Avery Dennison Monarch 9864 Quick Reference - Manual (Page 15)

06/08 Rev. AA QUICK REFERENCE
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Creating a print job
There are two ways of creating a print job: by using the Microsoft® Windows®
printer driver for the 9864, or by creating a text file using Easy Plug print
commands.
Windows printer
driver 9864 printer drivers are available for different versions of Windows. You can
print from nearly every Windows application using the printer drivers.
However, functionality is strongly dependent on the choice of software.
Label layout programs are preferred.
¯ The driver’s help function explains how to use the printer driver. The help
function of your Windows operating system tells you how to install the driver.
Printer drivers for different versions of Windows are available on our Web site
(www.monarch.com).
Command file You can write a sequence of commands in a text file and send it to the printer.
Use any text editor and the MS-DOS Copy command. Easy Plug provides a
special command language to program print jobs. However, writing a print job
in text file format requires some programming knowledge. You cannot
preview the resulting printout on the screen. Instead, print a test print to see
a copy of the finished result.
For more information refer to the Easy Plug Manual.
Sending a print job
The printer processes print jobs once the jobs are sent to the printer’s RAM.
This can be accomplished with a direct transfer from your computer using a
data cable or saving it to a Compact Flash (CF) card.
Data cable The print job can be transferred with
y the serial interface,
y the parallel interface,
y the Ethernet connection.
To transfer data with the serial or parallel interface, connect the
corresponding ports on the host computer and the printer. Use the DOS
window to send the print job file to the interface.
y Serial interface (COM1): copy testjob.txt com1
y Parallel interface (LPT1): copy testjob.txt lpt1
y USB interface / Ethernet interface:
copy testjob.txt \\computername\sharename.
– computername = Name of the computer (for example, “Warehouse”).
In Windows XP this can be found under START > SETTINGS > CONTROL
PANEL > SYSTEM > COMPUTER NAME.
– sharename = enter the name found under START > SETTINGS >
PRINTERS AND FAXES after clicking on a printer symbol and right-
clicking PROPERTIES > SHARE (in Windows XP). The sharename stands
for a printer, which is connected to a certain port. This is the USB port for
transferring with USB and the TCP/IP port for transferring by Ethernet.