Paxar Monarch 9850 - Manual (Page 13)

G E T T I N G S TA R T E D
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Before you read this manual, review the printer information in the
Operator’s Handbook or Operating Instructions. This manual
provides the necessary information to design, write and print a
Monarch® Printer Control Language II (MPCLII) format. The
following printers support this type of format:
◆ 9403® (V. 1.0 or greater)
◆ 9825
 (V. 1.0 or greater)
◆ 9850
 and 9855 (V. 1.0 or greater).
These models will be represented as 985x.
◆ 9860
 (V. 1.0 or greater)
See Appendix E, "Printer Differences" for a description of each
printer’s features.
A b o u t T h i s M a n u a l
You do not need to be a programmer to use this manual, but you
must be familiar with creating text files and using basic MS-DOS®
commands. This chapter describes how to
◆ create and download a sample MPCLII packet.
◆ use the Supply Layout Grid and Format Worksheet.
◆ categorize data into field types and select fonts to use in
your format.
See "Defining Text Fields" in Chapter 3 for a list of available fonts
for your printer. See Chapter 4, "Defining Field Options," for a list
of available options for your printer.
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