Rena DA-590 Operation Manual

DA-590

INK JET PRINTER

OPERATION MANUAL

Part # M-3021

Revision Date: 2/97

RENA Systems, Inc.
136 Green Tree Rd Ste 140
PO Box 1069
Oaks, PA 19456-1069

Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-Mail: [email protected]
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.
Technical specifications may change due to design advances.
The data stated are nominal values only.

Important Notes on Safety

PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY

KEEP THEM WITHIN EASY REACH FOR LATER USE

All direction and warning labels on the printer must be observed.

Setting up the
printer

Electrical
safety

• When setting up the printer, make sure that it is positioned securely and is

level. If it is allowed to tilt, roll away or drop, injuries may result.

• The printer must be protected from moisture.

• When connecting the printer to the power supply, observe the rated

values for the power connection on the name plate.

• Check the voltage setting at the printer’s power input module.

• For reasons of electrical safety, the power connection socket must be

equipped with a grounded conductor contact.

• The printer has a double-pole fuse protection! In the event of fuse failure,

electrical parts in the printer may still be live.

• Run the power supply cable so that no-one can trip over it. Also make

sure that nothing is placed on the cable.

• If the printer remains unused over a long period of time, disconnect it from

the power supply. This ensures that no damage will be caused by voltage
surges.

• Never open the printer. For reasons of electrical safety, it may be opened

only by authorized service personnel.

Operational
safety

Print head
caution

Cleaning the
printer

• Never touch the internal parts of the printer while it is running !

• To avoid damaging the printer, use only parts that have been approved by

• Remove the print head whenever the printer is not in use. Some print

• Before cleaning, the printer must always be disconnected from the power

• Cleaning is best done with a cloth dampened with water. RENA Care

the manufacturer.

heads may leak when not used for some time and damage the main PC
board.

supply.

should be used to clean the rollers.

Let your
RENA service
technician
check the
printer!

IN THE FOLLOWING CASES, DISCONNECT THE PRINTER FROM
THE POWER SUPPLY !

• The power cable or power socket are damaged.

• Liquid has penetrated the printer.

• The printer was exposed to moisture.

• If the printer does not function as described in the operating instructions,

or there is no improvement with the aid of these instructions.

• The printer was dropped and/or the housing is damaged.

• 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.

CONTENTS

Page

Important information on safety

Power connection N.1

Voltage selection N.1
Changing fuses N.2

1. Introduction

What can the the DA 590 printer do? 1.1

The parts of the DA 590 printer 1.2

Technical data 1.3

2. Operating the printer

Connecting the printer 2.1

Interface cable 2.1
Power cable 2.1

Turning the printer on 2.2

What does the display show ? 2.3

What do the keys mean ? 2.4

When are the keys active ? 2.5

On-line mode 2.5
Off-line mode 2.5

3. Setting up to print

Printing Gap 3.1

Setting the material thickness 3.1

Setting up the paper feed 3.2

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Defining the print position 3.4

Rotating the address block 3.4

Setting the left margin 3.5

Setting the top margin 3.5

Setting the side guides 3.5

Setting the horizontal elevation guide 3.6

Setting the vertical elevation guide 3.7

Aligning the exit rollers 3.8

Feeding without printing 3.8

4. Printing

The Print Head 4.1

Which print heads to use 4.1
When must the print head be replaced ? 4.1
Changing the print head and resetting the ink status counter 4.2
Cleaning the print head nozzles 4.2

Counting addresses 4.3

Counting printed addresses 4.3
Counting test addresses 4.3

5. Printer functions

Programming mode 5.1

What is programming mode for ? 5.1
Getting into programming mode 5.1
What does the display show in programming mode 5.2
How the keys function in programming mode 5.2

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Menu overview 5.3

An explanation of the menu fields 5.4
A programming example 5.12

Initializing the printer 5.12

6. Interface

Centronics parallel interface 6.1

Pin assignment 6.2

Signal description 6.3

Circuit extract 6.3

7. Fonts

Terminology 7.1

Type Face 7.1
Serif and Sans Serif font types 7.1

Spacing 7.2

Fixed spacing 7.2
Proportional spacing 7.2
Pitch 7.2

Point size 7.3

Char. Height 7.3

Char. Width 7.3

Char. Spacing 7.4

Quality 7.4

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NLQ 7.4
LQ 7.4

Character set 7.5

7-bit character set 7.5
8-bit character set 7.5

8. Error messages and solutions

Note on maintenance 8.2

9. Appendix

Character sets 9.1

7-bit character sets 9.1
8-bit character sets 9.12

Software considerations 9.19

DOS 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

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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. The DA-590 can print on a single thickness of 20lb. paper up to media
5/32” (more than 1/8”) thick.

Introduction

The DA-590 has three internal fonts, Cour12 (Courier 12 Pt. 10 cpi), Helv14 (Helvetica 12 Pt.
Proportional) and TmsRm12 (Times Roman 12 Pt. Proportional). Printing is accomplished with
a standard, replaceable, inkjet cartridge print head.

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The parts of the DA-590 printer:

Introduction

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. Controls (see next page)

10. Lock for separators

11. Fine adjustment for separators

12. Exit rollers

13. Inkjet print head

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Uni-directional

Technical Data

Dimensions
L x W x H (mm)
(inches - approx.)

Media size
Length (mm)
(inches - approx.)
Width (mm)
(inches - approx.)

Introduction

372 x 347 330
(14.6 x 13.7 x 13)

75 - 500

(3 - 19.7)

70 - 435

(2.8 - 17.1)

Media thickness (mm)
(inches - approx.)

Thickness difference (mm)

(inches - approx.)

(from one side to the other)

4
(.16)

maximum 1
(.04)

Media types Envelopes. self-mailers, documents,

single sheets, booklets, catalogues,
cards.

