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RENA Direct Address Printer DA615 Instruction Manual This manual is written and verified thoroughly. Yet, we will not undertake liability for any fault. Technical specifications may change due to design advances. The data stated are nominal values only. Order No. R0615.0.980 State 12.99...
CONTENTS Important notes on safety Introduction What can the DA615 address printer do ? Presenting the DA615 address printer Control panel Brief guide Operation Connecting the printer Switching the printer on Addressing media Adjusting the support height Adjusting the print-head spacing Transport direction Lateral guides Positioning the media...
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Printing Print cartridge Counting addresses Printer functions Programming mode Menu overview Initializing the printer Interfaces Centronics parallel interface RS-232-C serial interface Fonts Terminology Character sets Selecting fonts for your addresses \text\etd\DA615\contents Which cartridges to use When should the cartridge be replaced ? Replacing the cartridge and resetting the ink counter Cleaning the ink nozzles Print test...
Error messages and hints General error messages Error messages for soft fonts Notes on maintenance Annex A. Technical data B. Character sets C. Glossary D. Index E. Accessories Declaration of conformity \text\etd\DA615\contents 7-bit character sets 8-bit character sets Guide brackets Pinwheels Paper guide Variant list...
Important Notes on Safety All direction and warning labels on instruments must be observed. Setting up the printer Electrical safety Operational safety Cleaning the printer Let your service partner check the printer ! Spares Consult your service partner about all queries relating to service and repair. This will ensure that \text\etd\allege\ impnotes PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
1. Introduction What can the DA615 address printer do? The DA615 address printer is an ink-jet printer ensuring a high-quality printout. It prints addresses at the correct positions on media such as envelopes, cards, brochures, magazines and other documents up to 10 mm in thickness. A total of thirteen installed fonts lets you choose from a large selection of different typefaces.
Presenting the DA615 address printer 1. Control panel with display 2. Locking/unlocking print units H4-H3 3. Locking/unlocking print units H2-H1 4. Print media thickness setting 5. Support setting 6. Power terminal 7. Power switch 8. Switch for changing media transport direction 19. 9.
Control panel In off-line mode In programming mode in combination with the power switch \text\etd\da615\Introduction On-line mode Off-line mode Start/stop Paper transport Print-out of a test address Measuring the transport speed In programming mode, menu settings are made on the printer. In this mode, the upper line of key descriptors applies (END, NEXT, PREV, ENTER) End of program-...
Brief guide The table shown below lists the operating steps in correct sequence. It allows you to perform a test print quickly without any prior knowledge. You can find the detailed description of the various operating steps on the pages shown in the right-hand column.
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Introduction What can the DA615 address printer do? Presenting the DA615 address printer Control panel Brief guide \text\etd\da615\Introduction In off-line mode In programming mode in combination with the power switch DA615 instruction manual...
2. Operation Connecting the printer Interface cable Connection to media feed unit Power cable Switching the printer on \text\etd\DA615/operation Plug the interface cable into terminal (9) on the right-hand side of the printer for a parallel interface connection or into terminal (10) for a serial interface connection.
What does the display show ? Ink consumption % ink still available Operating mode On = on-line mode Off = off-line mode Test = test-print Pap = paper feed/ paper eject \text\etd\DA615/operation Font Cour12 Helv12 Print quality 600D Setting number 450D 0 - 9 300D...
What do the keys mean ? " " key START " " key " " key TEST " " key PROG \text\etd\DA615/operation On-line mode Off-line mode Start/stop Paper transport Print-out of a test address Measuring the transport speed The four middle keys have a dual meaning, depending on the oper- ating mode! The "Start"...
" "+" START keys " "+" START TEST keys " "+ START Off-line mode On-line mode \text\etd\DA615/operation " By pressing these two keys simultaneously, you can reset the address counter from its currently displayed value to "0". " By pressing these two keys simultaneously, you can reset the test address counter from its currently displayed value to "0".
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Operation Connecting the printer Switching the printer on \text\etd\DA615/operation Interface cable Connection to media feed unit Power cable What does the display show ? What do the keys mean ? When are the keys active? LINE MODE LINE MODE DA615 instruction manual...
Addressing media 3. Addressing media Adjusting the support height The DA615 operates with single-sheet feed and uses a band for transporting the media. The DA615 support can be raised or lowered by up to 43 mm in order to adjust its level to adjacent equipment.
