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- Page 1 DA-590 INK JET PRINTER OPERATION MANUAL Part # M-3021 Revision Date: 2/97...
- Page 2 Web Site: http://www.renausa.com Every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of this manual. RENA Systems shall not be held liable for any errors contained herein or for any consequential or incidental damages incurred as a result of acting on information contained in this manual.
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Page 3: Important Notes On Safety
PC caution board. • Cleaning the Before cleaning, the printer must always be disconnected from the power printer supply. • Cleaning is best done with a cloth dampened with water. RENA Care should be used to clean the rollers. - Page 4 If the printer shows clear signs of a defect. • Parts If a repair is required, use only genuine RENA parts. Consult your RENA service provider with questions relating to service and repair. This will ensure that your printer will operate properly at all times.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Page Important information on safety Power connection Voltage selection Changing fuses Introduction What can the the DA 590 printer do? The parts of the DA 590 printer Technical data Operating the printer Connecting the printer Interface cable Power cable Turning the printer on What does the display show ? What do the keys mean ? - Page 6 Defining the print position Rotating the address block Setting the left margin Setting the top margin Setting the side guides Setting the horizontal elevation guide Setting the vertical elevation guide Aligning the exit rollers Feeding without printing Printing The Print Head Which print heads to use When must the print head be replaced ? Changing the print head and resetting the ink status counter...
- Page 7 Menu overview An explanation of the menu fields A programming example 5.12 Initializing the printer 5.12 Interface Centronics parallel interface Pin assignment Signal description Circuit extract 7. Fonts Terminology Type Face Serif and Sans Serif font types Spacing Fixed spacing Proportional spacing Pitch Point size...
- Page 8 Error messages and solutions Note on maintenance Appendix Character sets 7-bit character sets 8-bit character sets 9.12 Software considerations 9.19 9.19 Form Feeds 9.19 Windows 9.20 HP Deskjet 500 driver 9.21 Automatic barcode feature 9.23 DA-590 control commands 9.24 \text\da590\contents DA590 Instruction Manual...
- Page 9 Introduction What can the DA-590 printer do? The DA-590 is an inkjet cartridge printer that gives a true 300 dpi (dots per inch) print-out. The DA-590 prints on envelopes, catalogues , brochures, self-mailers, magazines and cards. It will print on any media that will accept ink from a cartridge.
- Page 10 Introduction The parts of the DA-590 printer: 1. Inner side guide (326.0.101) 2. Outer side guide (326.0.100) 3. Material to be printed 4. Guide block 5. Elevation guide 6. Power input and power switch 7. Parallel interface (36-pin 8. Paper thickness setting 9.
- Page 11 Throughput 2,500 #10 envelopes/hr. LQ 3,500 #10 envelopes/hr. NLQ 3 lines with 20 chars per line Print heads RENA Klick Kit Life LQ 1.1 million characters NLQ 2.2 million characters RENA Remanufactured Cartridge Life LQ 1 million characters...
- Page 12 Introduction Automatic changeover Technical Data (continued) \text\da590\introduction DA590 Instruction Manual...
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Page 13: Power Connection
Introduction Printing speed 115 chars/sec Pitch Cour12: 10 cpi Helv14: proportional font TmsRmn12: proportional font Print width 6.5” 65 chars/line at 10 cpi Print quality LQ 300 dpi NLQ 150 dpi Special functions Postnet ZIP+4 Barcode Postnet Delivery Point Barcode bpo4, British postal barcode kix, Dutch postal barcode 2/5I, 2 of 5 Interleave barcode... -
Page 14: Technical Data
Introduction Technical Data (continued) Fuses 220,240V: 2 x 1.6A (slow) Power input 100,120V: 2 x 2.5A (slow) Printer electronics 2 x 3.15A (slow) (110, 220V) Noise < 55 dB at 1 m (39”) distance (ISO 9296) Certification GS for 3 years (European) \text\da590\introduction DA590 Instruction Manual... -
Page 15: Operating The Printer
Plug a parallel printer cable from your computer into jack (7) and Interface cable secure it. Power cable CAUTION ! The DA-590 is a class 1 safety device Use grounded circuits only! Plug the power cable into (6). Κ | The parallel interface cable should not be longer than 6’. -
Page 16: Turning The Printer On
Operating the printer Turning the printer on Switch the printer on with the power switch (6a). 1=ON, 0 = OFF The following display appears briefly, to indicate printer initialization. DA 590 Inkjet Initialization The printer is now in off-line mode, with this display: 100% Cour12 000000... -
Page 17: What Does The Display Show
Operating the printer What does the display show ? What do the keys mean ? \text\da590\operation DA590 Instruction Manual... - Page 18 Operating the printer The four keys in the middle have a dual meaning depending on the operating mode (on-line or off-line)! “start” key The “start” key is used to toggle between on-line and off-line mode. “pap” key The “pap” key feeds in or ejects media. “test”...