Media quality Inkjet suitable, no plastic foil or high

gloss paper

Throughput

3 lines with 20 chars per line

Print heads
Life

Life

Life

2,500 #10 envelopes/hr. LQ
3,500 #10 envelopes/hr. NLQ

RENA Klick Kit
LQ 1.1 million characters
NLQ 2.2 million characters

RENA Remanufactured Cartridge
LQ 1 million characters
NLQ 2 million characters

HP 51626A Inkjet Cartridge
LQ 1 million characters
NLQ 2 million characters

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Resolution 300 dpi

Printing mode Bi -directional

Technical Data (continued)

Introduction

Automatic changeover

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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
ean, European UPC barcode
Set-up memory
Test address loadable
user definable
Ink consumption display
Last 10 addresses can be reprinted

Receive buffer 6 Kbytes

Battery buffer Printer set-up is retained after

switching off

Interface Parallel

(36 pin Centronics compatible)

Character sets 17 national character sets

PC8 IBM character set

Power connection 100 V, 120 V, 220 V, 240 V

(switchable)
50 - 60 Hz

Drive motors (2)

Stepper motor for paper transport.
DC motor with encoder for moving
print head.

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Technical Data (continued)

Introduction

Fuses
Power input

Printer electronics

220,240V: 2 x 1.6A (slow)
100,120V: 2 x 2.5A (slow)

2 x 3.15A (slow)

(110, 220V)

Noise < 55 dB at 1 m (39”) distance

(ISO 9296)

Certification GS for 3 years (European)

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2. Operating the printer

Connecting the printer

Interface cable

Plug a parallel printer cable from your computer into jack (7) and
secure it.

Power cable

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’.

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CAUTION !

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
Off LQ Set1U Nor

These displays are described on the following page.

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Operating the printer

What does the display show ?

What do the keys mean ?

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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” key The “test” key feeds in one document, prints a test address on it and

ejects it.

“prog” key The “prog” key puts the printer into programming mode.

“ï” key

The left “ï” arrow key adjusts the print start position toward the
trailing edge of the media.

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Operating the printer

“ð” key

The right “ð” arrow key adjusts the print start position toward the
leading edge of the media.

“ ” key

Press this key (backspace) once for each address to be reprinted
(maximum 10).

“ ” key

“start”+ “pap” keys Pressing these two keys at the same time resets the address

Pressing this key will rotate the printing direction by 180°.

counter to “0”.

“test” + “pap” keys Pressing these two keys at the same time resets the test address

counter to “0”

When are the keys active?

When the printer is first turned on, it is in off-line mode. Except for the “start” key, the keys
are active only in off-line mode.

On-line mode Press the “start” key. You are now in on-line mode.

The following display appears.

100% Cour12 000000
On LQ Set1U Nor

In this mode the printer is ready to print.
Repeatedly pressing the “start” key toggles the printer between

on-line and off-line mode.

Off-line mode In off-line mode, the following display appears and programming

mode can be entered by pressing the “prog” key.

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100% Cour12 000000
Off LQ Set1U Nor

3. 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.

Setting the material
thickness

- Turn the knob (8) to the most open setting (see arrow).

- Place one thickness of the material (3) under the exit rollers (b).

- Turn the knob (8) to the right or left until both exit rollers contact the
material. Then turn the knob (8) two to three clicks further in the
same direction to insure proper transport pressure.

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printing

Setting up the paper feed

- Turn each of the two outside knurled

screws (11) about half a turn away
from the stop, towards the middle­position (see figure on right).

- Unlock the center knurled screw

(10), lift it up and lock it again in its
raised position (see arrow).

- Place the thickest part of one piece of the material (3) between the

separators and the input feed roller (see arrow below).

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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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printing

Defining the print position

Before beginning to print, you must decide where you want to print
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.

Rotating the address block The optimal printing direction depends on the size of the piece and

where you want to print on it.
The address block, with its left margin, may be rotated by 180°.

“A/∀” key = “Nor”

“A/∀” key = “Rev”

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printing

Setting the left margin

Setting the top margin

The left margin is the distance between the edge of the printer’s
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.). See

Sect. 5 in the “Left Margin” menu).
The top margin is the distance between the leading edge of the

material and the first printed line.
The default value for the top margin is 0 mm.
Use programming mode to set the top margin from 0-400 mm. (0-15.6

in.). See Sect. 5 in the "Top Margin" menu).

With the printer in off-line mode, the top margin can be adjusted, line by
line, by pressing the left or right arrow keys:

“ï” key = increases the top margin, one line at a time.

“ð” key = decreases the top margin, one line at a time.

Setting the side guides

Loosen the knurled screws (a), and adjust the side guides (1 and 2)
to the width of the material (3).

CAUTION !

The material must pass over the paper sensor.

The edge of the material should project laterally at least 5mm (.18 in.)
over the paper sensor.

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printing

Setting the horizontal
elevation guide
adjustment

Loosen the knurled screw (a) and align the elevation guide (5)

more or less in the middle of the material (3) being used.

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printing

Setting the vertical
elevation guide
adjustment

- Place two pieces of the material (3) on the elevation guide so
that they rest against the separators (b) and the guide block (4).

- Slide the guide block so that the bottom of the block just barely
touches the top edge of the top piece of material.

- Fan the material so that the bottom piece sticks out more than the top
piece.

- Adjusting the elevation guide angle:

The optimum angle of the elevation guide depends on the length of the

material.

shorter length = steeper angle

longer length = flatter angle

- Secure the elevation guide in-place with the knurled screw (a).

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printing

Aligning the exit
rollers

Align the two exit rollers (12) so that the material is gripped evenly.
The printed area must not pass under the exit rollers.

Feeding without
printing

Check the set-up by running several pieces through without printing.

Press the “pap” key: a single piece should be fed in.
Press the “pap” key again and a single piece should be ejected and

the next single piece should be fed in.

Κ

Never touch the internal parts of the printer while it is running !

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4. Printing

Print head

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

When must the print head be
replaced ?

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.