Setting the print-head spacing When printing media up to 1 mm in thickness, you can work with the smallest spacing between print-head and contact plate. Turn the rotary button (4) in the direction of the arrow as far as the left stop (see left diagram on the next page). If the print is smudged or if you are using thick media such as magazines, the spacing must be increased.
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Hold-down set 4 – 1 must be replaced completely by set 7 – 10 (Accessories!). The order numbers for the hold-down units are given in the variant list. Switch the printer off ! Remove the two hexagon-socket screws (see arrow in left diagram) of each hold-down unit and replace them by the corresponding variants (see table).
Lateral guides Two lateral guides are fitted on each side of the printer (media-feed and eject sides). The following figure illustrates their positions. The broken lines indicate appliances connected before and after the printer. The chapter entitled “Accessories” gives an overview of the guide brackets which can be ordered to suit your individual format sizes if those supplied with the printer are not sufficient.
Positioning the media Each feed side is equipped with two paper light barriers (P-Li) for measuring the print position (see diagram below). Positioning print areas Each of the two print-head pairs H1-H2 and H3-H4 has its own print area (DB1-2 and DB3-4) and can be separately adjusted with respect to the other one.
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If you want to use the two print areas separately (cf. right-hand diagram below), you must make sure that a specific minimum offset (V) exists between the print-head pairs in order to prevent the contact rollers smudging the ink or any overlap of the print formats.
Pinwheels To avoid smudging of ink by the contact rollers, simply replace the hold-down units with contact rollers positioned immediately after the print-heads by equivalent ones with pinwheels. To do so, replace hold-down set 3 – 4 by set 5 – 6 (Accessories!). The order numbers of these hold-down units are given in the variant list.
Adjusting the print position Before inserting the medium, you must decide how you wish to position the address on your medium and how this can be done within the print area of the printer. Address-block rotation Left margin Clearance To be quite sure, check your print position settings by performing a print test (see next page).
Print test \text\etd\DA615/address Place a sheet onto the feed side. – Press the “TEST” key. The sheet is pulled in, the test address is – printed out and the sheet is ejected. Assuming that the test shows the print-out to be correctly positioned, press the “START”...
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Addressing media Adjusting the support height Setting the print-head spacing Transport direction Lateral guides Positioning the media Positioning print areas Pinwheels Paper guide Adjusting the print position \text\etd\DA615address Paper feed without address printing Address-block rotation Left margin Clearance Print test DA615 instruction manual...
4. Printing Print cartridge Which cartridges to When should the cartridge be replaced ? The following page describes how to replace the cartridge and to reset the ink counter. \text\etd\DA615\Printing Printing is performed with a standard print cartridge. When the ink is used up, the cartridge must be replaced.
Replacing the cartridge and resetting the ink counter \text\etd\DA615\Printing Press the "START" key to go into off-line mode. – Remove one, some or all of the cartridges (16) in sequence in the – direction of the arrow. When inserting the new cartridges, make sure that they click –...
Cleaning the ink nozzles Print test Counting addresses Every print operation is counted after the paper has been ejected. The number of print operations can be seen in the right top of the display. The printer can count addresses in two different and independent ways. Counting test addresses Counting...
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Printing Print cartridge Counting addresses \text\etd\DA615\Printing Which cartridges to use When should the cartridge be replaced ? Replacing the cartridge and resetting the ink counter Cleaning the ink nozzles Print test Counting test addresses Counting received addresses DA615 instruction manual...
5. Printer functions Programming mode The printer is delivered with its menus set to default values at the works. Should you wish to change a font quality or type, for example, you must go into programming mode. What is programming mode for? Getting to programming...
What does the display show in programming mode ? The key functions in programming mode "ENTER" key "NEXT" key "PREV" key "END" key \text\etd\DA615\printerf Menu In programming mode, the top line of the key lettering applies (END, NEXT, PREV, ENTER). End of program- ming-mode Select next value...
Menu overview MENU SETTING FONT PRINT QUALITY LEFT MARGIN TOP MARGIN TYPE OF BARC. BARC. OPTIONS BARC. POSITION SMALL WIDTH (dots) LARGE WIDTH (dots) BARCODE HEIGHT (dots) CHAR. SPACING CHAR. HEIGHT CHAR. WIDTH LINE SPACING ORIENTATION PAPER SIZE PAP. LENGTH Maximum values CHARACTER SET TRANSP.
