Avery Dennison Monarch 9485 User guide

System Administrator Manual
TC9485SA Rev. AB 7/12

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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
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1-1 Using This Manual 3
1-2 Using the Menu Chart 3
1-3 Using the Display and Buttons 4
1-3-1 Selecting a Menu 5
1-3-2 Exiting a Menu 5
1-3-3 Printing 5
1-4. Selecting a Language 6
2. USING DIAGNOSTICS
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2-1 Diagnostics 7
2-1-1 Printer 8
2-1-2 Display 14
2-1-3 Buttons 15
2-1-4 RAM 16
2-1-5 Data Dump 17
2-1-6 About 18
3. SETTING UP THE PRINTER
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3-1 SETUP 19
3-1-1 Stock PWR 20
3-1-2 Backlight 21
3-1-3 Contrast 22
3-1-4 Printer 23
3-1-5 Serial Communications 35
3-1-6 Power Management 39

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1. INTRODUCTION
1-1. Using This Manual
1-2. Using the Menu Chart
Subjects Contents
1Introduction Notes before using printer
2Diagnostics How to print test label, check sensor, check print position, etc.
3Setting Up the Printer How to use the Setting Menu to adjust stock
and printer settings
The black boxes show present position, the boxes with a thick line show how you got there.
4. Wi-Fi 41
4-1 RF Network 41
4-2 Using the Wi-Fi Settings Dialog 50
4-3 Using the Web Interface 52
4-4 Wi-Fi Glossary 82
4-5 Wi-Fi specications 87
5. Bluetooth 88
5-1 Using the Bluetooth Settings Dialog 88
5-2 Bluetooth Interface 91

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1-3. Using the Display and Buttons
1. Press Enter( ) button to enter the Menu
2. Move cursor to the menu using Up(▲) / Down(▼) buttons, and select the Menu by
pressing Enter( ) button.
Select Exit Menu or press the power ( )button to return to the previous menu .
There are three ways to print.
1. When turning on the printer, press and hold the power ( ) button and the Down(▼)
button. The printer prints a batch (if sent) or prints the printer status information.
2. Select a test label from the Diagnostics menu.
3. Send batch data to the printer.
NOTE
button operates as feed button in ready condition only.
Screen displays Meaning
Selects the highlighted option.
Moves position of Menu upwards by one step.
Moves position of Menu downwards by one step
Moves the cursor to the position to change.
Increases set value
Decreases set value
Returns to higher Menu without saving the setting
Returns to higher Menu after saving the setting
1-3-1. Selecting a Menu
1-3-2. Exiting a Menu
1-3-3. Printing
Display
Enter button
Power button
Up button
Paper Feed /
Down button
▶
+
-
X
Y
FEED
▼
▲

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1-4. Selecting a Language
2-1. Diagnostics
You can read Menu names or messages of the printer in English, French,
Spanish, German.
This chapter describes how to use Diagnostics in the Tool Box.
You can view test results through this Menu; however, you cannot change the setting.
1. Turn on the printer. The printer name and software version information are displayed.
Then you see
1. Turn on the printer. The printer name and software version information are displayed.
Then you see
2. Press Enter( ) button and then you see
3. Enter( ) button and you see
5. If correct password is typed in then you see
4. Press Up(▲) and Enter( ) button in the sequence of ,▲, ▲, ▲,
6. Cursor is positioned on the Diagnostics Menu. Enter into Diagnostics Menu by pressing
Enter( ) button.
2. Press Enter( ) button.
3. Move cursor to language by pressing Down(▼)button and then press Enter( ) button.
4. Move the cursor to the language you want by pressing Up(▲)/Down(▼) button then
press Enter( ) button.
5. The selected language is displayed on the screen.
6. Select exit to return to the diagnostics menu or press the power button to return to the
ready screen
2. Using Diagnostics

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2-1-1. Printer
To return to initial screen, press power( )button
Four test labels can be printed: Diag Label, Test Pattern, Gray Scale,
MIF (Monarch Initialization Files) Info
**Test Label
1. Select Printer - Test Label - Diag Label in Diagnostics Menu
2. Select Printer – Test Label– Test Pattern in Diagnostics Menu
Checkerboard pattern is printed
Gray Scale printed
MIF Info printed
3. Select Printer - Test Label - Gray Scale in Diagnostics Menu.
4. Select Printer – Test Label – MIF Info in Diagnostics Menu.
Printer Diagnostics Labels are printed

