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NEOPOST Address Printer
User Guide
November 2002

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  • Page 1 NEOPOST Address Printer User Guide November 2002...
  • Page 2 NEOPOST Address Printer NEOPOST Address Printer Ink-jet printer © Copyright 2001, RENA Informationstechnik GmbH & Co. KG. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, copied onto electronic media or translated into any language without the manufacturer’s express written...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    NEOPOST Address Printer Contents Safety ..................... 4 Hazards associated with the printer............ 4 General notes on safety..............4 Handling the print cartridges .............. 6 Location of the printer................ 6 Disposal.................... 6 System requirements ................7 Transport and packaging............... 7 Dispatch ................... 7 Unpacking the printer ................

  • Page 4: Safety

    NEOPOST Address Printer 1. Safety Before operating your printer, read the following safety hints carefully both for your own safety as well as to ensure the reliable operation of the printer. Be sure always to heed all warnings and other information marked or labeled on the printer.
  • Page 5 NEOPOST Address Printer • Never touch any moving parts of the printer! Such action can lead to injury from being caught up in the rotating rollers. Also be sure to keep long hair and clothing away from the printer while it is running.

  • Page 6: Handling The Print Cartridges

    NEOPOST Address Printer 1.3 Handling the print cartridges • Keep all print cartridges out of the reach of children. • Under normal circumstances, ink cannot run out of a cartridge. Wash off any ink spray which gets onto the skin immediately under running water.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    NEOPOST Address Printer 2. System requirements The printer is designed for use with a PC equipped with a parallel interface. It can be operated with the following operating systems: Windows 3.x, Windows 95 / 98 / 2000 or Windows NT4.

  • Page 8: Assembly Of Contact Brackets And Guide Bar

    NEOPOST Address Printer The print cartridges and the printer cable are not included within the scope of delivery: • Suitable print cartridges: HP C6195A (fast-drying ink) or HP 51645A (the printer accommodates three) are available from your dealer • Suitable printer cable: twisted parallel interface cable 3.3 Assembly of contact brackets and guide bar...

  • Page 9: Description Of The Address Printer

    NEOPOST Address Printer 4. Description of the address printer 4.1 Applications The address printer is an ink-jet printer offering high print speed and high print quality. It prints addresses in the correct positions on print media such as envelopes, cards, leaflets and periodicals up to maximum dimensions of: •...

  • Page 10: Overview Of The Printer

    NEOPOST Address Printer 4.3 Overview of the printer Printer cable terminal Power cable terminal ON/OFF switch Control panel with display Medium contact bracket (R0612.2.044) Short contact bracket (2x R0612.1.043) Guide bar (R0612.3.051) Separator Knurled screw for separator 10 Print unit...

  • Page 11: Installation And Operation

    NEOPOST Address Printer 5. Installation and operation 5.1 Installing and connecting the printer Install the printer as described in Section 1.4 – Location of the printer. • Make sure that your PC and the printer are both switched off. • Connect the printer cable to your PC and to the printer.
  • Page 12 NEOPOST Address Printer ..To ensure that a secure contact exists between the print cartridge and the printer electronics at all times, the restraining lever has two functions: • To place the ink cartridge into its final position •...

  • Page 13: Installing Printer Drivers

    NEOPOST Address Printer Note on replacing used cartridges: If the message “NO INK!! CHANGE PRINTHEAD“ appears in the display, then one or more cartridges are empty. You can recognize an empty cartridge by its color code. If the panel in the center has changed color completely from green to black, the cartridge is empty.

  • Page 14: The Control Panel

    NEOPOST Address Printer 5.4 The control panel A 2-line display is integrated into the control panel. The first line displays how much ink is left, the selected font and the counter status. The second line shows the operating mode (e.g. On for on-line mode), the resolution, the configuration number and finally the print direction.

  • Page 15: Key Combinations

    NEOPOST Address Printer 5.5 Key combinations The key combinations have the following functions in conjunction with turning the printer on: Initiate download of new firmware or other software supplied by RENA Default Reset (Default setting) Hex Dump (all received characters are printed...

