Monarch 9416 XL User manual

MONARCH® 9416® XL®
QUICK REFERENCE
This Quick Reference contains ribbon loading, supply loading, and
general care, maintenance, and troubleshooting procedures for the
9416® XL® Thermal Direct and 9416® XL® Thermal Transfer
printers. For more detailed information, refer to the Equipment
Manual on our Web site (www.monarch.com).
Connecting the Power Supply
1. Turn off the printer. Press the switch on the back of the printer
to the OFF position (O).
2. Plug the three-hole end of the AC adapter cable into the three-
pronged outlet in the power supply.
3. Plug the round end of the power supply cable (labeled “printer”)
into the socket at the back of the printer.
4. Plug the three-pronged end of the AC adapter cable into a
grounded electrical outlet.
Warning: The printer and power supply should never be
operated in a location where either one can get wet.
Personal injury could result.
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Connecting the Communication Cable
1. Turn off the printer before connecting the cable.
2. On the back of the printer, connect the communication cable to
the serial port (for serial communication) or to the parallel port
(for parallel communication).
9-Pin Serial Port
Parallel Port
USB Port
3. Secure the cable with the connecting screws (serial connection)
or with the spring clips (parallel connection).
If you are communicating through the serial port, make
sure the printer’s communication values match those at the
host.
The factory defaults are 9600 baud, no parity, 8-bit data
frame, 1 stop bit, and DTR flow control (9600, N, 8, 1,
DTR).
The printer also has a USB (Universal Serial Bus) version
2.0 communication port.
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Reading the Indicator Light
The indicator light monitors the printer's status.
Feed Button
Indicator Light
Indicator Light Description
GREEN Printer is on and ready to use.
FLASHING GREEN Printer is paused. Press the FEED button
to resume printing.
FLASHING RED Printer error condition. See
“Troubleshooting,” for error conditions and
solutions.
ORANGE The system is detecting the supply and
ribbon status (if applicable).
No light Printer is off. Make sure the power supply
is connected properly.
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Loading a Ribbon
Use a ribbon when printing on thermal transfer supplies.
The 9416® thermal transfer printer automatically detects if a ribbon
is installed when you turn on the printer and switches to thermal
transfer printing mode.
Note: Make sure the ribbon window and the supply door are
closed when you turn on the printer.
1. Push down on the ribbon window to unlock it and raise the
window.
2. The ribbon take-up core should already be on the take-up reel.
Attach the take-up core to the front hub, as shown.
To replace a used ribbon, keep the empty core for use as
the new ribbon take-up core.
Ribbon
Window
Front Hub
Back Hub
Take-up Reel
Take-up Core
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3. Open a package of new ribbon, taking care not to wrinkle or
crush the ribbon.
4. Slide the ribbon onto the ribbon reel as far as it will go.
Take-up Core
Back Hub
Ribbon
Leader
Ribbon on
Ribbon Reel
5. Attach the ribbon reel to the back hub.
6. Peel and carefully unwind a few inches of ribbon from the
bottom of the roll.
7. Press the release levers towards the front of the printer to
release the supply door.
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8. Lift open the supply door. The supply door support at the right-
hand rear of the printer holds the supply door open.
9. Feed the end of the ribbon under the printhead and around the
take-up core.
10. Stick the leading edge of the ribbon onto the take-up core.
11. Rotate the take-up core until the ribbon leader is firmly wrapped
around the take-up core and the black portion of the ribbon is
exposed.
12. Close the supply door by lifting the supply door slightly and
pulling the bottom of the supply door support forward towards
the front of the printer. Close the supply door slowly and make
sure it latches securely.
Note: If you do not latch the supply door completely, poor print
quality may result.
13. Press the ribbon window down firmly until it locks into place.
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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,” for
more information.
Note: If you run out of supply while printing, 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 or supply door.
3. Lift open the cover or supply door.
For thermal transfer printers, the supply door support at the
right-hand rear of the printer holds the supply door open.
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4. Remove the supply holder guide from one end of the supply
holder. (The supply holder is normally attached with a line to
the inside of the printer, not free-standing as shown below. Do
not cut the line.)
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 from
the supply guide holders.
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, make sure to push the supply core adapters into
the ends of the supply.
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7. Insert the ends of the supply holder into the slots in the supply
roll mount.
Supply Roll Mount
Dial
Dial
IMPORTANT: Make sure the plastic line attaching the supply
holder to the printer is tucked down out of the way of
the supply holder and supply holder guides.
Otherwise, the plastic line may wrap around the
supply holder or get caught on the supply holder
guides.
8. 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.
For thermal transfer printers, feed the supply, printing side
up, under the white roller, under the supply guides, and
over the platen roller.
10. Press the supply under the supply guides.
Thermal Direct Printer
Platen Roller
Thermal Transfer Printer
White Roller
Supply Guides
Supply Guides
11. Move the supply guides so that they barely touch the edges of
the backing paper.
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