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In this Menu, you can read each A/D value of the Black Mark, Gap, or Peeler,
Peel-SW sensors. Position of each sensor is as shown in following picture.
**Sensors
1. Load stock in the printer.
2. Select Printer – Sensors – Black Mark in the Diagnostics Menu.
Check whether A/D value is changing in Black Mark sensor position while feeding
Black Mark stock manually.
3. Select Printer – Sensors – Peel in Diagnostics Menu. Check whether A/D value is
changing by covering the Peeler Sensor with stock
Make sure the stock is loaded in line with upper/lower Black Mark sensor.
PEELER SENSOR
B/M & GAP SENSOR

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4. Select Printer – Sensors – Gap in Diagnostics Menu.
Check whether A/D value is changing in Gap sensor position by feeding Gap stock
manually.
5. Select Printer – Sensors – Gap in Diagnostics Menu.
Check whether A/D value is changing by Peeler S/W position.
1. Select Printer – Printhead – Temperat in the Diagnostics Menu.
1. You can check it in the battery shape located at upper right side of the ready screen.
In this Menu, You can check Printhead temperature(TPH) in ℃(Centigrade) unit.
The temperature of Printhead must be lower than 60℃ to print.
Press Enter( ) button to return to the previous menu.
**Printhead
There are two ways to check the battery level.
2. Select Printer – Battery in the Diagnostics Menu Battery level is displayed in
voltage on the screen
**Battery
NOTE
(7.8v above) (7.5v above)
(7.2v above) (6.8v below)
Press Enter( ) button to return to the previous menu.
1. Select Printer – View Total – Print Inch in Diagnostics Menu.
In this Menu, you can view Total inches printed
**View Total
Press Enter( ) button to return to the previous menu.
Remaining electricity of battery
Peel-SW
A/D Value = 194
With a roll of stock installed, slide the
peeler body towards the back of the printer.
Lift the peeler wing and slide the peeler body
towards the front of the printer.
6. Press Enter( ) button to return to the previous menu.

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2-1-2. Display 2-1-3. Buttons
1. Select Display – Backlight in the Diagnostics Menu
You can check the display in this Menu.
1. Select Keyboard in Diagnostics Menu.
2. Press the upper left Up(▲) button, press the Down(▼) button, and press Enter( ) button.
3. Each should change from O shape to X shape when pressed.
4. Press Enter( ) button to from keyboard test.
2. Press the Up(▲) button Backlight is turned off, if the same button is pressed once more then it
is turned on.
3. Press Enter( ) button to exit from Backlight Test.
4. Select Display – Pixel in the Diagnostics Menu.
5. Press the Up(▲) button all Pixels on the screen are changed into black color and if it is
pressed once more then all Pixels are changed into white color.
6. Press Enter( ) button to exit from Pixel Test.

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2-1-4. RAM 2-1-5. Data Dump
Select this Menu and check memory of the printer. Use this menu if you are having problems with a data stream. Data Dump captures the
data from the communications port and prints that information to a label.
1. Select RAM in Diagnostics Menu.
2. The message of RAM test running is displayed
For CPCL, previous command data printed on the paper
For MPCL, previous command data printed on the paper
1. Select Data Dump in Diagnostics Menu.
2. The labels print with data from the communication port.
3. If RAM test result is okay, then you see:
4. If RAM test result is not okay, then you see:
5. Press Enter( ) button to return to the previous menu.

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2-1-6. About
You can see the model name of the printer and H/W and S/W version in this Menu.
1. Select About in Diagnostics Menu.
2. Then you can check information of the printer
3. Press any key to exit
3. SETTING UP THE PRINTER
3-1. SETUP
This chapter describes, how to set up the printer
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Press Enter( ) button.
3. Press Enter( ) button then enter the password.
5. If password is entered correctly, you see:
6. Press Up(▲) / Down(▼) button to select Setup Menu and press Enter( ) button
4. Press Up(▲) and Enter( ) button in the sequence of , ▲, ▲, ▲,

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3-1-1. Stock PWR
Using this Menu, you can set stock type. This printer uses two kinds of stock, Standard and
High Power. Standard supports tag, label, or receipt and High Power supports linerless and
synthetic
1. In Setup Menu, select StockPWR.
2. Select stock type.
3. You see:.
4. Press any key to exit. Set Values is stored.
NOTE
The “special” setting is reserved for future supply types. Do not use this setting.
3-1-2. Backlight
This Menu can activate or deactivate Backlight of LCD.
1. In Setup Menu, select Backlight.
2. Select Disable or Enable
3. You see:.
4. Press any key to exit. Set Values is stored.