0% Cour12 00000
Off LQ Set1U Nor

this warning appears

NO INK !!
CHANGE PRINT HEAD

Details of how to replace the print head and to reset the ink status counter are given on the
following page.

Κ The ink status counter accurate only when the print head replacement

instructions, on the next page, are followed.

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and printing is interrupted.

Printing

Changing the

- Press the “start” key to go into off-line mode.

- Press the “prog” key.

print head and
resetting the ink
status counter

- Press the “prev” key to get to the “HEAD RESET” menu.

- Press the “enter” key twice:

The print head will move away from the “park” position.

Press the leaf spring (d) in the direction of the arrow to eject the
print head (13).

-Remove the print head by tilting it out towards the exit side of the printer.

-Follow the instructions supplied with the new print head.

-When inserting the new print head, make sure that it locks audibly into place.

-Press the “end” key to return to off-line mode. The display is reset to 100%.

-Press the “start” key to return to on-line mode.

Κ The ink status display applies only to the HP 51626A or its equivalent!

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Printing

Cleaning the print
head nozzles

The print head nozzles are cleaned automatically

- 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.

- To do so, remove the print head from the printer (see
diagram above).

- Slide a piece of paper across the print head nozzles back
and forth several times. Or, use a damp cloth.

Κ-When the printer is not being used, the print head

must be removed and stored properly. This will
avoid nozzle clogging and the possibility of ink
leaking out and damaging the printer.

Print test

Κ

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Never touch the internal parts of the printer while it is running !

Press the “test” key. The bottom sheet is fed in and printed with a
test address. The sheet is then ejected and the next sheet is fed in.

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

Counting test addresses

This count occurs after each address is printed.
The count is maintained while the printer is in on-line mode.

The number remains visible in the display until you go off-line
and press the “test” key. Then the number represents the
number of test addresses printed. Only when you change
back to on-line mode does the address count number
appear in the display again. When you return to on-line
printing, the address count is continued.

By simultaneously pressing the “start” and “pap” keys, the
counter can be reset to “0” without losing addresses in the
buffer.

A test address count is the number of test prints performed by
the printer.

This count is maintained when pressing the “test” key with
the printer in off-line mode.

If you switch over to on-line mode by pressing the “start”
key, the count disappears from the display, but is stored in
memory.

If you again press the “start” key to return to off-line mode
and perform additional test prints, the stored counter value
again appears in the display and the counting is continued. If
the “test” key is held down until the word “Test” appears
on the display, test addresses will be continuously printed
until the “start” key is pressed and the word “off” appears
on the display.

Κ Both address counters are reset when the printer is switched off !

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By simultaneously pressing the “test” and “pap” keys, you
can reset the test address counter to “0” without losing
addresses in the buffer.

5. 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.

What is programming
mode for ?

The “menu overview” section lists the menu fields and their options.

Κ The printer set-up can be changed by using the RENASET program, by

sending escape sequences from software , or in programming mode.

Getting to
programming mode

Programming mode is used for the manual setting of specific parameters via
the control panel.

- Change over to off-line mode by pressing the “start” key.

- Then press the “prog” key.

- The following display appears briefly:.

DA 590 Inkjet
Programming mode

-The printer is in programming mode when the following display appears:

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(Menu field) blinking (Option field)

Printer functions

What does the display show
in programming mode?

How the keys function in
programming mode.

“enter” key Use “enter” to toggle between displaying the menu field and

In programming mode, the top line of key descriptions are
active (end, next, prev, enter).

the option field. The currently active field blinks. The last
setting is always saved.

“next” key Use “next” to move to the next active field choice.

“prev” key Use “prev” to move to the previous active field choice.

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Printer functions

“end” key Use “end” to leave programming mode and return to normal

mode.

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Printer functions

Menu overview - the underlined values are the factory default settings:

Menu Option
SETTING No 0 No 1 ... No 9
FONT Cour12 Helv14 TmsRm12
PRINT QUALITY LQ NLQ
CHAR. SPACING 0 1 2 ... 29 30
CHAR. HEIGHT norm doub trip
CHAR. WIDTH off doub trip
LINE SPACING 1 2 ... 6 ... 10 (lines per inch)
LEFT MARG. [mm] 0 150
TOP MARGIN [mm] 0 400
ORIENTATION Nor Rev
CHARACTER SET PC8 Rom8 P850 ECMA P8DN ICEL

P852 P860 USA7 UK7 Fra7 Ger7 Ita7
Spa7 Den7 Nor7 Swe7 SwN7 Por7

BIT8 SET TO BIT8 FIX0 FIX1
BARCODE SELECT zip bpo4, kix, 2/5i, ean,

ZIP SEARCH off zip dpbc
ZIP POSITION top bot conv

PRINT MODE aut. uni bid.
EJECT DELAY off 0.1 - 9.9 (sec)
PAPER SPEED 100% 90% 80% 30%
AUTO LF off on
HEX TO ASCII off on
LINE MODE (lines) off 1 99

DELIMITER < > off on

CARRIAGE CORR. -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

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HARDWARE TEST To be used by qualified RENA service
representatives only

HEAD RESET yes no

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. The first option, “No 0”, is reserved for factory default
settings.

If you select setting “No 0”, programming mode is terminated
immediately after pressing the “enter” key. You cannot make any
changes to setting “No 0”.

To make changes to a set-up, you must first select any one of the
remaining nine options (“No 1” to “No 9”) or use the default “No 1”.

By ending programming mode, the changes that were made are
automatically stored in the selected setting “No #".

The settings remain stored when the printer is switched off.
In the “service” option “SetD”, you can print out the active

settings (see “service” description).
A default reset may be accomplished by holding down the

“prog” key while turning on the printer.

FONT Selection of the font (see section “Fonts”). Three fonts, Cour12,

Helv14 and TmsRm12 are resident in the printer.

PRINT QUALITY Selection between two print qualities: NLQ and LQ

NLQ: Near Letter Quality = 150 dots printed per inch
LQ: Letter Quality = 300 dots printed per inch

CHAR.

