Avery Dennison Stacker Monarch 932TM User manual

TC0932OI Rev. AC 12/07 ©2004 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved.
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Monarch®
932™ Stacker

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WARNING
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a
commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
CANADIAN D.O.C. WARNING
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from
digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian
Department of Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les
limites applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le
Réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicte par le ministPre des Communications
du Canada.
Trademarks
Monarch®, 932, 9855, and 9860, are trademarks of Paxar Americas, Inc.
Paxar® is a trademark of Paxar Corporation.
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Avery Dennison Printer Systems Division
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Unpacking the Stacker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Installing the Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Step 1 - Installation for the 9860 Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Step 2 - Level the Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Step 3 - Connect the Power Cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Step 4 - Check the Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Step 5 - Set the Tag Width. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Step 6 - Set the Belt Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
HOW TO OPERATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Re-Loading or Changing Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Emptying the Stacker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Stacker Full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Stacker Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Clearing a Tag Jam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Installing Riser Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
SPECIFICATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Stacker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Minimum Stacked Tag Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
i Table of Contents

ii Table of Contents

GETTING STARTED 1
The Monarch® 932stacker works with a Monarch® 9860
printer. The stacker supports backfeed mode on the printer. There
is no power ON/OFF switch for the stacker. Once the stacker is
plugged into an outlet, it is on.
Unpacking the Stacker
uImportant: After unpacking the stacker, look through all
packaging material for parts. Keep all packaging material
for future shipping.
Installing the Stacker
Use these instructions when you first install the stacker or when
you need to move the stacker to a different location.
Before installing:
uFind a level work surface at least 52" x 22"
(1321 mm x 559 mm).
The 9860 printer comes with a knife attached.
uTurn off the printer before you install the stacker.
Getting Started 1-1

Step 1 - Installation for the 9860 Printer
1. Locate the screw hole on the stacker mounting plate.
2. Attach the adjusting bracket to the stacker mounting plate
using a flanged screw as shown (do not tighten all the way).
3. Gently lift stacker and center the guide tabs in the knife
opening.
4. Set the stacker locating pins (on bottom of stacker) firmly in
the adjusting bracket locating hole and mounting plate slot.
5. Tighten the adjusting bracket flanged screw.
6. Connect the stacker cable to the knife.
Stacker
Mounting
Plate
Adjusting
Bracket
Flangedscrew
Mounting
Plate
Slot
AdjustingBracket
Locating Hole
Guide Tab
Knife Opening
LocatingPin
1-2 Getting Started

Step 2 - Level the Stacker
1. Check the distance between the rollers and the knife. Make
sure the rollers are not touching the front of the knife or too
far from the knife. If incorrect, follow the steps below. If
correct, skip this step and move on to Step 3 - Connect the
Power Cord.
The ideal position for the stacker is with the
end of tray slightly down.
2. Loosen the locking nuts with a wrench.
3. Make sure the stacker’s feet are flat
on a level surface.
You can raise or lower the feet
by turning them.
4. Evenly adjust both feet.
If the stacker is
utouching the knife case, lower the feet.
utoo far from the knife, raise the feet.
5. Tighten the locking nuts.
Rollers
Knife
Locking
Nuts
Getting Started 1-3

Step 3 - Connect the Power Cord
1. Plug the power cord into the stacker’s AC inlet.
2. Plug the other end of the power cord into a grounded outlet.
Once the power cord is attached to an outlet, the stacker is
on. There is no power ON/OFF switch for the stacker.
ACInlet
1-4 Getting Started

Step 4 - Check the Alignment
1. Load supply in the printer. For more information about
loading supply, refer to the printer’s Operator’s Handbook or
Quick Reference.
2. Set aside the tag weight.
3. Widen the guide rails to maximum width by pulling and
extending the guide rails out of the grooves at the bottom of
the tray.
4. Slide the rod ends of guide rails by using both hands to the
outer position.
GuideRails
Grooves
Getting Started 1-5

5. Move tag stop up and down by using your thumb to pull out
slightly on the release tab and lift up until it stops.
Adjust the tag stop to the length of the tags.
6. Make sure the transport lock handle is in the locked position.
7. Make sure supply is loaded and the printer is turned on.
8. Press the Feed or Cut button on the printer or keyboard
several times.
The supply should feed through the knife and tags should be
cut and placed in the stacker tray.
TagStop
TransportLock
1-6 Getting Started

9. Use the cut tags as a guide and adjust the guide rails back
into the grooves so that they are barely touching the sides of
the tag.
Step 5 - Set the Tag Width
1. Set aside the tag.
2. Locate the tag weight.
3. Unlock the tag weight handle by turning the knob
counterclockwise.
4. Determine what length tags are being used and adjust the
handle to the following:
Tags1.6"or longer Tags 1.6"or shorter
Tag Weight
Handle Knob
Getting Started 1-7

