Rena DA615 User Manual

RENA Direct Address Printer

DA615

Instruction Manual

This manual is written and verified thoroughly. Yet, we will not undertake liability for any fault.

Technical specifications may change due to design advances.

The data stated are nominal values only.

Order No. R0615.0.980 State 12.99

CONTENTS

Important notes on safety

1. Introduction 1.1

What can the DA615 address printer do ? 1.1
Presenting the DA615 address printer 1.2
Control panel 1.3

Brief guide 1.4

2. Operation 2.1

Connecting the printer 2.1

Page

In off-line mode 1.3
In programming mode 1.3

Interface cable 2.1
Power cable 2.1

Switching the printer on 2.2

What does the display show ? 2.2
What do the keys mean ? 2.3
When are the keys acti ve ? 2.4

FF-LINE MODE 2.4

O

N-LINE MODE 2.4

O

3. Addressing media 3.1

Adjusting the support height 3.1
Adjusting the print-head spacing 3.1
Transport direction 3.2
Lateral guides 3.4

Paper transport without address printing 3.4

Positioning the media 3.5
Positioning print areas 3.5
Pinwheels 3.7
Paper guide 3.7
Adjusting the print position 3.8

Address block rotati on 3.8
Left margin 3.8
Clearance 3.8
Print test 3.9

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Contents

4. Printing 4.1

Print cartridge 4.1

Which cartridges t o use 4.1
When should the cartridge be replac ed ? 4.1
Replacing the cartridge and resetting the ink counter 4.2
Cleaning the ink nozzles 4.3
Print test 4.3

Counting addresses 4.3

Counting test addresses 4.3
Counting received addresses 4.3

5. Printer functions 5.1

Programming mode 5.1

What is programming mode for ? 5.1
Getting to programming mode 5.1
What does the display show in programming mode ? 5.2
The key functions in programming mode 5.2

Menu overview 5.3

Explaining the menu fields 5.4
Example of an application in programming mode 5.14

Initializing the printer 5.14

6. Interfaces 6.1

Centronics parallel interface 6.1

Signal description 6.2
Pulse diagram 6.3

RS-232-C serial interface 6.4

7. Fonts 7.1

Terminology 7.1

Fonts 7.1
Serif or sans serif f ont type 7.1
Normal/italics 7.1
Spacing 7.2
Pitch 7.2
Dot size 7.3
Underlining 7.3
Expanded mode 7.3
Character spacing 7.3
Quality 7.4
Orientation 7.4

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Character sets 7.5

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

Selecting fonts for your addresses 7.6

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Contents

8. Error messages and hints 8.1

General error messages 8.1
Error messages for soft fonts 8.3
Notes on maintenance 8.3

9. Annex 9.1

A. Technical data A.1
B. Character sets B.1

7-bit character sets B.1
8-bit character sets B.4

C. Glossary C.1
D. Index D.1
E. Accessories E.1

Guide brackets E.1
Pinwheels E.2
Paper guide E.2
Variant list

Declaration of conformity

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Important Notes on Safety

PLEASE READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

Keep them within easy reach for later use.

All direction and warning labels on instruments must be observed.

Setting up the
printer

Electrical
safety

Operational
safety

• When s etting up the printer, ensure that it is positioned sec urely 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 type plate.

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

• For reasons of electrical saf ety, the power connection socket m ust 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 instrument may still be live.

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

that nothing is placed upon the cable.

• If the printer remains unused over a longer per iod of time, disc onnect 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.

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

• To avoid damaging the printer, use only spares that have been

approved by the manufacturer.

Cleaning the
printer

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

power supply.

• Use no liquid or aerosol cleaning agents. Cleaning is best done with a

cloth dampened with water.

Let your service
partner 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 you can obtain no improvements 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.

Spares

Consult your service partner about all queries relating to service and repair. This will ensure that

• In the event of repair, only original spares or those cor responding to the

original parts should be used.

your printer will operate perfectly at all times.

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1. Introduction

What can the DA615 address printer do?

The DA615 address printer is an ink-jet printer ens uring a high-quality printout. It
prints addresses at the correct positions on media such as envelopes, cards,
brochures, magazines and other documents up to 10 mm in thickness.

A total of thirteen installed fonts lets you choose from a large selection of
different typefaces.

The width of the print area is 600 mm.

Printing is performed with standard exchangeable ink cartridges.

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Presenting the DA615 address printer

Introduction

1. Control panel with display (see next page) 12. Mid-support (R0615.0.098)

2. Locking/unlocking print units H4-H3 13. Guide bracket 1

3. Locking/unlocking print units H2-H1 14. Guide bracket 2 (R0615.1.077)

4. Print media thickness setting 15. Wide guide bracket 3 (R0615.1.078)

5. Support setting 16. Wide guide bracket 4 (R0615.1.079)

6. Power terminal 17. Short guide bracket 5 (R0615.1.080)

7. Power switch 18. Short guide bracket 6 (R0615.1.081)

8. Switch for changing media transport direction 19. Knurled knob (K2913.029)

9. Interface (parallel) 20. Paper guide (R0615.2.051)

10. Interface (serial) 21. Inkjet – print cartridges
11a.Socket for control signal
11b.Connector for control signal

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(R0615.1.076)

