in the Batch Control Field to 1.
Defining the Batch Control Field
The batch header must precede this field. The batch control
field defines the print job and applies only to the batch that
immediately follows.
Syntax E,feed_mode,batch_sep,print_mult,
multi_part, cut_type,cut_mult¦
E1. E Batch Control Field.
E2. feed_mode Feed Mode. Options:
0Continuous Feed (default)
1On-demand
E3. batch_sep Batch Separator. Use 0.
E4. print_mult Number of tags with the same image.
0 is the default. Range: 1to 999
E5. multi_part Number of identical parts on one tag.
0 is the default. Range: 1to 5
E6. cut_type Enables or disables the knife:
0No cut (default)
1Cuts before, during, and after
the last tag.
E7. cut_mult Number of tags to print before
cutting. A cut multiple of one cuts
after each tag. The range is 0 to
32,000. 0 is the default. The cut
multiple is a multiple of the print
quantity. If the cut multiple is three
and the print quantity is 16, then five
sets of three tags and one set of one
tag is produced.
Example E,0,0,0,0,1,0¦
Defines a batch control field. The feed mode is set for
continuous and a batch separator is not printed. The print
multiple and multi-part supply are set to 0 (not used). The
knife cuts before, during and after the last tag in a batch.
Example E,0,0,1,1,3,2¦
Defines a batch control field. The feed mode is set for
continuous and a batch separator is not printed. The print
multiple and multi-part supply are set to 1. The knife cuts
three sets of two tags when the print quantity is 6.
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For more information about using MPCLII, refer to the Packet
Reference Manual on our Web site.
Knife Specifications
Cut Thickness: 0.28mm (Max.)
Cut Width: 120mm
Label Height: 15mm (Min.)
Cut Interval: Once per second (Max.)
Life: 500,000 cuts (Max. using supply
between 0.06mm-0.12mm thick)
100,000 cuts (Max. using supply
0.28mm thick)
Operating Limits:
Relative Humidity:
23°to 122°F
(-5°to 50°C)
10% to 80% (non-condensing)
Storage Limits:
Relative Humidity:
14°to 158°F
(-10°to 70°C)
5% to 95% (non-condensing)
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