MENU SPECIAL FUNCT. BIT8 SET TO AUTO LF HEX TO ASCII LINE MODE DELIMITER < > STX-ETX OFFS. EDGE WARMING PAPER TIME-OUT SPEED REDUCT. SERIAL INTERF. HANDSHAKE BAUDRATE DATA LENGTH PARITY STOPBIT SERVICE HARDWARE TEST HEAD RESET Explaining the menu fields Setting \text\etd\DA615\printerf OPTION...
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NOTE ! \text\etd\DA615\printerf You can lock the setting you have made immediately by using the “A/ “ key to call the “SETTING LOCKED“ option and selecting between “yes“ and “no“ with the same key. The set configurations are retained when the printer is switched off. In the "SetD"...
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Fonts Print Quality Left Margin Top Margin Type of barcode BARCODE OPTIONS (Only for USA !) \text\etd\DA615\printerf In selecting your fonts, refer to the section entitled “Fonts”. Thirteen different fonts are installed in the printer. If more fonts are present, only the first 25 are shown.
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BARCODE POSITION Other barcodes SMALL WIDTH LARGE WIDTH BARCODE HEIGHT Other barcodes \text\etd\DA615\printerf The numbers of the postal code should be sent in the last line of the address. The postal code cannot have more than nine digits, but must have at least five.
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Char. Spacing Char. Height Char. Width Line Spacing Orientation Paper Size Format EXEC LETT LEGA MONA INTD INSD CRD1 CRD2 HAGA USER P = Paper / E = Envelope / Cd = Card The values printed in bold are the lengths in the direction of transport \text\etd\DA615\printerf You can change the character spacing from 0 to 90 dots by inserting additional blanks.
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Character Set Transport Direction Head12 Correct. Head34 Correct. First Unit Paper Speed Paper Sensor \text\etd\DA615\printerf National character sets are available with their own special characters in each language (see character sets in the Annex). Change of media transport direction The transport direction can be changed only if you replace the hold- down sets (cf.
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Setting locked Special Funct. Bit8 Set To Auto LF Hex to ASCII Line Mode \text\etd\DA615\printerf You may "lock" each configuration individually. This means that the corresponding configuration cannot be changed via printer instruc- tions. If you select the "yes" option, your configuration is locked and the corresponding printer instructions are ignored.
Delimiter < > STX-ETX Offset Edge Warming Service Rev. (=Revision) Adrc Head \text\etd\DA615\printerf Individual page feed on/off When the delimiter is activated, the two print characters "< >" are recognized as the beginning and end of a page print with paper ejection. This means that you should set the character "<"...
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Char HexD InpD SetD \text\etd\DA615\printerf the contacts to all nozzles, addressed individually in sequence, are – displayed in a continuous oblique line. Print-out of the currently defined character set. Hex Dump causes all received characters to be printed from the receive buffer in LetGot12.
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\text\etd\DA615\printerf DA615 SETTING No 1 FONT Cour12 PRINT QUALITY 600D LEFT MARG. [mm] TOP MARGIN [mm] TYPE OF BARC. BARC. OPTIONS BARC. POSITION SMALL WIDTH LARGE WIDTH BARCODE HEIGHT CHAR. SPACING CHAR. HEIGHT CHAR. WIDTH LINE SPACING ORIENTATION PAPER SIZE PAP LENGTH [mm] CHARACTER SET TRANSP.
Hardware Test Head Reset Example of an application in programming mode Programming mode Activate required menu field Changing from menu field to option field Activate required option field End programming mode Initializing the printer without loss of configuration with loss of configuration \text\etd\DA615\printerf Testing of various hardware components.
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Printer functions Programming mode Menu overview Initializing the printer \text\etd\DA615\printerf What is programming mode for? Getting to programming mode What does the display show in programming mode ? The key functions in programming mode Explaining the menu fields Example of an application in programming mode 5.14 5.14 DA615 instruction manual...
6. Interfaces The DA615 printer is equipped with two standard data communications interfaces. Centronics parallel interface Connecting socket \text/etd/DA615\Interfaces The interface connection sockets are: - Centronics parallel - RS-232-C serial Both of them allow connection of the printer to the terminal or the computer.
Signal description 19-30 \text/etd/DA615\Interfaces Associated Signal ________ STROBE 20-27 DATA 1-8 _____________ ACKNOWLEDGE BUSY (Paper empty) SELECT Autofeed Free Chassis GND 18, 35 + 5V ____ INIT _______ ERROR Free SELECT IN Signal- Meaning Input/Output This pulse (0.5µs) reports that data bits are valid Data bits D0-D7 Printer report:...