  • Page 16: Adjusting The Printer To The Medium

    NEOPOST Address Printer • Now press the start key: the display changes: Set Paper Size Now? Enter=YES End=NO Do you want to measure the paper size now? Press enter key = YES. Press end key =NO. If you are operating the printer for the first time, you will not yet have set the printer to your print media.
  • Page 17 NEOPOST Address Printer Adjusting the printer to the thickness of the medium 1. Height adjustment of the print unit To obtain a well-defined print-out, it is important to adjust the height of the print unit above the print medium. This can only be done when the cradle of the print unit has been detached: •...
  • Page 18 NEOPOST Address Printer • Loosen the knurled screws of the two separators. • Lift the two separators and place the print medium under the separator fingers. If the print medium is narrow, such as postcards and C10 envelopes, only separator fingers may contact it.
  • Page 19 NEOPOST Address Printer Adjusting to the format of the print medium 1. Adjusting the contact bracket You must first of all know whether your print medium runs through the printer in a longitudinal or transverse direction. The lines are always printed in the direction in which the print medium moves.
  • Page 20 NEOPOST Address Printer If your print medium exceeds the holding capacity of the two contact brackets supplied, a medium and a long contact bracket are also available (see p. 37 – Accessories) as an alternative to the front contact bracket.

  • Page 21: Setting The Address Print Position

    NEOPOST Address Printer 5.8 Setting the address print position Before setting your desired address position, you must know which areas the printer can reach. The address height is positioned by shifting the print unit. The printable area results from the necessary margins and the offset path of the print unit: X+Y = 56 mm (2.2 inch)
  • Page 22 180°. Positioning the address height The SA60 is a WYSIWYG printer ) with some restrictions. These apply to the vertical position of the address. Note the following points regarding your document: •...

  • Page 23: Printing Addresses

    NEOPOST Address Printer Measuring the length of the medium • Insert a medium. • If the printer is not in off-line mode, press the start key and switch the printer OFF. • Press the key and keep it pressed down until (L) appears in the display.

  • Page 24: Resetting The Address Printer

    NEOPOST Address Printer Print test • Insert a sheet of paper. • Switch to off-line mode. • Press the test key. A print test is now carried out. 5.10 Resetting the address printer With loss of configuration The following procedure resets the printer. All values and configurations which have been changed are reset to the works settings: •...

  • Page 25: Programming Mode

    NEOPOST Address Printer 6. Programming mode 6.1 The purpose of programming mode Programming mode is used to set certain parameters manually via the control panel. These comprise settings for the fonts, the print quality, the paper as well as special and test functions.
  • Page 26 NEOPOST Address Printer Key assignment in programming mode Programming mode uses the four middle keys as well as the key at the extreme right. The upper line of key lettering applies. Menu field Option field enter: Aktivate menu/option field. (last status stored) next: Select next menu point/Increase value.

  • Page 27: Menu Overview

    NEOPOST Address Printer 6.3 Menu Overview MENÜ OPTION SETTING No 0 No 1 ... No 9 FONT Cour12 Cour12bo Cour12it Helv07 Helv10 Helv12 Helv12bo Helv12it Helv13 LetGot12 TmsRm12 Bru12 OCR-A PRINT QUALITY 600D 550D 500D 450D 400D 300D 200D 150D...
  • Page 28 NEOPOST Address Printer MENÜ OPTION HEAD12 CORRECT. -24 -23 -22 -21 ...-2 -1 0 1 2... 21 22 23 24 HEAD23 CORRECT. -24 -23 -22 -21 ...-2 -1 0 1 2... 21 22 23 24 PAPER SPEED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 max...

