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®
Monarch
®®
Pathfinder Ultra
Printer
Silver
SALE
49 58523 32232
$25.00
51 97896 52341
MENS SHIRT
SMALL
$26.33
TC6032DBFFUM Rev. AC 12/07 ©2006 Paxar Americas, Inc. a subsidiary of Avery Dennison Corp.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1-1 Installing the Download Utility ......................................................................... 1-2 Creating a Lookup Table................................................................................. 1-3 Preparing the Ultra Silver for downloading ....................................................... 1-4 Downloading a Lookup Table ............
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USING THE FORMATS ........................................................................................ 3-1 Format 1: UPCA Price Format ......................................................................... 3-1 Format 2: UPCA + Price CD Format................................................................. 3-2 Format 3: 2 Line/Price Format......................................................................... 3-3 Format 4: UPCA Only Format ...........................................
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INTRODUCTION 1 The Monarch® DB01 Download Utility enables you to transfer an application’s lookup tables and data collection files between a PC and a Pathfinder® Ultra® Silver 6032™ printer. The lookup tables are used in three formats, 1, 6, and 10. The download utility uses the UPCA barcode field as the key field to search the lookup tables that you create. Your printer is loaded with 10 fixed formats. This manual contains instructions for ♦ Installing the Download Utility ♦ Preparing
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♦ UPCE Price Format ♦ UPCA Sale Price Format Chapter 3, “Using the Formats,” describes each format in detail. Refer to the Equipment Manual for information on ♦ Using Batteries ♦ Load Supplies ♦ Basic Operations ♦ Care and Maintenance ♦ Troubleshooting Installing the Download Utility You install the utility like other standard Windows applications. Insert the CD into the PC, and follow the instructions. The installation program runs automatically. Note: The installation program does
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Creating a Lookup Table The printer requires a comma-delimited ASCII sequential or flat file to use the database option. Create the sequential file using four comma- delimited fields. Note: Although formats may not require all of the fields, separate each field with a comma even if the field is blank. The four fields include the following: ♦ UPC-A bar code - numeric or alphanumeric (12 digits) ♦ department - numeric only (0-4 digits) ♦ description - alphanumeric (general information fiel
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Preparing the Ultra Silver for downloading To prepare the Ultra Silver for downloading a) Open the utility file named SilverDownloadDB01.exe. b) Connect the communication cable from the PC to your printer. 1. Power the printer OFF, then power the printer ON. 2. When you see the battery strength display, press the Tab key 3. You will see this menu, use the right arrow key ( ) to select Online, press Enter. Start Appl. Online The printer displays Online, and is ready for downloading.
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♦ Click the Download Lookup button. Download Lookup button 4. Select your lookup file by clicking on the name of the file and click Open, or double click on the file name. Several screens flash on the printer’s display, then the online screen appears. Online 5. Power the printer OFF, then power the printer ON. 6. Enter the date and press Enter. Enter Date 02/17/05******* 7. You will see the menu entry for format 1. For example: MAIN MENU FMT 1 UPCA LU 8. Use the ri
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Checking Communication Settings To set up the printer to communicate ♦ the communication parameters must be set. ♦ a communications cable must be connected from your PC to your printer. ♦ the printer must be in Receive mode. The following are the correct settings - an asterisk indicates factory-set defaults. Parameter Default Baud Rate: 9600* Parity: Odd* Data Bits: 8* Stop Bits: 1* Flow Control: Xon/Xoff* 1-6 Introduction
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Entering Data This section describes information you need to know for entering data for the formats. It describes ♦ the keypad ♦ function keys ♦ data entry modes ♦ upper-case letter entry ♦ data entry error correction. Using the Keypad The printer keypad appears below. Key(s) Description Enter Accepts data or a menu selection. Ctrl For future use. Alt Displays a special character when pressed with a 3-digit number. Your System Administrator will tell you what number to use.
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Key(s) Description Tab For future use. Load Begins the supply-loading procedure. Fct Performs a specially-defined function when pressed with a single-digit number. See “Using Function Keys” for more information. Bksp Moves the cursor one space to the left. Pressing Shift and Bksp together deletes all data on the current line. Shift ♦ Displays a letter shown on the face of a numeric key. See “Entering Upper-Case Letters” for more information. ♦ Deletes all data on the current line whe
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Key(s) Description (continued) Set Backlight Fct 3 Press Enter to turn light Off/On (Esc will abort) Set Input Mode Fct 4 Set Input Mode: Manual (enter all data) Rescan (use the lookup file for all but the key field) Fct 5 Contrast (Use arrow keys to scroll, Enter to set) ENERGY or ENERGY ESC:BCK ENT:FWD CONTRST:<+0> ESC:BCK ENT:TST TEST? 1=YES (Pressing 1 will print a test label) ESC:BCK ENT:OK Recall Data (Must be in data Entry Mode) Fct 6 Loads da
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Entering Upper-Case Letters To enter upper-case letters, press one of the numeric keys in Shift mode (S appears on the status line). For example, the letters “ABC” appear on the face of the 7 key. 9. Press Shift to enter Shift mode. 10. To enter the letter A, press 7 once; to enter B, press 7 twice; to enter C, press 7 three times. If you press 7 four times, it loops around and displays A again. Note: Press the keys fairly quickly. If you pause too long between key presses, the print
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GETTING STARTED 2 This chapter provides an overview of how to print labels/tags and explains the special functions provided with the Fct key. Overview To start printing formats: a) Turn on the printer. 11. Enter the date and press Enter. Enter Date 02/17/05******* 12. A screen similar to the one below appears briefly. Standard - 1211 P:124224 V:1.0 13. You will see the menu entry for the format last printed. For example: MAIN MENU FMT 1 UPCA LU 14. Choose a print method. See “
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16. A series of prompts appears, asking you to enter data for the format. For example: DESC ? ************** Chapter 3, “Using the Formats,” describes the prompts you will see for each format. 17. When you finish entering data, the format prints according to the print method you selected. Using Special Functions At any point other than a data entry prompt, you can use function keys to ♦ select a print method. ♦ change the date. ♦ turn the backlight on or off. Selecting a Print Meth
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Print 1 Label With Print 1 Label, after you enter all the data, the label prints automatically and the first data entry prompt reappears on the display. Press Esc to return to the Format menu. Label Strips With Label Strips, after you enter all the data, you are prompted for the number of labels to print. Strip Size? **** The printer automatically prints the number of labels you specified. The first data entry prompt reappears on the display. Press Esc to return to the Format menu.
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2-4 Getting Started
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USING THE FORMATS 3 This chapter describes the data entry procedures for each format. Format 1: UPCA Price Format UPCA Bar Code Department Date Price Prompt What You Do UPC-A? Scan a bar code or enter 11 numeric digits (leaving one asterisk on the display unused). DEPT ? Enter up to 4 characters. PRICE ? Enter up to 5 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or dollar sign. Those characters are automatically printed. Note: The printer lists the system date (04/18/02) that
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Format 2: UPCA + Price CD Format UPCA+Price Check Digit (CD) Bar Code Date Department Price Prompt What You Do DEPT ? Enter up to 5 numeric digits. PRICE ? Enter up to 4 numeric digits. Do Not enter a decimal point or dollar sign. Those characters are automatically printed. Note: ♦ The printer lists the system date (04/18/02) that you entered when you first turned the printer on. ♦ The bar code consists of data from two other fields. Note that in the example above, bar code