(E0906.024)

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Control panel

In off-line mode

Introduction

In programming mode

On-line mode
Off-line mode

Start/stop

Paper transport

Print-out of a test address Programming mode

Measuring the transport speed Address rotation by 180°

In programming m ode, menu settings are m ade on the printer. In this
mode, the upper line of key descriptors applies (END, NEXT, PREV,
ENTER)

Measurement
of paper width

Repeat print-out of
last address(es)

in combination with the pow er switch

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End of program­ming-mode

Select next value Select previous value

Key combination
Power on + Prog
Power on + Start

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Change activation between
Menu field and option field

Meaning

Reset to works default

HexDump

Brief guide

The table shown below lists the operating steps in correct sequence. It allows you
to perform a test print quickly without any prior knowledge. You can find the detailed
description of the various operating steps on the pages shown in the right-hand
column.

Introduction

Operating step

Connecting the printer 2.1
Switching the printer on 2.1
Adjusting the height of the supports 3.1
Setting the print-head spacing 3.1
Transport direction 3.2
Adjusting the lateral guides 3.4
Paper transport without address printing 3.4
Positioning the media 3.5
Positioning the print areas 3.5
Print test 3.9; 4.3

described on Page

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1. Introduction 1.1

What can the DA615 address printer do? 1.1

Presenting the DA615 address printer 1.2

Control panel 1.3

In off-line mode 1.3
In programming mode 1.3
in combination with the power switch 1.3

Brief guide 1.4

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2. Operation

Connecting the printer

Interface cable Plug the interface cable into term inal (9) on the right-hand side of

the printer for a parallel interface connection or into terminal (10)
for a serial interface connection. T hen lock it and connec t the cable
to your PC.

Connection to media feed unit

Connect the cable of the media feed unit to the connector supplied
(11b). Connect the cable to the control signal terminal (11a).

Power cable

The printer may be operated only from grounded power outlets !
Plug the power cable into the right-hand side of the printer (6).

Switching the printer on

Switch the printer on via the power switch (7).
The display in the control

panel (10) shows the
following brief message ­for initialization

When the printer is in on­line mode, the display
shown on the right
appears (for example).

CAUTION!

The DA615 is an instrument of

Protection Class 1

DA615 Inkjet

Initialization

100% Cour12 000000
On FAST Set1U Nor

The messages are explained on the next page.

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What does the display show ?

Operation

Ink consumption

% ink still available

Operating mode

On = on-line mode
Off = off-line mode
Test = test-print
Pap = paper feed/
paper eject

Font

Cour12
Helv12

Print quality

600D
450D
300D
300F
200D
150D

Address counter

In normal operating mode
In test operating mode

Setting number

0 - 9

Print direction

Nor

Rev

Setting

L = locked
U = unlocked

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What do the keys mean ?

f

f

Operation

"START" key

"PAP" key

On-line mode
Off-line mode

Start/stop

Paper transport

Print-out of a test address Programming mode

Measuring the transport speed Address rotation by 180°

☞

The four middle keys have a dual meaning, depending on the oper­ating mode!

The "Start" key is used to switch between on-line and off-line
modes.

The "Pap" key is used to start or stop the transport unit.

Measurement
of paper width

Repeat print-out of
last address(es)

"TEST" key

"PROG" key

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key

key

The "Test" key is used to print the tes t address onto all sheets o
paper which are fed in.
If you press the “Test” key a second time, the print test is
terminated.

The "Prog" key gets you into programming mode.

This key allows you to repeat the print out of the last (up to 20)
addresses.

This key allows you to measure the width of an inserted sheet o
paper.

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Operation

"START"+"PAP"

keys

"START"+"TEST"

keys

"START"+ keys

By pressing these two keys simultaneously, you can reset the
address counter from its currently displayed value to "0".

By pressing these two keys simultaneously, you can reset the test
address counter from its currently displayed value to "0".

When these two k eys are pressed simultaneously, the nozzles are
cleaned.

NOTE ! Higher ink consumption !!

When are the keys active?

With the exc eption of the "ST ART" k ey, the keys are active only in
off-line operating mode.

The "START" key allows you to switch between on-line and off-line
operating modes. To check the current operating mode, simply
consult the display.

Off-line mode

On-line mode

The second line of the display reads "Off".

100% Cour12 000000
Off FAST Set1U Nor

In this mode you can change the settings via the
keyboard.

Pressing the "START" key returns you to on-line mode.

The second line of the display reads "On".

100% Cour12 000000
On FAST Set1U Nor

In this mode you can start the printer from your computer via
instruction sequences.

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2. Operation 2.1

Connecting the printer 2.1

Interface cable 2.1
Connection to media feed unit 2.1
Power cable 2.1

Switching the printer on 2.1

What does the display show ? 2.2
What do the keys mean ? 2.3
When are the keys acti ve? 2.4

FF-LINE MODE 2.4

O
O

N-LINE MODE 2.4

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3. Addressing media

Adjusting the support height

The DA615 operates with single-sheet feed and uses a band for transporting the
media.

