
Classification: Avery Dennison – Public
Getting Started
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G E T T I N G S TA R T E D
This m anual provides the nec es s ary inform ation to des ign, write and print a
Monarc h® Printer Control Language II (MPCLII) form at on the Avery Dennis on® Monarc h®
Tabletop Printer 2 (ADTP2). Review the printer inform ation in the
Operator’s Handbook
and
Sy s tem Adm inis trator’s Guide
. This m anual als o inc ludes bas ic inform ation for the Avery
Dennis on® Monarc h® Ec oCut™ Tabletop Printer 2. For detailed inform ation about the Ec oCut
printer, refer to the
Ec oCut Operating Ins truc tions
on our W eb s ite.
A b o u t T h i s M a n ual
You do not need to be a program m er to us e this m anual, but you m us t be fam iliar with c reating
text files and us ing bas ic c om m ands . This c hapter des c ribes how to
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c reate and download a s am ple MPCLII pac ket.
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des ign an MPCL II pac ket with or without an RFID field.
See “
” in Chapter 3 for a lis t of available fonts for the printer. See Chapter 4,
,” for a lis t of available options for the printer.
B e f o r e Y o u B e g i n
1 .
Connec t the printer to the hos t. Refer to the
Sy s tem Adm inis trator’s Guide
for m ore
inform ation.
2 .
Load s upplies in the printer. Refer to the
Operator’s Handbook
for m ore inform ation.
3 .
Turn on the printer.
4 .
Set the c om m unic ation param eters and c onfigure the printer. The c om m unic ation param eters
at the printer m us t m atc h thos e at the hos t. See Chapter 2, “
,” for m ore
inform ation.
5 .
Des ign the form at. See “
” for m ore inform ation.
6 .
Download the form at to the printer. See Chapter 6, “
,” for m ore inform ation.
C r e a t i ng a n M P C L I I F o r m at P a c k e t
A form at defines whic h fields appear and where the fields are printed on the label. The printer
requires this inform ation in a s pec ial form , us ing Monarc h® Printer Control Language II (MPCL).
This s ec tion des c ribes how to c reate a s am ple MPCLII form at pac ket.
MPCLII form ats des igned for another MPCLII printer s uc h as the 9855® or 9825® printer c an be
printed on this printer.
For detailed inform ation about the form at header, text, c ons tant text, and bar c ode fields , s ee
Chapter 3, "
." For inform ation about batc h pac kets , s ee Chapter 6, “
.”
1 .
Type the following form at header in any text editor:
{F,2 5 ,A,R,E,200 ,2 00,"FMT-25" |
2 .
Type the following c ons tant text field:
C,1 4 0 ,40 ,0 ,1 ,2 ,1 ,W,C,0,0,"SAMPLE FORM AT",0 |
3 .
Type the following bar c ode field:
B ,1 ,1 2,F,8 5,40,1,2,40 ,5 ,L,0 |
4 .
Type the following text field:
T,2 ,1 8 ,V,50 ,5 0,1,1,1,1,B,L,0,0,1 | }
This is an MPCLII form at pac ket. Next, c reate a batc h pac ket before printing the form at.
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