The space between characters can be adjusted from 0 to 30 dots.

SPACING

CHAR. HEIGHT Characters may be printed normal, double and triple high.

CHAR. WIDTH Characters may be printed normal, double or triple wide.

LINE SPACING Line spacing may be from 1 to 10 lines per inch.

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Printer functions

BARCODE

LEFT MARG. This allows you to define the spacing between the edge of the print

area and the first printed character. The range is 0-150 mm.

By pressing and holding down the “prev” or the “next” key, the margin
change is performed in cm-steps (1 cm = 10 mm), instead
of in mm-steps.

TOP MARGIN This allows you to define the spacing between the leading edge of the

material and the first printed line. The range is 0-400 mm.

By pressing and holding down the “prev” or the “next” key, the margin
change is performed in cm-steps (1 cm = 10 mm), instead
of in mm-steps.

ORIENTATION Rotating the address block by 180°.

In “Nor”, the first line is printed first.
In “Rev”, the last line is printed first.

CHARACTER
SET

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.

FIX0: the higher-value bit (bit 8) of the received character is always

deleted.

FIX1: the higher-value bit (bit 8) of the received character is always set

to "1".

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Use this menu to change between the USPS ZIP barcode, bpo4

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” and “dpbc”.
In the setting “zip” the nine (or five) digits of the ZIP code from
the last line of the address are recognized and the corresponding postnet
barcode (with check sum) is printed.

The numbers of the ZIP code must be sent in the last line of the address.
The ZIP code may not have more than nine digits, but
must have at least five. As the number sequence search starts from the
end of the address, the last nine digits of a sequence are converted. The
separating hyphen between the fifth and sixth digits is ignored.

With the “dpbc’ setting, the program searches for the delivery
point number in the delivery address line and adds it to the ZIP+4
barcode. The delivery address line must be sent to the printer
immediately above the last (City/State/Zip) address line. The delivery
address must conform to USPS regulations. A “0” is inserted
automatically if the delivery address contains a single digit delivery
number.

ZIP POSITION After you make your choice in the “ZIP SEARCH” menu, the

following display appears:

“ZIP POSITION : top"
The barcode can be positioned “top”, "bot" or "conv".
This determines the position of the barcode in relation to the address

block.
top: the barcode is printed above the first address line.
bottom: the barcode line is printed below the last address line.
conventional: the position of the barcode line is the conventional

lower right.
In the “conv” option, the following settings are pre-set :
LEFT MARG.: 37 mm

TOP MARGIN: 48 mm
The barcode is indented by 30 mm and printed in the eleventh

line, i.e. the spacing between the first line of the address and the barcode
is 10 line feeds (at 6 lpi).

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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.

PRINT MODE You may choose between three print modes:

bidirectional: Prints from left to right, then from right to left

unidirectional: Prints from left to right (except for Hex-Dump

and HEAD test)

automatic: Prints from left to right, then from right to left

for text and uni-directionally for graphics.

EJECT DELAY 0 - 9.9 seconds

Paper ejection can be delayed so that the ink can dry.
(0.1 up to 9.9 secs. in .1 second increments.)

PAPER SPEED The maximum paper throughput speed can be reduced from 100%

to 30%. This may be required for particularly delicate or heavy
papers.

AUTO LF Automatic line feed on/off

With this function activated, a line feed (LF) is performed every
time a carriage ruturn (CR) is received from software.

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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 Line mode off / 1 - 99 lines

This creates a form feed after a specific number of line feeds.
If the “prev” or “next” key is pressed and held down, the change
takes place in 10 line steps, otherwise in 1 line steps.

DELIMITER <>

With Delimiter “on”, surrounding an address with these two symbols
“<“ (less than) at the beginning of the address and “>“ (greater than)
after the ZIP code, will force a form feed.

CARRIAGE
CORR.

This allows for aligning multiple lines when creating graphics with bi­directional printing.

Select one of the following eleven values :
+5, +4, +3, +2, +1, 0, -1, -2, -3, -4, -5

Κ This feature is only recognized when selecting “bid” in the Print Mode

menu. It allows you to set your printer so that you can print graphics
"bi -directionally" with the same quality as "uni-directionally", but with
a greater throughput than when using uni. or aut. !

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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

recognized, such as graphics instructions !

SETTING
LOCKED

You may “lock” each setting individually. This means that the
corresponding set-up cannot be changed via software escape
sequences.

If you select the “yes” option, your setting is locked.
The status of the active setting is shown on the display.
The display text “Set1U” means that Setting “No 1” was selected, but is
Unlocked.
The display text “Set1L” means that Setting “No 1” was selected, but is

Locked.

SERVICE

Prom Displays the internal software version (EPROM numbers)

Adrc Displays the number of printed addresses from initial operation of the

The counter can be only be reset by service personnel.

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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.

Κ The Hex-Dump prints out only in Cour12 !

Pressing the “prog”, “end” or “start” keys terminate Hex-Dump.

CAUTION !

Hex -Dump may also be switched on directly by keeping

the “start” key depressed when the printer is switched

on.

Do not stop Hex-Dump by switching off the printer, as this

may lead to changed settings !

SetD The active settings are printed out.

See the following page for an example of a SetD print out.

Head Test print in which the nozzles are individually fired.

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The following is an example of a SetD print out:

DA590 SETTINGS
SETTING No 3

FONT Cour12
PRINT QUALITY LQ
CHAR. SPACING 0
CHAR. HEIGHT norm
CHAR. WIDTH off
LINE SPACING 6
LEFT MARG. [mm] 33
TOP MARGIN [mm] 50
ORIENTATION Nor
CHARACTER SET PC8
BIT8 SET TO Bit8
BARCODE SELECT zip
ZIP SEARCH dpbc
ZIP POSITION top
PRINT MODE aut.
EJECT DELAY off
PAPER SPEED 100%
AUTO LF off
HEX TO ASCII off
LINE MODE off
DELIMITER < > off
CARRIAGE CORR. 0
EMULATION PCL3
SETTING LOCKED no

HARDWARE
TEST

HEAD RESET Resets the display of the ink status after a new print head is installed.

