Avery Dennison Monarch 9855 Programmer Manual - Manual (Page 5)

Introduction 1-1
I N T R O D U C T I O N
Your Monarch
® 9855™ or 9860™ Version 5.0 or greater printer
contains MonarchNet2 ™ software with the addition of Monarch® Network
Control Language (NCL). Additional NCL features are available in later
software versions.
A b o u t N C L
The Network Control Language files (NCL) are in a readable format
similar to Microsoft
® Windows® 3.0 initialization (.ini) files. You can
create the NCL file using any text editor and save it with a .txt extension.
You can create an NCL file that sets your printer to specific settings
every time you turn on the printer, such as black mark supply, high
energy ribbon, and on-demand mode. See the sample below of this
information in an NCL file and in an MPCL file. The NCL file is easier to
read and troubleshoot than its MCPL counterpart.
NCL File: MPCL File:
[NCL_START]
[Printer.9855]
SupplyType="Black Mark"
Ribbon="High Energy"
FeedMode="On-Demand"
[NCL_END] {I,B,0,2,1,0,0,0¦}
NCL is a powerful tool that can do more than just remotely configure your
printer and network card.
You can use NCL to
♦ monitor and manage large numbers of printers over WAN and LAN
systems.
♦ update the printer’s or network card’s firmware across the network.
♦ clone a single printer’s configuration to multiple printers across the
network.
♦ transfer files to and from the printer.
♦ create custom menu items for the printer's display.
♦ query a simple database.
1