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3-1-3. Contrast
This Menu sets Contrast of LCD
1. Select Contrast in Setup Menu.
2. Press the Up(▲) button or Down(▼) button to adjust the contrast.
3. Press enter button ( ) to save and exit
+( ) -( )
▶+
Press Up(▲) button
[Move cursor. (+00)]
Press Down(▼) button
[Character is changed]
Press Enter( ) button.
[Exit after stored.]
First position(+00) It changes +/-.
Store the setting and
then exit.
Second position(+00) Changes second position.
Third position (+00) It changes third position.
3-1-4. Printer
In this Menu, you can set Print Contrast, Print Positions and use of various sensors.
In this Menu, you can adjust print contrast.
1. Select Setup Menu – Printer – Contrast.
Above key operations are described in following table.
2. Press Up(▲) button to move the cursor one step towards right side (selecting the +/-).
Press Down(▼) button to change the positive/negative setting.
3. Press Up(▲) button to move the cursor one more step to the right.
Press Down (▼) button to increase/decrease the print contrast setting (0 – 9).
**Adjusting the Print Contrast

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4. If you exceed the minimum/maximum range then following Menu appears and you must set
the print contrast within the acceptable range.
1. Select Setup Menu-Printer-Supply Pos
3. Above key operations are described in following table.
4. When to set, if you set exceeding minimum/maximum range then following Menu
appears on the upper part and then returns to Setting Menu again.
This Menu sets how much the paper is fed during printing.
**Adjusting the Supply Position
2. In following picture, if Up(▲) button is pressed then position of cursor moves towards
right side by one step. And if Down(▼) button is pressed then the level of character on
which the cursor is presently positioned is increased. For example, if you press on + then
it changes to -/If it is pressed on – then it is changed to +, if it is pressed on gure(Number)
then the gure increases by 1(0~9). If it becomes the data desired by user then store it and
exit by pressing Enter( ) button.
▶+
Press Up(▲) button
[Move cursor. (+00)]
Press Down(▼) button
[Character is changed]
Press Enter( ) button.
[Exit after stored.]
First position(+00) It changes +/-.
Store the setting and
then exit.
Second position(+00) Changes 10 digit.
Third position (+00) It changes 1 digit.
th
st
4. When to set, if you set exceeding minimum/maximum range then following Menu appears on the
upper part and then returns to Setting Menu again.
1. Select Setup Menu – Printer – Print Pos.
3. Above key operations are described in following table.
In this Menu, the position of printing material to be printed printing material will be adjusted
towards Up/Down on the basis of present position.
**Adjusting the Print Position
2. In owing picture, if you press Up(▲) button then the position of cursor moves towards
right side by one step. And if you press Down(▼) button then the level of character on
which cursor is located increases. For example, if you press it on + then it changes to -/
If you press it on – then it changes to +, and if you press it on gure(Number) then the
gure increases by 1(0~9). If it becomes the data desired by user, then store it and exit by
pressing Enter( ) button.
▶+
Press Up(▲) button
[Move cursor. (+00)]
Press Down(▼) button
[Character is changed]
Press Enter( ) button.
[Exit after stored.]
First position(+00) It changes +/-.
Store the setting and
then exit.
Second position(+00) Changes 10 digit.
Third position (+00) It changes 1 digit.
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st