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ADDRCOUNTER 1581
PROM #2480 #2473

Testing various hardware components

Printer functions

A programming example

Programming mode - Press the “prog” key.

Activate required
menu field

Changing from menu
field to option field

Activate required
option field

End programming
mode

You want to change the set up from 6 lines per inch to 8 lines
per inch.

- Switch the printer on.

- Use the “prev” or the “next” key to move to the “LINE

SPACING” menu choice. “LINE SPACING” is blinking.

- Press the “enter” key. The option field on the right with a
“6” is blinking.

- Use the “next” key to change the blinking “6” to “8”.

- Press the “end” key. The changed value is now stored in
the settings under the selected "Setting No" and the printer
is in off-line mode again.

Initializing the printer

without loss of setting
set-up

with loss of setting set­up

To reset to the factory default settings, select option “No 0” in
the “SETTING” menu field in programming mode. You can
end programming mode by pressing the “enter” key. The
“Set 0U” message appears in the display. The other settings
remain stored under their respective setting numbers.

To return all the changed values and settings to factory default

settings, switch the printer off and ....

- Keep the “prog” key pressed while switching the printer
on again.

The following
display appears

DA 590 Inkjet
Default Reset

The printer now has the default settings and all set-ups are as set
at the factory. The display shows “Set 1U”.

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6. 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. This interface usually requires no special instructions or
configurations for the printer or computer. The Centronics parallel
interface cable allows fast data transmission.

The parallel interface connector has a standard 36-pin Amphenol
jack with two metal clips.

Connecting socket Connector type: Socket strip Amphenol

Design: 57 - 40360
Cable length max. 6 feet with
Amphenol plug strip 57 - 30360

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The pin assignment is found on the next page.

Interfaces

Pin assignment

PIN assignment of the 36-pin connector

PIN Signal
_______

1 STROBE
2 DATA 1
3 DATA 2
4 DATA 3
5 DATA 4
6 DATA 5
7 DATA 6
8 DATA 7
9 DATA 8

______________
10 ACKNOWLEDGE

11 BUSY
12 PE
13 SELECT
14 ---
15 ---
16 GND
17 Chassis-GND
18 + 5V

PIN Signal

19 GND
20 GND
21 GND
22 GND
23 GND
24 GND
25 GND
26 GND
27 GND
28 GND
29 GND
30 GND

____
31 INIT
_____
32 ERROR

33 GND
34 --­ 35 --­ 36 ---

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The signal description is shown on the next page.

Interfaces

Signal description

PIN associated Signal Signal- Meaning
GND In./Out.

1 19 STROBE E This pulse (0.5ms)
shows that data bits
are valid

2-9 20-27 DATA 1-8 E Data bits D0-D7
_____________
10 28 ACKNOWLEDGE A Printer report:
data is processed
(ready to receive)

11 29 BUSY A Printer report:
received data
will be processed

12 30 PE (Paper empty) A Printer reports to
computer: no
paper

13 -- SELECT A Signal is always high
14 -- Free Free
15 -- Free Free
16 -- GND GND
17 -- Chassis-GND Chassis-GND
18 -- + 5V + 5V
19-30 -- GND GND

____
31 -- INIT E Unassigned
_______
32 -- ERROR A Signal is always high

33 -- GND GND
34-36 -- Free Free

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Circuit extract

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7. 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.).

Type Face

Serif and sans serif
font types

A Type Face is a set of characters and symbols of a specific
design.

Cour Helv TmsRm

Serifs are small cross-lines above or below characters (known
as "feet" in the Antiqua fonts). Cour (Courier) and TmsRm
(Times Roman) are Serif fonts. Fonts without serifs are known
as Sans Serif. Helv (Helvetica) is a Sans Serif font. The
diagram below shows the difference between a Serif and a
Sans Serif font.

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Fonts

Spacing

Spacing refers to the relative position of the characters of a
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.

fixed spacing
of each character

Proportional spacing With proportional character spacing, the spacing depends on

the width of a character.

proportional spacing
of each character

Pitch Pitch is the number of printed characters within a linear inch.

A font with a pitch of 10, prints ten characters per horizontal
inch. This is also known as cpi or characters per inch. Pitch is
only relates to fonts with fixed spacing.

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Fonts

Point size refers to the height of a font from the bottom of the

Point size

lowest descending character (i.e. j or y) to the top of the
highest character (i.e. F or T). Point size is measured in pica
points. One point corresponds to approximately 1/72 of an
inch. A 12 point font is 1/6” high.

CHAR. HEIGHT

You can print (e.g. for large envelopes)a font two or three
times normal height while maintaining the character width and
spacing.

CHAR. WIDTH

You can print a font two or three times normal width while
maintaining the proportional character height and spacing. You
may combine CHAR. HEIGHT and CHAR. WIDTH

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CHAR. SPACING

To bring single words out more clearly, you can expand the
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

Quality refers to the number of dots printed per inch.
Letter Quality prints 300 dots per inch. Near Letter Quality

prints 150 dots per inch.

Near Letter (NLQ) Near Letter Quality is used for faster printing with lower ink

consumption. (2-2.2 million characters per inkjet cartridge)

Letter (LQ) Letter Quality is used to obtain an enhanced appearance. (1-

1.1 million characters per inkjet cartridge)

This example is printed in Letter Quality.

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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.

Fonts

7-bit character set

The 7-bit character sets correspond to the definitions of the
“International Standards Organization” (ISO) and the
“American Standard Code for Information Interchange”
(ASCII). 7-bit character sets contain 128 characters. An
example of a 7-bit character set is shown below.

8-bit character set

The 8-bit character set contains 256 characters. It includes
many national characters. The most commonly used 8-bit
character set is shown below.

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8. Error messages and solutions

Error message Cause Solution

Setting locked !!

No addresses !!