The DA615 support can be raised or lowered by up to 43 mm in order to adjust its
level to adjacent equipment. To do this , turn the rotary knob (5) in the direction of
the arrow (see diagram below).

Addressing media

The set distance can be read off from the right-hand scale (arrow).

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Setting the print-head spacing

When printing media up to 1 mm in thickness, you can work with the smallest
spacing between print-head and contact plate. Turn the rotary button (4) in the
direction of the arrow as far as the left stop (see left diagram on the next page).

If the print is smudged or if you are using thick media such as magazines, the
spacing must be increased.

Turn the rotary knob (4) clockwise until the medium ( up to 10 mm ) fits into the gap
(d).

Place two thin (< 1 mm thick) or one thick (> 1 mm thick) media between all four
pairs of contact bars and the roller (gap D). Turn the rotary knob to the left again
until the medium can be pulled out against a slight resistance.

The set spacing can be read off the left-hand scale (arrow).

Addressing media

Transport direction

The transport direction from right to left is set at the works as the default option.
The mounts of the pr int cartridges are num bered through f rom right to left as H1 to

H4 following the sequence in which the medium (D) reaches the four print
cartridges (see following diagram ). When the media is fed in the opposite trans port
direction, it first reaches print-head H4 (see broken line in the diagram below).

If you need to use the opposite transport direction, you must first replace the hold­down sets. To do this, refer to the f ollowing page and to the first and third s ections
of the variant list.

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Addressing media

Hold-down set 4 – 1 must be replaced completely by set 7 – 10 (Accessories!) . The
order numbers for the hold-down units are given in the variant list.

Switch the printer off ! Remove the two hexagon-socket screws (see arrow in lef t
diagram) of each hold-down unit and replac e them by the corresponding variants
(see table).

Ensure correct assignment of
the hold-down units to the
print-head mounts!

Media feed direction def

Print-head

mount

H1
H2
H3
H4

Media feed direction

Def. Opp.

110
29
38
47

Media feed direction opp

Check these points before switching the printer on !

• Check to ensure that the hold-down units of print-head mounts H4/H3 and
H2/H1 are all aligned in the feed direction.

• W hen changing f eed directions, activate switch (8) – after replacing the hold-
down units. The white arrow now applies. Compare the switch position with the
right-hand diagram.

Media feed direction

8 Def. Opp.

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The switch position is only ef fective after the print er has been switched on !

☞

The direction can also be changed in pr ogram m ing m ode or via c ontrol sequenc es.
Read the interface description relating to this point.

Any changes made via the m enu or via control sequenc es are effect ive only
as long as the printer is switched on!

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Lateral guides

Two lateral guides are fitted on each side of the printer (media-feed and eject
sides). The following figure illustrates their positions. The broken lines indicate
appliances connected before and after the printer.

Addressing media

The chapter entitled “Access ories” gives an overview of the guide brackets which
can be ordered to suit your individual format sizes if those s upplied with the printer
are not sufficient.

When using thic k media, set the paper s upport (12) between the lateral guides as
required.

Paper feed without address printing

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☞

– Place a sheet onto the feed side

Press the "PAP" key: The inserted sheet is pulled in, transported
through the printer and ejected.

Never touch the internal parts of the printer while it is

running !

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Positioning the media

Each feed side is equipped with two paper light barriers (P-Li) f or measuring the
print position (see diagram below).

The medium must always completely cover one of the two
paper light barriers in its transport path!

Addressing media

Positioning print areas

Each of the two print-head pairs H1-H2 and H3-H4 has its own print area (DB1- 2
and DB3-4) and can be separately adjusted with respect to the other one. Both
print-head pairs have an adjustment scale (Sk in the diagram below).

To obtain a 12-line print-out with equal line spacing (cf. left diagram on the next
page), you must shift the print-head pairs with respect to each other by an offset (V)
of 25.4 mm / 1 inch as shown in the diagram below.

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Addressing media

If you want to use the two print areas separately (cf. right-hand diagram below), you
must mak e sure that a specific minimum offset (V) ex ists between the print-head
pairs in order to prevent the contact rollers smudging the ink or any overlap of the
print formats.

12-line print format

Two individual print formats

There are several ways of adjusting the print-head pairs. The following table shows
how each offset affects the distance between the print formats.

Arrangement of print-

head pairs

H4-H3

H2-H1

H2-H1

Minimum offset V Position of

print formats

38 mm / 1½ inch DB3-4

DB1-2

25.4 mm / 1 inch

DB1-2

a

Distance (a)

between print

formats

12.7 mm /
½ inch

0 mm / inch

(= 12 line

H4-H3

H4-H3

H2-H1

64 mm / 2½ inch DB1-2

DB3-4

DB3-4

print)

38 mm /

a

1½ inch

At any scale end­positions

175 mm / 7 inch

DB3-4

a

6 inch

150 mm /

DB1-2

To shift the print-head pairs, loosen fixing screw (3).
You may have to use rotary knob (4) to reduce the pressure of the contact bars on

the transport rollers (cf. page 3.2).

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Pinwheels

To avoid smudging of ink by the contact rollers , sim ply replace the hold-down units
with contact rollers positioned imm ediately after the print-heads by equivalent ones
with pinwheels.