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Page 19: When Are The Keys Active
Operating the printer The right “ð” arrow key adjusts the print start position toward the “ð” key leading edge of the media. Press this key (backspace) once for each address to be reprinted “ ” key (maximum 10). Pressing this key will rotate the printing direction by 180°. “... -
Page 20: Setting Up To Print
Setting up to print Printing Gap For postcards and thin documents you can work with the smallest space between the print head and the material (the printing gap). If the print head smudges the print, or if the material is particularly thick (such as a booklet), the gap between the print head and the material should be increased. -
Page 21: Setting Up The Paper Feed
printing - Turn each of the two outside knurled Setting up the paper feed screws (11) about half a turn away from the stop, towards the middle- position (see figure on right). - Unlock the center knurled screw (10), lift it up and lock it again in its raised position (see arrow). - Page 22 printing - Unlock the center knurled screw (10), and let the separators drop down onto the material. When the center knurled screw (10) is locked again, the separators are set. - If the material is skewing when it is fed in, you can make fine adjustments by turning either of the two outside knurled screws (11) without unlocking the center knurled screw (10).
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Page 23: Defining The Print Position
printing Before beginning to print, you must decide where you want to print Defining the print position on the material. The printing area is indicated by arrows on the decal on the housing above the print head. The printing area is 6.5” (165 mm ) from the inside, where the print head housing meets the body of the printer, out to where the operator stands. -
Page 24: Setting The Left Margin
printing The left margin is the distance between the edge of the printer’s Setting the left margin print area and the first printed character. (See the decal on top of the print head housing.) The default setting for the left margin is 0 mm. Use programming mode to set the left margin 0-150 mm (0-5.9 in.). -
Page 25: Setting The Horizontal Elevation Guide
printing Setting the horizontal Loosen the knurled screw (a) and align the elevation guide (5) elevation guide more or less in the middle of the material (3) being used. adjustment \text\da590\printing DA590 Instruction Manual... -
Page 26: Setting The Vertical Elevation Guide
printing Setting the vertical - Place two pieces of the material (3) on the elevation guide so elevation guide that they rest against the separators (b) and the guide block (4). adjustment - Slide the guide block so that the bottom of the block just barely touches the top edge of the top piece of material. -
Page 27: Aligning The Exit Rollers
printing Align the two exit rollers (12) so that the material is gripped evenly. Aligning the exit The printed area must not pass under the exit rollers. rollers Check the set-up by running several pieces through without printing. Press the “pap” key: a single piece should be fed in. Feeding without printing Press the “pap”... -
Page 28: Printing
Printing is performed with a standard commercial inkjet cartridge print head. When the ink is used up, the print head is replaced. Which print heads to use RENA Klick Kit inkjet cartridge system RENA Remanufactured inkjet cartridge Hewlett Packard 51626A inkjet cartridge When 0% appears in the top left of the display. -
Page 29: Changing The Print Head And Resetting The Ink Status Counter
Printing - Press the “start” key to go into off-line mode. Changing the - Press the “prog” key. print head and - Press the “prev” key to get to the “HEAD RESET” menu. - Press the “enter” key twice: resetting the ink The print head will move away from the “park”... -
Page 30: Cleaning The Print Head Nozzles
Printing Cleaning the print The print head nozzles are cleaned automatically head nozzles - before each test print. - after switching from off-line to on-line. - after approximately every 100 printed addresses. - when no data is received after end of printing. The print head nozzles should be cleaned manually if it has not been used for several days. -
Page 31: Counting Addresses
Printing Counting addresses Every printout is counted after the material has been ejected. The number can be seen in the upper right of the display. The printer performs two different and independent types of address counting. Counting printed addresses This count occurs after each address is printed. The count is maintained while the printer is in on-line mode. -
Page 32: Printer Functions
Printer functions Programming mode The printer is delivered with factory default menu settings. To change the print quality, for example, you must go into programming mode. Programming mode is used for the manual setting of specific parameters via What is programming the control panel. -
Page 33: What Does The Display Show In Programming Mode
Printer functions What does the display show in programming mode? In programming mode, the top line of key descriptions are How the keys function in active (end, next, prev, enter). programming mode. “enter” key Use “enter” to toggle between displaying the menu field and the option field. - Page 34 Printer functions “end” key Use “end” to leave programming mode and return to normal mode. \text\da590\printer functions DA590 Inst ruction Manual...