Too many characters !!

NO PAPER !!

PAPER JAM !!

REMOVE PAPER

Configuration is blocked. Select the option “Setting

locked:” “no” in programming
mode

No addresses stored, hence
address cannot be repeated.

Address contains too many
characters, therefore it cannot
be repeated.

Out of paper. Insert more forms (see Sec. 3).

Paper jam. Remove jammed paper, set up

Transmit data to printer.

Restrict the address size to 1.5
Kbytes.

paper feed again (see Sec. 3).

POSITION ERROR !!

CHECK TOP MARGIN

ADDRESS TOO LONG
CHECK TOP MARGIN

NO INK !!

The first print line is outside
the paper format.

Address too long for the
paper or no form feed
detected

Print-head is empty. Replace the print-head (see Sec.

CHANGE PRINTHEAD

PRINTHEAD ERROR !

VERIFY HEAD MOVEMENT

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Error in print-head transport Switch printer off.

Reduce the “TOP MARGIN”
setting with the “ð” key or in
programming mode. (see
Sec. 5).

Reduce the “TOP MARGIN”
setting with the “ð” key or
make sure that the software is
sending a form feed. (see
Sec. 5).

4) or use reset if the print head
still has ink in it.

Check whether the head slide
has jammed.
Check the print-head fuses
(SI2)

Error messages and solutions

use the printer.

Error message Cause Solution

NO FORMFEED RECEIVED

ERROR LCA !!

CALL SERVICE

CHECKSUM ERROR !!

MAKE DEFAULT RESET

CHECKSUM ERROR !!

MAKE COUNTER RESET

TEST MACRO TOO LONG

No form feed character (0C
hex) was received after an
address was sent.

Error in loading the LCA
module.

Error in buffered RAM Switch the printer off.

Error in the buffered RAM for
ink status counter.

User-defined test address is
too long.

Check the program setup in
your software.

Call for service !

Perform a default reset. (see
Sec. 5).

With this error message you
may continue to
Reset the ink status counter
with the "HEAD RESET" menu
in programming mode.
(see Sec. 5).

Limit the size of the test
address to 3 Kbytes.
If you are working in block
rotation (= “Rev” in the
display), the test address may
not exceed 8 lines.

BUFFER OVERFLOW !!

PROM ERROR !!

VERIFY U9

PROM ERROR !!

VERIFY U43

Note on maintenance:

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Error in data transfer Check the connection of the

interface cable.

Incorrect or missing Eprom
U9.

Incorrect or missing Eprom
U43.

Check the corresponding
Eprom U9.

Check the corresponding
Eprom U43.

Make sure that the feed rollers are always kept clean.

Appendix

Software Considerations

Here are a few of the basics regarding printing to the RENA DA-590 inkjet printer.

• The DA-590 is an ASCII printer. This means that it expects to receive ASCII text

information from a program.

• If fonts are sent to the DA-590 using the appropriate printer driver, the printer will print the

font as a graphic. Graphic information is very voluminous and takes a very long time to
download to the printer. The through-put of the printer will be reduced enormously.

• Sending a margin with the data will add the margin to that programmed in the printer menu.

• The DA-590 will only print in portrait orientation. The printing may be inverted 180°.

• Landscape printing can only be accomplished by sending graphic information to the printer.

DOS:

For DOS programs try to select printer drivers such as DOS/TEXT, Void/Null Codes,
STANDARD Printer, TTY, Universal printer, Plain Vanilla, ASCII or anything else that seems
not to be for any particular printer. Do not use a printer driver such as Epson FX or IBM
Proprinter or HP Laserjet. These drivers will generally confuse the DA-590 printer.

The best format to use is a simple Letter, Document or Report. You may set up your page
layout to be any size page that will hold an address. Always zero out all of your margins. Any
margins that you send from your program will be added on to the margins set up in the printer.
Do not try to send an envelope format except from specialized mailing software programs.
Envelope formats from Windows and DOS programs generally expect you to be printing
using a laser or DeskJet printer and send out data in a landscape format that the DA-590
cannot understand.

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® programs.

Most DOS programs (with the exception of specialized mailing programs such as Mail Manager
2000, ArcList and ProSort for DOS), do not send out a form feed that a RENA printer will
understand. Generally speaking, for DOS progr ams, you will have to create a form feed using
one of the methods described on the following page.

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One method of creating a form feed after each address is to turn on a feature called Line
Mode. Line Mode will automatically force a form feed after a specific number of lines that you
set up in the menu of the printer. 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.

A second method is to send the following three characters %0C (the per cent symbol
followed by a zero and a capital or uppercase letter C) either before or after each address.
When using this method, the menu choice HEX TO ASCII must be turned ON in the printer.
There should be no other instances of the % symbol in the list. Occasionally the % symbol is
used to indicate c/o for in-care-of. These other % symbols must be removed from the
database. With the HEX TO ASCII feature turned on in the printer, the % symbol is
interpreted as a trigger symbol and the two characters following the symbol are interpreted as
hexadecimal characters. 0C hexadecimal is a form feed.

A third method is placing the < (less than) symbol before the first character of an address and
the > (greater than) symbol after the last character in the address. For this method to work the
Delimiter < > menu selection must be turned ON in the DA-590.

If you have to select a one up label format in a program, rather than a plain document, you can
use any of the above methods.

Windows®:

Windows programs work a bit differently. The basic informa tion outlined above still applies.
Generic/Text Only is the driver of choice in Windows. The Windows95 Generic/Text Only
driver has bugs in it. We recommend that the Windows 3.x Generic/Text Only driver,
TTY.DRV , be copied over the Windows95 Generic/Text Only driver of the same name. If
the Generic/Text Only driver has been loaded, it can be found in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM
subdirectory. If it has not been loaded you will have to load it from your original Windows
diskettes before copying it.

In most Windows. programs, a page break creates an acceptable form feed for the DA-590
printer. All that is usually necessary is to have one address per page. Be careful not to send an
additional form feed from the your program.