RS-232-C serial interface The DA615 printer has a standard RS-232-C serial interface that is compatiblewith with most computers and terminals. Connecting socket Pin assignment Pin 2 Pin 3 Pin 4 Pin 5 Pin 7 Pin 8 \text/etd/DA615\Interfaces The DA615 printer is equipped with a standard DB-9 serial connection socket.
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Interfaces Centronics parallel interface RS-232-C serial interface \text/etd/DA615\Interfaces Signal description Pulse diagram DA615 instruction manual...
7. Fonts Terminology A font is a collection of characters and symbols with the same font type and spacing, the same size (height), line thickness and character position Font type Serif or sans serif font type Normal/italics \text\etd\DA615\font A font type is a set of characters and symbols of a specific design. Helv Cour Serifs are small cross-lines above or below characters (known as...
Spacing Fixed spacing Proportional spacing Pitch \text\etd\DA615\font Spacing refers to the relative print density between the letters of a font. The character spacing is either fixed or proportional. With fixed character spacing, each letter of a font assumes the same width and has the same spacing to the adjacent letters. Cour and LetGot are fonts with fixed spacing.
Dot size Underlining Expanded mode \text\etd\DA615\font Dot size (character height) refers to the height of an upper-case printed latter. The dot size is measured in pica points. One point corresponds to 1/72 of an inch. The heights of both types of font, those with fixed and those with proportional character spacing, are measured in pica points.
Character spacing Quality 150D 300F 600D Orientation \text\etd\DA615\font To bring single words out more clearly, you can expand the spacing between letters and words without changing the character size itself. This E x a m p l e spacing. The term quality refers to the quality of the printout. Use 150D for fast printing with low ink consumption.
Character sets A character set consists of characters and symbols that contain all elements of a language or subject (country-specific characters), including punctuation marks and numerals. 7-bit character set 8-bit character set \text\etd\DA615\font A 7-bit character set corresponds to the definitions of the "International Standards Organization"...
Selecting fonts for your addresses Serif fonts Sans serif fonts \text\etd\DA615\font The fonts are selected either by software or by printer commands. Fonts can be used selectively to give an address a specific appearance. Select the fonts that correspond to the message that you want your document to express.
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Fonts Terminology Character sets Selecting fonts for your addresses \text\etd\DA615\font Font type Serif or sans serif font type Normal/italics Spacing Pitch Dot size Underlining Expanded mode Character spacing Quality Orientation 7-bit character set 8-bit character set DA615 instruction manual...
8. Error messages and hints General error messages Error message ERROR LCA !! CALL SERVICE ERROR LCA# Ready CALL SERVICE # = Number 1-4 specifies which module is responsible for this error. NO PAPER !! PAPER JAM !! REMOVE PAPER POSITION ERROR !! CHECK TOP MARGIN NO INK !!
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3 Kbytes. Error in data transfer. Check connections of the interface cable. Error in the Flash prom. Reload the RENA fonts. Reload the program (firmware). Error in RAM. Arrange for the CPU board to be replaced by service personnel.
Error message UART TIMEOUT CALL SERVICE DISPLAY TIMEOUT CALL SERVICE CHECK CARTRIDGE # # specifies the number of the missing cartridges CHECK CARTRIDGES #,# ## specifies the number of the missing cartridges CHECK ALL CARTRIDGES CHECK THE CARTRIDGES Error messages for soft fonts Error message FONT LOADING ERROR: TIMEOUT...
Error message FONT LOADING ERROR: SUPPL. CHAR. FONT LOADING ERROR: CHAR. LasFt FONT LOADING ERROR: DATA LasFt FONT LOADING ERROR: CHAR. HEIGHT FONT LOADING ERROR: DL DISABLED MACRO LOADING ERROR: MEMORY (RAM) In some error messages, from Rev. 4.5, a number is displayed in the top right corner.
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\text\etd\DA615\Error Error messages and hints General error messages Error messages for soft fonts Notes on maintenance DA615 instruction manual...
9. Annex Technical data Character sets 7-bit character set 8-bit character set Glossary Index Accessories Guide brackets Pinwheels Paper guide Variant list \text\etd\DA615\annex Page DA615 instruction manual...