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Page 35: Menu Overview
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 EMULATION PCL3 D300 D306 U332 SETTING LOCKED no yes SERVICE Prom Adrc Head Char HexD SetD HARDWARE TEST To be used by qualified RENA service representatives only HEAD RESET yes no \text\da590\printer functions DA590 Inst ruction Manual... -
Page 36: An Explanation Of The Menu Fields
Printer functions An explanation of the menu fields SETTING Selection of a user-defined set-up. You may create various set-ups yourself and store these as a “setting”. Nine of the ten setting options, “No 1” - “No 9” are available for user defined set-ups. - Page 37 National character sets with their own special characters in each language (see character sets in the Appendix). BIT8 SET TO This menu allows you to define how the DA-590 is to execute bit 8. This menu prompt is active only for 7-bit character sets. The following variants are possible: BIT8: the higher-value bit (bit 8) of the received character is taken over in unchanged form.
- Page 38 Printer functions SELECT British postal barcode, kix Dutch postal barcode, 2/5I 2 of 5 interleave industrial barcode or ean industrial barcode. ZIP SEARCH If the “enter” key is pressed while “ZIP” is flashing the following option is offered: “ZIP SEARCH : off” You may choose between the options “off”, “zip”...
- Page 39 Printer functions The values for LEFT MARGIN and TOP MARGIN can be changed to your requirements to match the position of the address on the envelope. Κ When selectiong conv (convntional lower right) for automatic barcode placement, always use a USPS template to check for the proper positioning of the barcode.
- Page 40 Printer functions HEX TO ASCII HEX TO ASCII conversion off/on If conversion is switched on, the printer interprets the per-cent symbol “%” as a non-printable control character. The two characters following the “%” symbol are interpreted as Hexadecimal values and combined into a single character. Example: %0C = 0C = Form Feed LINE MODE...
- Page 41 Printer functions EMULATION The DA-590 printer can be operated with software programs that were created for other RENA printers. To do so, the relevant printer must be selected in the menu option "Emulation". Κ Not all control instructions of the other printers are...
- Page 42 Printer functions Κ For the following service points, letter size paper must be loaded for under the print head for printing! Head Test print in which the print head nozzles are individually fired. Char Printout of the currently selected character set. HexD Hex-Dump causes all received characters to be printed from the receive buffer in hexadecimal.
- Page 43 Printer functions The following is an example of a SetD print out: DA590 SETTINGS SETTING No 3 FONT Cour12 PRINT QUALITY CHAR. SPACING CHAR. HEIGHT norm CHAR. WIDTH LINE SPACING LEFT MARG. [mm] TOP MARGIN [mm] ORIENTATION CHARACTER SET BIT8 SET TO Bit8 BARCODE SELECT ZIP SEARCH...
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Page 44: A Programming Example
Printer functions You want to change the set up from 6 lines per inch to 8 lines A programming example per inch. - Switch the printer on. Programming mode - Press the “prog” key. Activate required - Use the “prev” or the “next” key to move to the “LINE menu field SPACING”... -
Page 45: Interface
Interface The DA-590 printer is equipped with a standard data communication interface. The interface connection socket is Centronics parallel. It allows the printer to be connected to a terminal or a computer. Centronics parallel interface This interface is most frequently used for connecting to a personal computer. -
Page 46: Pin Assignment
Interfaces Pin assignment PIN assignment of the 36-pin connector Signal Signal _______ STROBE DATA 1 DATA 2 DATA 3 DATA 4 DATA 5 DATA 6 DATA 7 DATA 8 ______________ 10 ACKNOWLEDGE BUSY ____ SELECT INIT _____ ERROR Chassis-GND + 5V The signal description is shown on the next page. -
Page 47: Signal Description
Interfaces Signal description associated Signal Signal- Meaning In./Out. STROBE This pulse (0.5ms) shows that data bits are valid 20-27 DATA 1-8 Data bits D0-D7 _____________ Printer report: ACKNOWLEDGE data is processed (ready to receive) BUSY Printer report: received data will be processed Printer reports to (Paper empty) computer: no... -
Page 48: Circuit Extract
Interfaces Circuit extract \text\da590\Interface DA590 Instruction Manual... -
Page 49: Fonts
Fonts Terminology A font is a collection of characters and symbols with the same type face and spacing, the same height, line thickness and characteristics (Italic, Bold etc.). A Type Face is a set of characters and symbols of a specific Type Face design. -
Page 50: Spacing
Fonts Spacing refers to the relative position of the characters of a Spacing font. Character spacing may be either fixed or proportional. Fixed spacing With fixed character spacing, each character of a font assumes the same width and has the same spacing as the adjacent characters. -