To do so, replace hold-down set 3 – 4 by set 5 – 6 (Accessories!). The order
numbers of these hold-down units are given in the variant list.

If the printer is set for the oppos ite transport direction, hold-down set 9 – 10 must
be replaced by set 11 – 12 (Accessories!).

To do this, refer to the second and fourth sections of the variant list.
Switch the printer off ! Remove the two hexagon-socket screws (see arrow in lef t

diagram) of each hold-down unit.

Addressing media

Paper guide

If you are using large formats with sm all print areas, adjus t the paper guide (20) to
avoid a smudged print-out.

Note that the direction of the arrow must correspond to the direction set for the
medium feed.

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Adjusting the print position

Before inserting the medium, you must decide how you wish to position the address
on your medium and how this can be done within the print area of the printer.

Addressing media

Address-block rotation

The direction of printing depends on the size of your print area. If the
cartridge cannot reach the desired upper margin, then the address
block must be rotated by 180° together with its left margin.

– You can rotate the address block in programm ing m ode ( see Sect.

5) in the "ORIENTATION" menu by selecting between “Nor“ and
“Rev“. The selected position can be read from the display.

The address block can contain up to 12 lines.
The display shows:

Left margin The left margin is the spacing between the print area edge and the first

printed character, when the address block direction “REV“ and the
media transport direction “Def“ are set.

The default setting for the margin is 0 mm.

– If you wish to set a different value, you may select a margin of 0-

304 mm in the "Left Margin" menu in programming mode (see
Sect. 5).

Clearance The clearance is determined by the position of cartridges H1/H2 or

H3/H4.

To be quite sure, check your print position settings by performing a print test (see
next page).

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Addressing media

Print test

☞

– Place a sheet onto the feed side.
– Press the “TEST” key. The sheet is pulled in, the test address is

printed out and the sheet is ejected.
Assuming that the test shows the print-out to be correctly

positioned, press the “START” key to return to on-line status.

Never touch the internal parts of the printer while

it is running !

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3. Addressing media 3.1

Adjusting the support height 3.1

Setting the print-head spacing 3.2

Transport direction 3.2

Lateral guides 3.4

Paper feed without address pri nting 3.4

Positioning the media 3.5

Positioning print areas 3.5

Pinwheels 3.7

Paper guide 3.7

Adjusting the print position 3.8

Address-block rotati on 3.8
Left margin 3.8
Clearance 3.8
Print test 3.9

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4. Printing

Print cartridge

Printing is performed with a standar d print cartridge. W hen the ink
is used up, the cartridge must be replaced.

Which cartridges to use

When should the cartridge be replaced ?

Inkjet HP 51645A

When the display (see arrow) reads 0%

0% Cour12 000000
Off 600D Set1U Nor

the following message appears

NO INK !!

CHANGE PRINTHEAD

and printing is interrupted.

The empty cartridge can be identified by its color code.

The following page describes how to replace the cartridge and to reset the ink
counter.

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Printing

Replacing the cartridge and resetting the ink counter

– Press the "START" key to go into off-line mode.
– Remove one, some or all of the cartridges ( 16) in sequence in the

direction of the arrow.

16

– When inserting the new cartridges, make sure that they click

audibly into place.

– Observe the directions on the new cartridge packet.
– Press the “PROG“ key.
– Press the “PREV“ key to get to the “HEAD RESET“ menu.
– Use the “PREV“ or “NEXT“ keys to select the print-head which

should be reset.

– Press the “ENTER“ key.
– The counter for the selected print-head is reset to 100%.

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– Return to on-line mode by pressing the "START" key.

☞

The ink counter display applies to the lowest value of
all the HP 51645A cartridges !

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Printing

Cleaning the ink nozzles

Print test

The ink nozzles are cleaned:

– automatically when the printer is switched on
– by pressing the “START + “ keys simultaneously.

Press the “TEST” key. A sheet is pulled in and printed with a test
address. The sheet is then trans ported further and the next sheet is
pulled in (if other sheets are waiting on the feed plate).

☞

Never touch the internal parts of the printer while it is

Counting addresses

Every print operation is counted after the paper has been ejected. The num ber of
print operations can be seen in the right top of the display. The pr inter can count
addresses in two different and independent ways.

Counting test addresses

A count of the test addresses represents the number of test print
operations performed by the printer after the paper is ejected. To
perform this c ount, press the “T EST” key when the printer is in off- line
mode.
If you switch to on-line by pressing the “START” key, the count will
disappear from the display but will remain stored in the printer.

running!

Counting received addresses

If you return to off-line mode by pressing the "ST ART" key again and
carry out more test prints, the stored counter num ber reappears in the
display and counting is continued.

By simultaneously pressing the "PAP" and "TEST" k eys, you can reset
the currently displayed counter number to “0”.

An address count represents the number of data sets received by the
computer after the paper is ejected.

This counting takes place when the printer is on-line. The counted
number remains visible in the display until you press the "TEST" key in
off-line mode. Only when you change back to on-line mode does the
counted number of the received data-print operations reappear in the
display.
If you return to data transfer with printing, the counting is continued.

By simultaneously pressing the "START" and "PAP" keys, you can
reset the currently displayed counter number to “0”.