  • Page 29: Description Of Parameters

    NEOPOST Address Printer 6.4 Description of parameters SETTING Selecting a configuration. A specific configuration can be set up for various applications. Configuration “No. 0“ is the default setting which cannot be changed. Configurations “No. 1 through No. 9“ may be individually set.
  • Page 30 NEOPOST Address Printer LEFT MARGIN Setting the left margin within a range from 0 – 304 mm. The value is changed in mm increments. If the next or prev keys are kept pressed down, the value is changed in cm increments.
  • Page 31 NEOPOST Address Printer CHAR. SPACING Increases the character spacing in dots from 0 to 90. CHAR. HEIGHT Increases the character height up to six times without changing the width. CHAR. WIDTH Increases the character width up to six times without changing the height.
  • Page 33 NEOPOST Address Printer Overview of format sizes supported in the printer menu Format Designation Type Size in inches in mm Contact bracket No format size EXEC Executive Paper 7 x 10 184 x 267 LETT Letter Paper 8 x 11...
  • Page 34 -24 –23 –22 –21 ... –2 –1 0 1 2 ... 21 22 23 24 PAPER SPEED The SA60 has 10 speed stages. The easiest way of setting the speed is via the PRINT QUALITY menu (see p. 29). As soon as a specific quality is selected, the SA60 automatically sets the maximum speed possible for this quality.
  • Page 35 NEOPOST Address Printer PAPER SENSOR If you want to print onto media containing black areas, you can deactivate the paper light barrier while you are printing. To do this, you must set a format size under PAPER SIZE (an incorrect format size can lead to printing outside the paper area).
  • Page 36 TEST ADDRESS Select test address 1 or 2. AUTO PAP SPEED The SA60 automatically calculates the maximum speed for a print job. CENTRONICS def = Standard (default) setting. The second IEEE option should be selected in the event of any problems with the control PC.
  • Page 37 NEOPOST Address Printer SERVICE Rev. Display of inspection number. You must specify this number whenever you contact our customer service. Adrc Counter status of all printed addresses since starting operation. (This counter may only be reset by the customer service.)
  • Page 38 NEOPOST Address Printer of defects on print heads: XAMPLES a.1 = No connection at contact “K“ ( for print-head H1) a.2 = No connection at contact “B“ ( for print-head H3) b.1 = No connection at contact “10“ (for print-head H1) b.2 = No connection at contact “16“...
  • Page 39 NEOPOST Address Printer InpD In Inp-Dump, all 96 kbytes of the receive buffer are printed with PC8- symbols. The complete print-out requires approximately 180 sheets. Switch the printer off before a dump print-out and then on again. Transmit the print job and then start the dump print-out.

  • Page 40: Accessories

    NEOPOST Address Printer 7. Accessories The following accessories are available (at a charge): Item Designation Qty. Order No. Long contact bracket R0612.2.045 Deflector unit R0613.2.010 The long contact bracket is used to extend the variable format size The deflector unit changes the transport direction of the ejected print medium by 90°...

  • Page 41: Technical Data

    NEOPOST Address Printer 8. Technical data Dimensions of print media min. width 140 mm (5.5“) max. width 450 mm (17.7“) standard min. height 70 mm (2.8“) max. height 355 mm (14“) min. thickness 0.1 mm (0.004“) max. thickness 2.0 mm (0.079“) max.
  • Page 42 NEOPOST Address Printer Usable cartridges HP51645A,C8842A, 6168A, 6169A, 6170A Main memory 4 MB standard, 8 MB optional Address buffer The last 20 addresses Counter Resettable address counter Operating life counter Interfaces Data IEEE1284 (parallel interface) Signal inputs Not present Signal outputs...

  • Page 43: Annex

    NEOPOST Address Printer 9. Annex 9.1 Contact brackets Short contact brackets (2x) R0612.1.043 (standard) Medium contact bracket R0612.2.044 (standard) Long contact bracket R0612.2.045 (accessories) Adjustable widths of the contact brackets The specifications (in mm/inches) refer to the print media widths transverse to the transport direction.

  • Page 44: Meanings Of Some Displayed Messages

    NEOPOST Address Printer Special format sizes Overview of format sizes which can be entered in the PAPER SIZE menu under USER. These format sizes are not supported in the printer menu. Format Size in inches in mm Contact bracket x 13...

  • Page 45: Error Messages And Warnings

    NEOPOST Address Printer 9.3 Error messages and warnings 9.3.1 Error messages Error message Description Solving the problem ERROR LCA INITIALIS. Error in loading the hardware into Plug connection on/to print CALL SERVICE the XC5210 module board Module XC5210 ERROR LCA1 Ready Error in printing –...
  • Page 46 NEOPOST Address Printer Error message Description Solving the problem TEST MACRO TOO LONG The user-defined test address is too Keep within maximum lenght. long BUFFER OVERFLOW !! Overflow of receive buffer. Check connection to PC RAM ERROR !! Error in RAM.

  • Page 47: Warnings

    NEOPOST Address Printer Error message Description Solving the problem WRONG LCA REVISION! Incorrect LCA revision loaded Obtain valid flashware from Support/ PLEASE UPDATE LCA! Internet and load into the printer Start position exceeded. Address Switch on automatic speed control, Reduce Paper Speed!

  • Page 48: Notes On Maintenance

    NEOPOST Address Printer 9.4 Notes on maintenance Cleaning the ink cartridges HP C6195A, HP 51645A Clean the nozzles of the ink cartridge with a cleaning cloth of brand ® TexWipe (Order no. KH-TX304): / / / / / / / /...

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