Technical data \text\etd\DA615\technic Dimensions L x W x H (mm) 687 x 281 x 410 27.05 x 11.06 x 16.14. (inches) Weight (kg / lbs.) 40 / 88.18 Paper formats Width From 100 mm / 3.93 inches Length From 50 mm / 2.0 inches Thickness Max.
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\text\etd\DA615\technic Barcodes Buffer 4 MB 10 configurations can be stored Settings Address buffer Stores the last 20 addresses Via PC interface in flash proms Firmware update Counter Interface Parallel Centronics compatible Serial V24, 2400 – 19K2 baud Power supply 100 - 120V / 220 - 240V 50 / 60 Hz Fuse 1 x 2A (slow-acting)
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Technical data \text\etd\DA615\technic DA615 annex...
Character sets 7-Bit-character sets England (= UK7)* ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: The figures in parentheses correspond to the option field names in the DA615 You can use the printer command to call the character set via software. \text\etd\DA615\character ASCII (= USA7) ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal:...
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Deutschland (= Ger7)* ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Spanien (= Spa7)* ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: The figures in parentheses correspond to the option field names in the DA615 You can use the printer command to call the character set via software. \text\etd\DA615\character Italien (= Ita7)* ( 1 G ASCII: 27 40 49 71...
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Norwegen (= Nor7)* ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: Schweden/Namen (= SwN7)* ASCII: Decimal: Hexadecimal: The figures in parentheses correspond to the option field names in the DA615 You can use the printer command to call the character set via software. \text\etd\DA615\character Schweden (= Swe7)* ( 0 D ASCII: 27 40 48 68...
8-Bit-character sets The figures in parentheses correspond to the option field names in the DA615 You can use the printer command to call the character set via software. \text\etd\DA615\character PC-8 (= PC8)* ASCII: ( 10 U Decimal: 27 40 49 48 85 Hexadecimal: 1B 28 31 30 55 Roman8 (= Rom8)*...
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The figures in parentheses correspond to the option field names in the DA615 You can use the printer command to call the character set via software. \text\etd\DA615\character PC-850 (= P850)* ASCII: ( 12 U Decimal: 27 40 49 50 85 Hexadecimal: 1B 28 31 32 55 ECMA-94 Latin 18...
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The figures in parentheses correspond to the option field names in the DA615 You can use the printer command to call the character set via software. \text\etd\DA615\character PC-8 Dänemark/Norwegen (= P8DN)* ASCII: ( 11 U Decimal: 27 40 49 49 85 Hexadecimal: 1B 28 31 31 55 ICEL (= ICEL)*...
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The figures in parentheses correspond to the option field names in the DA615 You can use the printer command to call the character set via software. \text\etd\DA615\character PC-852 (= P852)* ASCII: ( 17 U Decimal: 27 40 49 55 85 Hexadecimal: 1B 28 31 37 55 PC-860 (= P860)*...
Glossary ASCll: ASCll stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. The printer com- mands used in this User Guide are entered with ASCII characters. However, decimal or hexadecimal characters may also be used. Barcode: Data information about a print medium is con- verted into a barcode, a form independent of language and characters.
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Font: A font is a collection of characters and symbols of the same print type and spacing, the same size (height), line thickness and print orienta- tion. Fonts can be installed inside the printer or loaded externally via font cartridges. Font cartridges: These contain fonts that can be loaded into the printer.
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Annex C - Glossary Printer driver: The driver converts the printer commands entered via software into instruction codes for the printer. It must be adapted to both the software and the printer. Print-head cradle: The print head is attached to a movable cradle. Print-head holder: This holds the print head securely in place.
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Index Address block rotation Auto LF 5.10 Barcode 5.6, 5.7, 5.8 Bit 8 set to 5.10 Cartridge replacement Character height Character set Character spacing Character width Cleaning print nozzles Control panel 1.2, 1.3 Counting received addresses Counting test addresses Default setting Delimiter <...
Pinwheels To avoid smudging of ink by the contact rollers, simply replace the hold-down units with contact rollers positioned immediately after the print-heads by equivalent ones with pinwheels. To do so, replace hold-down set 3 – 4 by set 5 – 6 (Accessories!). The order numbers of these hold-down units are given in the variant list.
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1. Media feed from right to left - Standard - 2. Media feed from right to left with pinwheels - Option - 3. Media feed from left to right - Option - 4. Media feed from left to right with pinwheels - Option - List of available hold-down rollers \text\etd\DA615\variant...
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