If necessary, the HP DeskJet 500 driver may be used with the DA-590. A few Windows.
programs will not work with the Generic/Text Driver, such as Microsoft Access and ACT!
for Windows. In these cases you will have to use the HP DeskJet 500 driver. Once again
we are finding that the Windows95 HP DeskJet 500 driver has bugs in it. The same
procedure as used for the Generic/Text Only driver will work here as well.

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The HP DeskJet 500 driver is called HPDSKJET.DRV. For details, re-read the process for
copying the Generic/Text Only driver above.

All HP printer drivers reset a printer to factory defaults before formatting and sending
information to the printer. We suggest that you send your top and left margins from your
software, when using the HP DeskJet 500 driver.

Using the Windows 3.1® HP DeskJet 500 Driver

To set up the HP DeskJet Printer Driver in Windows® 3.1 to use with the RENA DA-590 and
print text instead of graphics, do the following:

Follow the Windows® instructions for adding a printer driver using the Control Panel in the
Main window.

After the installation, the HP DeskJet 500 on LPT1: or whichever port you set it for, will
appear in the Installed Printers window.

Then Click on the Setup button.

In the Cartridges (max: 2) window click on E: Tms Rmn 12 point and
T: Helv 8,10,12 & 14 pt.

Both E and T should be highlighted.

Click on the OK button.

Click on the Close button.

Close the Control Panel window.

Close the Main window.

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®. These are not True Type fonts. They
will have a computer/printer icon next to the name of the font instead of the letters TT. The

Appendix

fonts are called Courier 10 pitch (use 12 pt. only), Helv (use 14 pt. only), Tms Rmn (use 12 pt.
only). You may not use any other point size or other features such as Bold, Italic or Underline.

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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.

After the installation, the HP DeskJet 500 on LPT1: or whichever port you set it for, will
appear in the Printers window.

Double click on the HP DeskJet 500 printer.
An HP DeskJet 500 window will pop up.

Click on Printer.

Click on Properties.

Click the Fonts tab.

In the Cartridges (max: 2) window click on E: Tms Rmn 12 point and
T: Helv 8,10,12 & 14 pt.

The two font cartridges will be highlighted.

Click the Apply button.

Click the OK button.

Close the HP DeskJet window.

Close the Printers window.

Obtain a copy of the HPDSKJET.DRV file from Windows®3.1.

This file appears only after the HP DeskJet 500 driver has been installed in Windows®.

It is found in the \Windows\System subdirectory.

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.

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Use either Windows Explorer or the DOS Copy command to copy this file over the
HPDSKJET.DRV file in the \Windows\System subdirectory.

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®. These are not True Type fonts. They
will have a computer/printer icon next to the name of the font instead of the letters TT. The
fonts are called Courier 10 pitch (use 12 pt. only), Helv (use 14 pt. only), Tms Rmn (use 12 pt.
only). You may not use any other point size or other features such as Bold, Italic or Underline.

NOTES ON THE AUTOMAT IC BARCODING FEATURE

When using the automatic barcoding feature in DA-590 printer, be aware of the following
requirements. The information to be printed must have the City State Zip+4 on the bottom (last
line) and the delivery address has to be on the line immediately above that. This is the only
USPS approved address layout. Using any other format will not create a correct delivery point
or zip code barcode.

If you choose, via the DA-590 programming menu, to print the barcode on top of the address,
the barcode will be printed above the top line of whatever information that you are sending.
This means that if you are simultaneously sending any information, such as a return address or
other text to be printed anywhere above the first line of the delivery address information, the
barcode will appear above that line. It will be the top line printed.

You can get around this limitation in two ways. First, the DA-590 printer can print a barcode
when the zip code information is sent surrounded by a %10. The HEX TO ASCII feature
must be turned on in the menu and automatic barcoding must be turned off. For example:

%10 ZIPCODE DELIVERY POINT CODE %10 or %1019406-246790%10 or
%1019406246790%10. The hyphen is not required. If you only send the zip code you will

only get a zip code barcode and not the delivery point barcode. The printer figures out the
check digit automatically. The printer is creating the barcode out of the numbers being sent to it,
it is not reading the address at all. The %10###########%10 can be set up anywhere in the
form being sent to the printer.

The second method requires the software being used to send the appropriate barcode. Mail
Manager 2000, Bulk Mailer+ and Jet Direct are mailing programs that have CASS certified
barcodes built-in for the DA-590 printer. When using the barcode from a software program,
automatic barcoding must be turned OFF in the DA-590.

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DA-590 CONTROL COMMANDS

Note: There should be NO SPACES between characters sent. The spacing below is for clarity ONLY!

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Printer Initialization
Setting: # = 0-9:
Font:

Courier Esc ( s 3 T 27 40 115 51 84 1B 28 73 33 54

Helvetica Esc ( s 4 T 27 40 115 52 84 1B 28 73 34 54

Times Roman Esc ( s 5 T 27 40 115 53 84 1B 28 73 35 54

Print Quality:

NLQ Esc ( s 1 Q 27 40 115 49 81 1B 28 73 31 51

Char. Spacing:

# = 1-30
Char. Height:

Single Height Esc ( s 12 V 27 40 115 49 50 86 1B 28 73 31 32 56

Double Height Esc ( s 24 V 27 40 115 50 52 86 1B 28 73 32 34 56

Triple Height Esc ( s 36 V 27 40 115 51 54 86 1B 28 73 33 36 56

Char. Width:

Single Width Esc ! $ 0 F 27 33 36 48 70 1B 21 24 30 46

Double Width Esc ! $ 1 F 27 33 36 49 70 1B 21 24 31 46

Triple Width Esc ! $ 2 F 27 33 36 50 70 1B 21 24 32 46

Line Spacing:
# = 1-10 lpi

Left Margin [mm]:
# = 1-150mm

Left Margin in
[Columns]:

# = columns
(2.5 mm per column)

Top Margin in Lines:
# = lines

Top Margin [mm]:
# = 0-288mm

Orientation:

Nor (normal) Esc & l 0 O 27 38 47 48 79 1B 26 2F 30 4F

Rev (reverse) Esc & l 2 O

Esc E 27 69 1B 45
Esc ! $ # S 27 33 36 # 83 1B 21 24 # 53

LQ Esc ( s 2 Q 27 40 115 50 81 1B 28 73 32 51

Esc ! $ # C 27 33 36 # 67 1B 21 24 # 43

Esc & l # D

27 38 108 # 68 1B 26 6C # 44

(lower case “L”)
Esc ! $ # M 27 33 36 # 77 1B 21 24 # 4D

Esc & a # L

27 38 97 # 76 1B 26 61 # 4C

Esc & l # E

27 38 108 # 69 1B 26 6C # 45

(lower case “L”)
Esc ! $ # T 27 33 36 # 84 1B 21 24 # 54

27 38 47 49 79 1B 26 2F 31 4F

(lower case “L”)

Appendix

DA-590 CONTROL COMMANDS

Note: There should be NO SPACES between characters sent. The spacing below is for clarity ONLY!

Appendix

ASCII Decimal Hexadecimal
Bit 8 Set To:

unchanged (Bit8) Esc ! $ 0 B 27 33 36 48 66 1B 21 24 30 42

set to 0 (Fix0) Esc ! $ 1 B 27 33 36 49 66 1B 21 24 31 42
set to 1 (Fix1) Esc ! $ 2 B 27 33 36 50 66 1B 21 24 32 42

Eject Delay:

Esc ! $ # D 27 33 36 # 68 1B 21 24 # 44

# = 0 - 99
1 = .1 sec., 99 = 9.9 sec.

Paper Speed: 0 - 7

100% Esc ! $ 0 V 27 33 36 48 86 1B 21 24 30 56

90% Esc ! $ 1 V 27 33 36 49 86 1B 21 24 31 56
30% Esc ! $ 7 V 27 33 36 55 86 1B 21 24 37 56

Hex to ASCII:

Off Esc ! $ 0 H 27 33 36 48 72 1B 21 24 30 48

On Esc ! $ 1 H 27 33 36 49 72 1B 21 24 31 48

Delimiter < >:

Off Esc ! $ 0 A 27 33 36 48 65 1B 21 24 30 41

On Esc ! $ 1 A 27 33 36 49 65 1B 21 24 31 41

Carriage Corr: 0 - 10

Esc ! $ 0 O 27 33 36 48 79 1B 21 24 30 4F

-5

Esc ! $ 1 O 27 33 26 49 79 1B 21 24 31 4F

-4

0 Esc ! $ 5 O 27 33 26 53 79 1B 21 24 35 4F

Esc ! $ 10 O 27 33 36 49 48 79 1B 21 24 31 30 4F

+5

Emulation: 0-3

PCL3 Esc ! $ 0 E 27 33 36 48 69 1B 21 24 30 45

DA300 Esc ! $ 1 E 27 33 36 49 69 1B 21 24 31 45

DA 306/307 Esc ! $ 2 E 27 33 36 50 69 1B 21 24 32 45

UP332 Esc ! $ 3 E 27 33 36 51 69 1B 21 24 32 45

Defining Custom Test Macro
Start Macro Control: Esc & f 0 X 27 38 102 48 88 1B 26 66 48 58
Define Macro ID:

Esc & f 0 Y 27 38 102 48 89 1B 26 66 30 59
& Send Test Address
End Macro Control: Esc & f 1 X 27 38 102 49 88 1B 26 66 31 58

Reset to Rena Test

Esc & f 0 y 8 X 27 38 102 48 121 56 88 1B 26 66 30 79 38 58

Macro

DA-590 CONTROL COMMANDS

99

99

1000

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. Font Card) Esc ( 4 Y 27 40 52 89 1B 28 34 59

Bar-code Search: Zip (Postnet) Only

Off Esc ! $ 0 Z 27 33 36 48 90 1B 21 24 30 5A

Zip+4 Esc ! $ 1 Z 27 33 36 49 90 1B 21 24 31 5A

Delivery Point BC Esc ! $ 2 Z 27 33 36 50 90 1B 21 24 32 5A

Bar-code Position: Zip (Postnet) Only

Top Esc ! $ 0 P 27 33 36 48 80 1B 21 24 30 50

Bottom Esc ! $ 1 P 27 33 36 49 80 1B 21 24 31 50

Conventional Esc ! $ 2 P 27 33 36 50 80 1B 21 24 32 50

Bar-code Size: 2 of 5 Only

Thin Bar # = 1-

Fat Bar # = 1-

Bar Height # = 1-

50 = 1 Line = 12 points

Esc ! $ # W 27 33 36 # 87 1B 21 24 # 57
Esc ! $ # X 27 33 36 # 88 1B 21 24 # 58
Esc ! $ # Y 27 33 36 # 89 1B 21 24 # 59

Appendix

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.

European fuses [2 fuses (d)]

US fuse [1 fuse (d)]

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- For a US fuse turn the fuse mount (f) upside down.

- Place the fuse mount (f) with the fuse(s) (d) onto the lid as shown in the
diagram.

- Secure the recessed head screw (e) and replace the entire block in the
housing.

- The fuse(s) is active.

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”.

Voltage selection

- Remove the power cable!

- Open the (housing) lid (a)
at the slit (see arrow) with a
small screwdriver or similar
tool and place the fuse
mount carefully to one
side.

- Pull the voltage selection
card (c) straight out of the
housing via the indicator
pin (b).

- Turn the voltage selection card until the desired voltage can be read at the
bottom edge.

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- The indicator pin must be placed in the relevant space in the card and must
point upwards.

- Insert the voltage selection card with the printed side toward the IEC plug
into the housing and align the indicator pin with the housing marking.

- Replace the (housing) lid and check that the indicator pin is placed in the

opening with the desired voltage specification.