5. Tighten the knob.
6. Place the tag weight against the tag stop.
7. Print a test batch of 50 tags. The stacker’s LED is on when
tags are moving through the stacker.
Step 6 - Set the Belt Speed.
1. Stack the tags in your hand.
2. Hold the stack against the tag gauge on the tag weight.
If you are using pre-punched or chadless
tags, hold the unpunched part of the tag
against the gauge.
The bar closest to the top of the stack is the number for the
belt adjustment.
Tag Stop
Tag Samples
Pre-punched Chadless
1-8 Getting Started

3. Turn the belt adjustment knob to the number from the stack.
4. Print another test batch of 50 or more. The stacker’s LED is
on when tags are moving through the stacker.
Look at how the tags sit in the stacker tray.
If the tags are too:
uTight, turn the belt speed to a higher setting (higher
number).
uLoose, turn the belt speed to a lower setting (lower
number).
Tagsaretootight Tagsaretooloose
Belt
Adjustment
Knob
Getting Started 1-9

1-10 Getting Started

HOW TO OPERATE 2
This chapter describes how to
ure-load and change supplies
uempty the stacker tray
uclear a tag jam
uinstall verifier riser blocks
How to Operate 2-1

Re-Loading or Changing Supplies
If you run out of supplies while printing, the printer display or
keyboard shows a 756 status code.
1. Press the Feed button to feed the last tags into the stacker.
2. Load a new roll of supplies. For more information on loading
supplies, refer to the printer’s Operator’s Handbook or
Quick Reference.
If you are switching to a different supply type,
you will need to reset the belt speed.
See Chapter 1.
3. Press the Escape button to clear the status code.
4. Press the Feed button (once or several times, depending on
the tag’s length) to feed a tag through the knife and into the
stacker tray.
5. Continue printing.
Emptying the Stacker
You can empty the stacker while it is running, or wait until it is full.
When the stacker is full, a sensor at the end of the tray stops the
printer. The printer or keyboard shows a 761 status code on the
display.
Stacker Full
1. Empty the stacker tray.
2. Place the tag weight against the tag stop.
3. Press the Escape button on the printer to clear the status
code.
4. Continue printing.
2-2 How to Operate

Stacker Running
1. Pick up some of the tags in front of the tag weight.
2. Move the tag weight against the stack. Try not to push or
compress the stack.
3. Continue to remove tags.
Clearing a Tag Jam
If a tag jams inside the stacker, the printer and stacker
automatically stops. The printer display or keyboard shows a 761
status code.
1. Check to see if the guide rails and tag stop are set for the
width and length of the tag. See Chapter 1.
2. Turn the transport lock handle up halfway and pull it
completely out.
TransportLock
How to Operate 2-3

3. Use the tab to lift the transport. Check for tags.
4. Remove the tags.
5. Lower the transport.
6. Replace the transport lock handle. Make sure it is completely
in the hole at the back of the stacker. Turn the handle down
to lock.
7. Press the Escape button to clear the status code.
8. Continue printing.
Installing Riser Blocks
Install riser blocks as shown when using a printer and stacker
with a verifier. Make sure stacker feet seat securely in the riser
blocks.
Frontof stacker, hole sidegoesup Rear of stacker,slottedside goes up
2-4 How to Operate

TROUBLESHOOTING 3
Problem Action
Stacker Full or
760 Warning Status
Code
1. Empty the stacker tray.
2. Place the tag weight against the tag stop.
3. Press the Escape button to clear the status code.
4. Continue printing.
The stacker may not be plugged into an outlet. Verify the
power connection.
Stacker Jam or
761 Status Code See Chapter 2, "Clearing a Jam" for more information.
If the jam is not inside the stacker, check inside the knife or
printer.
Stacker does not
work. Make sure the stacker is turned on and is properly connected to the printer. See Chaper 1, "Getting Started"
for more information.
Tags are stacked
too loosely. Empty the stacker tray. Turn the adjustment knob to a lower setting.
Adjust the guide rails and tag stop to the width and length of
the tags.
Tags are stacked
too tightly. Empty the stacker tray. Turn the adjustment knob to a higher setting.
Tags are not
stacking level or
even.
Adjust the guide rails and tag stop to the width and length of
the tags.
Tags rub against the
side guide rails. The guide rails are too close to the tag. Adjust the guide rails.
Tags have nicked
corners. Adjust the guide rails to the width of the tags. See Chapter 1, step 4 for more information.
The guide rails will
not stay in place. Make sure the guide rails are in the grooves at the bottom of the tray. See Chaper 1 for more information.
Call Service and Support for more information.
Troubleshooting 3-1

3-2 Troubleshooting