Page 51: Point Size
Fonts Point size refers to the height of a font from the bottom of the lowest descending character (i.e. j or y) to the top of the Point size highest character (i.e. F or T). Point size is measured in pica points. -
Page 52: Char. Spacing
Fonts To bring single words out more clearly, you can expand the CHAR. SPACING spacing between letters and words without changing the character size itself. The word E x a m p l e is printed adding character spacing. Quality refers to the number of dots printed per inch. Quality Letter Quality prints 300 dots per inch. -
Page 53: Character Set
Fonts Character set A character set consists of characters and symbols that contain all elements of a language (country-specific characters), including punctuation marks and numerals. The 7-bit character sets correspond to the definitions of the 7-bit character set “International Standards Organization” (ISO) and the “American Standard Code for Information Interchange”... -
Page 54: Error Messages And Solutions
Error messages and solutions Error message Cause Solution Configuration is blocked. Select the option “Setting Setting locked !! locked:” “no” in programming mode No addresses stored, hence Transmit data to printer. No addresses !! address cannot be repeated. Address contains too many Restrict the address size to 1.5 Too many characters !! characters, therefore it cannot... -
Page 55: Note On Maintenance
Error messages and solutions Error message Cause Solution No form feed character (0C Check the program setup in NO FORMFEED RECEIVED hex) was received after an your software. address was sent. Error in loading the LCA Call for service ! ERROR LCA !! module. -
Page 56: Appendix
Form Feeds: The DA-590 needs to know where the end of an address is so that it can eject the piece and feed in the next piece. There are several ways that a form feed may be achieved. First we will discuss DOS programs and later, Windows®... -
Page 57: Windows 9.20
For instance, if every address in a list has four lines, you would program in four lines in the Line Mode selection of the DA-590 menu and the printer would form feed after printing four lines. -
Page 58: Hp Deskjet 500 Driver
Open your application. When selecting the HP DeskJet 500 as the default printer in your application program, be sure to select one of the internal fonts of the DA-590 as the default font. These fonts will be ® available in the listing of fonts available in Windows . - Page 59 Using the Windows 95 HP DeskJet 500 Driver ® To set up the HP DeskJet Printer Driver in Windows 95 to use with the RENA DA-590 and print text instead of graphics, do the following: ® Follow the Windows 95 instructions for adding a printer driver using the either the Control Panel or Printers in Settings on the Start Menu.
- Page 60 Appendix You can use either the File Manager or a DOS Copy command to copy the file to a diskette. ® Place the diskette into the floppy drive of your Windows 95 computer. 9.22 \text\da590\appendix DA590 Instruction Manual...
- Page 61 Open your application. When selecting the HP DeskJet 500 as the default printer in your application program be sure to select one of the internal fonts of the DA-590 as the default font. These fonts will be ® available in the listing of fonts available in Windows .
- Page 62 Appendix DA-590 CONTROL COMMANDS Note: There should be NO SPACES between characters sent. The spacing below is for clarity ONLY! ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Esc E 27 69 1B 45 Printer Initialization Esc ! $ # S 27 33 36 # 83...
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Page 63: Da-590 Control Commands
Appendix DA-590 CONTROL COMMANDS Note: There should be NO SPACES between characters sent. The spacing below is for clarity ONLY! ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Bit 8 Set To: unchanged (Bit8) Esc ! $ 0 B 27 33 36 48 66 1B 21 24 30 42... - Page 64 Appendix DA-590 CONTROL COMMANDS Note: There should be NO SPACES between characters sent. The spacing below is for clarity ONLY! Barcoding Codes ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal Type of Bar-code: Zip (Postnet) Esc ( 15 Y 27 40 49 53 89 1B 28 31 35 59 2 of 5 (Opt.
- Page 65 Power connection WARNING ! After changing the voltage, the fuses must also be changed ! (Fuse values can be read off the letterplate.) Changing fuses Open the (housing) lid as described on the preceding page. Screw the recessed head screw (e) out, by one turn. First push the fuse mount (f) out horizontally and then lift it out.
- Page 66 Power connection Power connection CAUTION ! Before plugging the power cable into the back of the printer check for the correct voltage setting on the power input module. If the setting is correct, go on to the sub-section on the “power cable”. Remove the power cable! Voltage selection Open the (housing) lid (a)
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