☞

All address counters are rese t when the printer is switched off!

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4. Printing 4.1

Print cartridge 4.1

Which cartridges to use 4.1
When should the cartridge be replac ed ? 4.1
Replacing the cartridge and resetting the ink counter 4.2
Cleaning the ink nozzles 4.3
Print test 4.3

Counting addresses 4.3

Counting test addresses 4.3
Counting received addresses 4.3

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5. Printer functions

Programming mode

The printer is delivered with its menus set to default values at the works.

Should you wish to change a font quality or type, for example, you must go into
programming mode.

What is programming mode for?

Getting to programming mode

Programming mode is used to set specific parameters manually via
the control panel.

The "Menu overview" section lists the available menu fields and their
associated options.

J

J

JJ

Change over to off-line mode by pressing the "START" key.
Press the "PROG" key.
The following display briefly appears:

The parameters can be changed either by software ins tructions
or by making new settings in programming mode.

DA615 Inkjet

Programming mode

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

(Menu field)

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blinking (Option field)

What does the display show in programming mode ?

Printer functions

Menu Option

The key functions in programming mode

In programming m ode, the top line of the key lettering applies (END,
NEXT, PREV, ENTER).

End of program­ming-mode

Select next value Select previous value

Change activation between
Menu field and option field

"ENTER" key

"NEXT" key This key allows you to move to the next possible contents of the ac tive

"PREV" key

"END" key This key allows you to leave programming m ode and return to norm al

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This key allows you to change over between displaying the menu field
and the option field. The currently active field blinks. The last status
set is always stored.

field.

This key allows you to move to the previous contents in the active
field.

mode.

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Menu overview

MENU OPTION

SETTING No 0 No 1 ... No 9
FONT Cour12 Cour12bo Cour12it Helv07 Helv10 Helv12 Helv12bo

PRINT QUALITY 450D 600D 300D 300F 150D 200D
LEFT MARGIN 0 ... 304 [mm] 0 ... 11.9 [inch]
TOP MARGIN 0 ... 50 [mm] 0 ... 1.96 [inch]

Printer functions

Helv12it Helv13 LetGot12 TmsRm12 Bru12 OCR-A

TYPE OF BARC. off zip bpo4 kix 2/5i coda co39 ean1)

cana c128
BARC. OPTIONS off zip4 dpbc
BARC. POSITION top bot
SMALL WIDTH (dots) 1 ... 6 ... 99
LARGE WIDTH (dots) 1 ... 15 ... 99
BARCODE HEIGHT (dots) 1 ... 50 ... 999

CHAR. SPACING 0 1 2 ... 89 90
CHAR. HEIGHT 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x
CHAR. WIDTH 1x 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x
LINE SPACING 1 2 ... 6 ... 10
ORIENTATION REV NOR

PAPER SIZE USER off EXEC LETT LEGA A4 A5 MONA C10

INTD C5 INSD C6 A6 CRD1 CRD2 HAGA B5

PAP. LENGTH [mm] 762

Maximum values [inch] 30.0

CHARACTER SET USA7 UK7 Fra7 Ger7 Ita7 Spa7 Den7 Nor7 Swe7

SwN7 Por7 PC8 Rom8 P850 ECMA P8DN ICEL
P852 P860

TRANSP. DIRECT. def opp NOTE ! Conversion required see Page 6 !
HEAD12 CORRECT. -24 -23 -22 -21 ...-2 -1 0 1 2... 21 22 23 24
HEAD34 CORRECT. -24 -23 -22 -21 ...-2 -1 0 1 2... 21 22 23 24
FIRST UNIT 1+2 3+4
DISTANCE HD2_3 -48 -47 -46 -45 ...-2 -1 0 1 2... 45 46 47 48
PAPER SPEED USER MAX FAST MED SLOW MIN

mm/s // inch/s 1439 // 56.6 1207 // 47.5 889 // 35.0 688 // 27.0 370 // 14.5

PAP SPEED [Hz] 1 - 6800

PAPER SENSOR on off
SETTING LOCKED no yes

1) EAN barcode for European printers / UPC barcode for US printers

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MENU OPTION

SPECIAL FUNCT.

BIT8 SET TO BIT8 FIX0 FIX1
AUTO LF off on_1 on_2 on_3
HEX TO ASCII off on
LINE MODE off 0 1 ... 99
DELIMITER < > off on
STX-ETX off on

OFFS. EDGE [mm] 0 ... 304 [mm]
WARMING off lev1 lev2 lev3 lev4 max
PAPER TIME-OUT on off
SPEED REDUCT. off 5% 10% 15% 20%

SERIAL INTERF. PC DISP

Printer functions

HANDSHAKE DTR both XON
BAUDRATE 9600 4800 19K2
DATA LENGTH 8Bit 7Bit
PARITY no even odd
STOPBIT 1 2

SERVICE Rev. Adrc Head Char HexD InpD SetD
HARDWARE TEST -- For service use only ! --
HEAD RESET all Hd.1 Hd.2 Hd.3 Hd.4 no

The underlined values are default settings

Explaining the menu fields

Setting

Selection of user configurations.
If you wish to use the DA615 in certain applications, it may be necessary

to change some menu s ettings. You may set up various conf igurations
yourself and store them in the "Setting" menu.
Nine of the 10 options, namely "No 1" - "No 9", are available for your
own configuration.
The first option, "No 0", is reserved for the default setting.
If you select this option, programm ing mode is terminated im mediately
after you press the "ENTER" key. No further changes can then be m ade
in this configuration.

