Monarch 938 Leaflet

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•  Assure High Quality Bar Codes 
•  Performs Industry Standard Bar 
Code Tests 
•  Fully Integrated Printer Interface 
•  Used with 9855 , 9855™RFID or 
9860  Printers 
•  Rugged Stand to assure  
Alignment 
Monarch
®
 938
 
Verifier 
Product Specification 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Avery Dennison  
Printer Systems Division
 
170 Monarch Lane   Miamisburg, OH 45342 
1.800.543.6650 Monday-Friday, 8 AM-6:30 PM ET 
www.monarch.com 
Standard Features 
©2008 Avery Dennison.  All rights reserved. 
Printed in U.S.A.  BC-SP-028 Rev. 8/08 
Dimensions: 
Height – 2.4" (61 mm) 
Width – 4.4" (112 mm) 
Depth – 5.2" (132 mm) 
Weight (Verifier only) – 2.0 lbs. (0.9 kg) 
Shipping Wt. (w/ stand) – 15 lbs. (6.8 kg) 
Supported Bar Code: 
Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, Codabar, Interleaved 2 
of 5, UPC versions A and E (including +2 and +5), 
EAN-13 and EAN-8 (including +2 and +5) 
 
Communications Interface: 
DB 9 pin (male) connecting to printer serial port with 
baud rates up to 115200 
Display: 
Five LEDs – Power/Sync, Calibration, Read and 2 
programmable 
Warranty: 
One (1) year parts and labor (ship-in). 
Full written warranty statement is available on request. 
 
Environment Ranges 
Operating Temperature: 
40° to 104° F (4° to 40° C) 
Storage: 
-4
°F to 140°F (-20°C to 60°C) 
Humidity/Operating and Storage: 
10% to 90% non-condensing 
 
Performance 
Laser: 
Focus Distance – 8" (203 mm) 
X Dimension – 0.0067" (0.17 mm) minimum 
Wavelength – 650-670 nm 
Speed: 
Verifies bar codes at print speeds up to 12 ips 
Power Source: 
Supplied by the printer, no external power is required 
Bar Code Verification: 
ANSI Method, Traditional Method, Encoded data 
format checks, laser scanning type analyses 
Stores & Uploads: 
ANSI grade data 
Special Considerations 
•  Support parallel (picket fence) bar codes only 
•  Bar code must be in the beam for at least 5 scans 
•  May require a reduction in print speed based upon 
bar code height 
•  Maximum of four parallel bar codes across 
•  Minimum horizontal gap between codes 0.5" (13 mm) 
•  Minimum feed length for verification is 1.2" (30 mm) 
•  Maximum number of codes per label is 10 
•  Allow a 0.5" (13 mm) no scan zone at trailing of 
each label 
•  Does not work with 926™ knife 
•  For use with 9855
®
, requires metal cover or plastic 
verifier cover 
•  Printer must be configured as verifier-ready 
•  Documentation available at www.monarch.com