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4. When to set, if you set exceeding minimum/maximum range then following Menu appears on
the upper part and then returns to Setting Menu again.
1. Select Setup Menu – Printer – Margin ADJ.
3. Above key operations are described in following table.
In this Menu, the position to be printed can be adjusted in left/right on the basis of present
position.
**Adjusting the Margin Adjust
2. In owing picture, if you press Up(▲) button then the position of cursor moves towards right side
by one step. And if you press Down(▼) button then the level of character on which cursor is
located increases. For example, if you press it on + then it changes to -/If you press it on – then
it changes to +, and if you press it on gure(Number) then the gure increases by 1(0~9). If it
becomes the data desired by user, then store it and exit by pressing Enter( ) button.
Depending on your supply, set the sensor mode accordingly:
Gap Use for die cut (no black mark) supplies. If your supply
is die cut, with black marks, select BM Upper.
BM Lower Use for supplies with black marks on the front
(printing side) of the supply.
BM Upper Use for supplies with black marks on the back
(non-printing side) of the supply.
Non-indexed Use for receipt paper.
▶+
Press Up(▲) button
[Move cursor. (+00)]
Press Down(▼) button
[Character is changed]
Press Enter( ) button.
[Exit after stored.]
First position(+00) It changes +/-.
Store the setting and
then exit.
Second position(+00) Changes 10 digit.
Third position (+00) It changes 1 digit.
th
st
1. Select Setup Menu – Printer – Sensor Mode.
2. Select one of four sensor modes of Gap, BM Lower, BM Upper, Non-indexed.
3. You see:.
4. Exit from the screen by pressing any key. The set value is saved.
This Menu sets sensor according to presently loaded paperstock (Gap, BlackMark).
**Setting the Sensor Mode
NOTE
Our supplies are usually black mark on the back (non-printing side), so
select BM Upper.

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1. Select Setup Menu- Printer – Stock Sensor.
2. Conduct testing referring to following picture.
This Menu sets DAC value per for each sensor (Gap, BlackMark).
**Setting the Stock Sensor
PEELER SENSOR
B/M & GAP SENSOR
1. With the printer turned off, remove one or two labels from the liner.
2. With the printer in peel mode, place the liner over the sensor.
3. Press Enter( ) button when you see:.
4. Following message appears, Press Enter( ) button to continue.
Gap Mode

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5. The information label prints.
6. Following message appears
7. Press any key to exit from the Menu.
1. Cover the lower black mark with a label,
2. Press Enter( ) button
3. Following message appears, pressEnter( ) button to continue.
Black Mark Lower Mode

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4. The information label prints.
5. Following message appears according to the result.
6. Press any key to exit from the Menu.
1. Cover the upper black mark with a label. BM Upper is recommended for our supply.
2. Move to next step by pressing Enter( ) button in following screen.
3. Following message appears and if Enter( ) button is pressed then test will be started
Black Mark Upper Mode

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DETECT SENSOR
4. The information label prints.
4. Following message appears according to the result.
5. Press any key to exit from the Menu.
This Menu can activate or deactivate Width-Detect Function.
1. Select Toolbox – Setup – Printer – Detect.
If “Enable” is selected and the supply less than 1 inch-width is detected, printing speed is reduced.
(Default : Disable)
**Setting the Detect
The following values must be set for serial communication with PC.
3-1-5. Serial Communications
You can set serial communication using this Menu.
Option Choices Defualt
Baud Rate 1200/2400/4800/9600/
19200/38400/57600/115200 9600
Parity None/Odd/Even None
Data Bits 7/8 8
Stop Bits 1/2 1
Flow Control No Flow/DTR Flow/
RTS Flow/Xon/Xoff/Special DTR

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1. Select Setup Menu – Serial Comm – Baud Rate.
1. Select Setup Menu – Serial Comm – Parity.
2. Select among No Parity, Odd Parity, Even Parity.
3. Save the setting by pressing Enter( ) button.
4. Select exit to return to the Serial Comm menu.
2. Select among 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200.
4. Select exit to return to the Serial Comm menu.
3. Save the setting by pressing Enter( )button.
**Baud Rate
**Parity
(※BPS=Bit Per Second)
1. Select Setup Menu – Serial Comm – Data Bits.
1. Select Setup Menu – Serial Comm – Stop Bits.
2. Select one of 7 Data Bits, 8 Data Bits.
2. Select one of 1 Stop Bit, 2 Stop Bits.
3. Save the setting by pressing Enter( ) button.
3. Save the setting by pressing Enter( ) button.
4. Select exit to return to the Serial Comm menu.
4. Select exit to return to the Serial Comm menu.
**Data Bits
**Stop Bits