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To make c hanges in your configuration, you must first selec t one of the
remaining nine options ("No 1" to "No 9").

When programming mode is terminated, the changes made are
automatically stored in the selected "Setting No".

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Printer functions

You can lock the setting you have made imm ediately by using the “A/∀“
key to call the “SETTING LOCKED“ option and selecting between “yes“
and “no“ with the same key.

The set configurations are retained when the printer is switched off.
In the "SetD" option in the “Service” menu you can print out the active

configuration (see "Service" description).
After a works initialization via the "PROG" key (at switch on) all

configurations are set to the default setting.

Selecting individual menu options.
Page down the menu until you get to the option you want. Press the

“A/∀“ key. The following message will appear on the display:

Menu field Option field
Local locked : NO blinking

Use the PREV, NEXT or keys to select between the options
"YES" and "NO".

When you select the "YES" option, "(L)" appears in the second line of
the display:

NOTE !

Menu field Option field
(L)

In the sample print-out of the “SetD" service program on page 5.13, for
example, "ORIENTAT ION : REV" and "PAPER SIZE : A4" are m arked
as “local locked“.

You may also change local locked statuses when the setting is locked.

The following menu options can be individually locked:
FONT

PRINT QUALITY
LEFT MARGIN

(mm)

TOP MARGIN (mm)

TYPE OF BARC.
CHAR. SPACING
CHAR. HEIGHT
CHAR. WIDTH

LINE SPACING
ORIENTATION
PAPER SIZE
CHARACTER SET

Locking of settings may lead to incompatibilities with software
applications.

E

XAMPLES:

When you lock the left margin, the application program may
implement absolute horizontal positions.

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Other conflicts may also occur.

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Printer functions

Fonts In selecting your fonts, refer to the section entitled “Fonts”. Thirteen

different fonts are installed in the printer. If more fonts are present,
only the first 25 are shown. The following sequence is observed:

works fonts
soft fonts.

Print Quality You may select between six print qualities:

The numbers specify the number of print dots per character.
The higher the number, the better the print quality.

600D 450D 300D 300F 200D 150D :

High print quality Low print quality

Slow print Fast print

Left Margin This menu allows you to set the spacing between the printing area and

the first printed character in the range between 0-304 mm.
When the PREV/NEXT key is pressed continuously, the change is

performed in cm-steps, otherwise in mm-steps.

Top Margin This menu allows you to set the spacing between the paper edge and

the first printed line in the range between 0-50 mm.
When the PREV/NEXT key is pressed continuously, the change is

performed in cm-steps, otherwise in mm-steps.

Type of

Use this menu to select a barcode.

barcode

The following barcodes are available:

ZIP barcode
bpo4 barcode
kix barcode
cana barcode
2/5 interleaved barcode

If you acknowledge the "ZIP" barcode with the ENTER key, you will be
offered the following parameter setting:

coda barcode
co39 barcode
c128 barcode
ean barcode

BARCODE
OPTIONS
(Only for USA !)

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" BARCODE OPTIONS: off "

You may select between the options "off", "zip" and "dpbc".
In the setting "ZIP" the nine (or five) digits of the postal code from the

"ZIP line" are recognized and the corresponding barcode (with check
sum) is printed. The line with the "D
description - Sect. 8 Zip barcode) in the addressing is then obviated.

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" sequence (see interface

Printer functions

The numbers of the postal code should be sent in the last line of the
address. The postal code cannot have m ore than nine digits, but m ust
have at least five. As the number sequenc e search starts f rom the end
of the address, the last nine digits of a sequence are converted. You
may add a separating hyphen or other printable character between the
fifth and sixth digits.

At the "DPBC" setting, the program searc hes for the house number at
the start of the street line and adds it to the ZIP barcode.
The street line must be sent to the printer befor e the line c ontaining the
postal code. The house num ber should be at the beginning of the line.
Where the house number cons ists of three digits, only the last two are
converted into barcode. House number s consisting of only a single digit
are preceded by a 0.

BARCODE
POSITION

After you acknowledge your choice in the "BARCODE OPTIONS"
menu field, the following display appears:

"BARCODE POSITION : top"

The ZIP barcode position can be defined by the options "top" or "bot".
These define the position of the Z IP barcode within the address block .

The following variants are possible:
top:

bottom: the barcode line is printed after the last address line.

the barcode line is printed as the first address line.

Other barcodes If you acknowledge barcode "2/5i", "coda", "co39" or “c128” with the

ENTER key, you will be offered the following parameter setting:

"SMALL WIDTH : 6"

SMALL WIDTH You can set the width of the narrow bar from 1 to 99 (dots).

LARGE WIDTH After you have acknowledged your setting in the "SMALL WIDTH"

menu field, the following appears:

"LARGE WIDTH : 15"

BARCODE
HEIGHT

Other barcodes If you acknowledge the barcode "ean" with the ENTER k ey, then you

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You can now set the width of the thick bar from 1 to 99 (dots).

After you have acknowledged your setting in the "LARGE WIDTH"
menu field, the following appears:

"BARCODE HEIGHT : 50"

You can now set the height of the barcode from 1 to 999 (dots).

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will be offered only the param eter setting "BARCODE HEIGHT" - as
already described.

A maximum of 50 dots c an be printed with a s ingle t raverse
of the print-head.

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Char. Spacing You can change the character spacing from 0 to 90 dots by inserting

additional blanks.

Char. Height You can increase the character height to up to six tim es the standard

height without changing the width.

Char. Width You can increase the char acter width to up to six times the standar d

width without changing the height.

Line Spacing You can change the spacing between the lines from 1 to 10 lines pe

inch.

Orientation The address block may be rotated by 180°.

In "Nor" mode, the address is printed in reverse.
In "Rev" mode, the address is printed in legible form.

Paper Size You may select any of the following format sizes:

Format Meaning P/E/ Size in inches Size in mm

off No format size -- -- -­EXEC Executive P 71/4 x 101/2 184 x 267
LETT Letter P 81/2 x 11 216 x 279
LEGA Legal P 81/2 x 14 216 x 356
A4 DIN A4 P 81/4 x 1111/16 210 x 297
A5 DIN A5 P 513/16 x 81/4 148 x 210
MONA Monarch K 37/8 x 71/2 98 x 190,5
C10 Com-10 (Business) K 41/8 x 91/2 105 x 241
INTD International DL K 411/32 x 821/32 110 x 220
C5 International C5 K 63/8 x 91/64 162 x 229
INSD Inserter DL K 41/2 x 91/64 114 x 229
C6 International C6 K 41/2 x 63/8 114 x 162

Cd* Width x length** Width x length**

A6 DIN A6 P 41/8 x 513/16 105 x 148
CRD1 Card 1 Kt 4 x 6 102 x 152
CRD2 Card 2 Kt 5 x 8 127 x 203
HAGA Hagaki K 315/16 x 513/16 100 x 148
B5 K 615/16 x 927/32 176 x 250
USER The format width

is entered in mm P max. 30 max. 762

* P = Paper / E = Envelope / Cd = Card
** The values printed in bold are the l engt hs in the direction of trans port

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Printer functions

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Character Set National character sets are available with their own special characters

in each language (see character sets in the Annex).

Transport
Direction

Change of media transport direction Def. (from right ➔ left)

Opp. (from left

The transport direction can be changed only if you replace the hold­down sets (cf. Section 3).

The default setting of the transport direction is from right to left.

➔ righ t).

Head12 Correct. This function allows a mechanical horizontal offset between the two

print cartridges 1 and 2 to be correct ed. T he c or rec tion is per f ormed in
steps of

Select one of the following 49 values :

-24, -23 ... -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5 ... +23, +24

1

/

inch.

300

Head34 Correct. This function allows a mechanical horizontal offset between the two

print cartridges 3 and 4 to be correct ed. T he c or rec tion is per f ormed in
steps of

Select one of the following 49 values :

-24, -23 ... -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +4, +5 ... +23, +24

1

/

inch.

300

First Unit

Paper Speed

This menu allows you to select the print cartridge block which
depending on the transport direction – prints lines 1 to 6.

H12 for transport direction of the media from right to left
H34 for transport direction of the media from left to right

The maximum transport speed for each print quality may be set.

Paper Sensor End-of-form detection on/off.

When the end-of -form detection function is activated, the light barr ier is
interrogated before every line is printed as to whether paper is present
in the print area.

For printing media with black surfaces, you can deactivate the light
barrier during printing. To do this, you must set a format size in the
“PAPER SIZE“ menu (see page 5.8).

When the end-of-form detection is deactivated and a format size has
been specified, the light barrier is interrogated as to whether paper is
present in the print area only when the paper is fed in.

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An incorrect format size can lead to printing outside the
paper area!

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Printer functions

Setting locked You may "lock" each configuration individually. This means that the

corresponding configuration cannot be changed via printer instruc­tions.

If you select the "yes" option, your configuration is locked and the
corresponding printer instructions are ignored. In the “SETD“ service
program, this setting is clearly identified by “!!!“ (see the sample print-out
on page 5.13).
The status of the active configuration is shown on the display.
The display text "Set1U" means that configuration "No 1" was selected,
but is Unlocked.
The display text "Set1L" means that configuration "No 1" was selected,
but is Locked.

Special Funct.

Bit8 Set To

This menu allows you to define how the DA615 should execute bit 8.
This menu option is active only for 7-bit character sets.

The following variants are possible:
BIT8:

FIX0: The higher- value bit (bit 8) of the received c haracter is always
FIX1: The higher- value bit (bit 8) of the received c haracter is always

The higher-value bit (bit 8) of the received character is taken

over in unchanged form.
deleted.
set to "1".

Auto LF Automatic line feed off / on_1 / on_2 / on_3

Use this menu to define how the DA615 should interpret the f ollowing
control characters:

CR = Carriage return
LF = Line feed

and FF = Form feed.
The following variants may be selected:

off : CR = CR, LF = LF, FF = FF
on_1: CR = CR + LF LF = LF FF = FF
on_2: CR = CR, LF = CR + LF FF = CR + FF
on_3: CR = CR + LF LF = CR + LF FF = CR + FF

Hex to ASCII HEX to ASCII conversion off/on

Line Mode Line mode off / 1 - 99 lines

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When the conversion is switched on, the printer interprets the percent­age symbol "%" as a non-printable control character. The two char­acters following the % symbol are then interpreted as HEX values and
combined into a single character.

Example: %0C = Form Feed

This option allows address separation by a specific number of line
feeds.
If the PREV/NEXT key is kept c ontinuously pressed, the change takes
place in steps of 10, otherwise in steps of 1.

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Delimiter < > Individual page feed on/off

When the delimiter is activated, the two print characters "< >" are
recognized as the beginning and end of a page print with paper ejection.
This means that you should set the character "<" before a piece of tex t
that should go onto a new page and the character ">" after the text,
before the page is to be ejected.

STX-ETX Print-out of a specific text area off/on

With this m ode activated, only the text located between STX and ETX
will be printed.

STX = Start text ETX = End text

Offset Edge Offset edge of page by 0 – 304 mm

This function shifts the measur ed edge of the paper. To the user, it will
look as if the left margin had been increased.
This option is required for:

– Windows programs in which the left edge cannot be changed ( or

this is not desired).

Printer functions

– Printing of large envelopes with Windows serial print, where the

desired print position cannot be set on the PC.

Warming Warming the print cartridges

This function sets the time during which the cartridges are warmed.
min. lev1 lev2 lev3 lev4 max.

Service

Rev.

(=Revision)

The version number of the firmware is displayed together with the
prom number of the paper transport c ontroller. Both num bers m ust be
specified if problems occur with the printer.

Adrc Display of printed addresses from the initial operation of the printer.

This counter can be reset only by service personnel.

Head

Several print tests are performed for all cartridges:

– the contacts to the nozzles are displayed in a grid pattern,

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H1 = Head 1
H3 = Head 3

H1

1 5 10 15 20 3 5 10 15 20 12

H3

1 5 10 15 20 3 5 10 15 20 12

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Printer functions

H2 = Head 2
H4 = Head 4

1 5 10 15 20 3 5 10 15 20 12

1 5 10 15 20 3 5 10 15 20 12

the contacts to all nozzles, addressed individually in sequence, are

–

displayed in a continuous oblique line.

H2

H4

H1

H2

H3

H4

Char Print-out of the currently defined character set.

HexD

Hex Dump causes all received characters to be printed from the
receive buffer in LetGot12.

Hex Dump is terminated with the PROG, END or START keys.

Hex Dump may also be initiat ed directly by keeping the S TART

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key pressed down when the printer is switched on. Do not
terminate Hex Dump by switchi ng off the printer as this may lead
to changes in the setti ngs!!

InpD In Inp-Dump, all 96 kbytes of the receive buf fer are printed with PC8

symbols.

NOTE ! The enti re print-out requires about 30 DINA4 pages. S witch the

printer off and then on again, send the pri nt job and t hen st art t he
dump print-out. The required data is now located at t he beginning
of the buffer. As soon as it has been printed out, you may stop
further printing.

SetD

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The 10 printer settings that are activated under each number in the
“Setting” option are printed out.
To do this, you will need nine sheets with minimum dimens ions (Lx W )
160 x 50 mm (6.3x2“). They are not pulled in until after the “SetD“
instruction has been given.

The following page shows a complete SetD print-out.

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DA615

SETTING No 1 No 2 ... No 0
FONT Cour12 Helv10 Cour12

PRINT QUALITY 600D 600D 300D
LEFT MARG. [mm] 10 20 0

TOP MARGIN [mm] 010 0
TYPE OF BARC. zip 2/5i ean

BARC. OPTIONS off - -
BARC. POSITION top - -
SMALL WIDTH -6 -
LARGE WIDTH -15 -
BARCODE HEIGHT -50 50

CHAR. SPACING 00 0
CHAR. HEIGHT 1x 1x 3x
CHAR. WIDTH 1x 1x 2x

LINE SPACING 6
ORIENTATION Rev (L) Nor Rev
PAPER SIZE A4 (L) User off
PAP LENGTH [mm] - 237 -
CHARACTER SET PC8 PC8 PC8
TRANSP. DIRECT. def def opp

HEAD12 CORRECT. -2 -1 0
HEAD34 CORRECT. -2 -1 0
FIRST UNIT 1+2 3+4 1+2
DISTANCE HD2_3 0-1 0
PAP SPEED mm/s MIN=370 MED=889 FAST=1207
PAPER SENSOR on on on
SETTING LOCKED yes !!! no no
HEAD SENSOR on on on
SEPARATION min lev12 min
BIT8 SET TO Bit8 Bit8 Bit8
AUTO LF off on_1 off
HEX TO ASCII off off off
LINE MODE off off off
DELIMITER < > off off off
STX-ETX off on off
OFFS. EDGE[[