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All other countries. Forms Printer 2500 Series Quick Reference July 2007 www.lexmark.com Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2007 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550
All other countries. Forms Printer 2500 Series Quick Reference July 2007 www.lexmark.com Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are trademarks of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2007 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550
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... Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous forms in push mode 31 Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous forms in pull mode 32 Setting Top-Of-Form for a cut form or an envelope ...32 Setting Top-Of-Form in a macro ...33 Paper and specialty media guide 34 Paper types and sizes supported by the printer...34 Changing tractor positions...
... Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous forms in push mode 31 Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous forms in pull mode 32 Setting Top-Of-Form for a cut form or an envelope ...32 Setting Top-Of-Form in a macro ...33 Paper and specialty media guide 34 Paper types and sizes supported by the printer...34 Changing tractor positions...
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Understanding Setup mode and menu options 39 Using Setup mode...39 Changing menu settings (an example)...40 Main Menu options...41 Main menu options...41 Forms Macro options...42 Data options ...43 Control options...45 Emulation options ...46 Interface options...47 Maintaining the printer 48 Ordering supplies...48 Removing the ribbon cartridge...48 Cleaning the printer...48 Recycling Lexmark products...49 Contents 4
Understanding Setup mode and menu options 39 Using Setup mode...39 Changing menu settings (an example)...40 Main Menu options...41 Main menu options...41 Forms Macro options...42 Data options ...43 Control options...45 Emulation options ...46 Interface options...47 Maintaining the printer 48 Ordering supplies...48 Removing the ribbon cartridge...48 Cleaning the printer...48 Recycling Lexmark products...49 Contents 4
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and 24-wire narrow- Printer front view 1 2 A 3 8 7 6 5 4 Part name 1 Forms thickness lever 2 Ribbon access cover 3 Power switch 4 Paper select lever 5 Paper guides 6 Manual feeder 7 Front cover 8 Control panel Learning about the printer Printer overview The LexmarkTM Forms Printer 2500 Series printers are available in 9- Depending on the model you have chosen, your printer may look slightly different from the printer illustrated. Learning about the printer 5 and wide-carriage models.
and 24-wire narrow- Printer front view 1 2 A 3 8 7 6 5 4 Part name 1 Forms thickness lever 2 Ribbon access cover 3 Power switch 4 Paper select lever 5 Paper guides 6 Manual feeder 7 Front cover 8 Control panel Learning about the printer Printer overview The LexmarkTM Forms Printer 2500 Series printers are available in 9- Depending on the model you have chosen, your printer may look slightly different from the printer illustrated. Learning about the printer 5 and wide-carriage models.
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...so they are not changed by your program • Pitch lock is deactivated when you turn the printer off unless it is available through printer commands. Learning about the printer 7 Highlighting capability: • Double-high • Double-strike • Double-wide • ...forms) (four-part forms) Feature/function Control panel Font lock Pitch lock All models Button control for Load/Unload, Tear Off, Font, Setup, Pitch, Macro, and paper movement functions. Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, and 24 cpi, as well as proportional spacing and 15 pitch. Feature/function 2580/2581 2590...
...so they are not changed by your program • Pitch lock is deactivated when you turn the printer off unless it is available through printer commands. Learning about the printer 7 Highlighting capability: • Double-high • Double-strike • Double-wide • ...forms) (four-part forms) Feature/function Control panel Font lock Pitch lock All models Button control for Load/Unload, Tear Off, Font, Setup, Pitch, Macro, and paper movement functions. Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, and 24 cpi, as well as proportional spacing and 15 pitch. Feature/function 2580/2581 2590...
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... front loading for cut sheets Enables printing on cut sheets or envelopes Tear Off bar • Assists in removing printed continuous forms at the perforation • Assists in the printer: • 3 of 9 • Codabar (NW-7) • Code 39 • Code 128 • Interleaved 2 of paper used, thus ... These bar codes are resident in tearing non-perforated forms • Reduces the amount of 5 • UPC-A • UPC-E • EAN 8 • EAN 13 • PostNet Note: For more information on the Bar code function, see the Technical Reference available on the Lexmark Web site at www...
... front loading for cut sheets Enables printing on cut sheets or envelopes Tear Off bar • Assists in removing printed continuous forms at the perforation • Assists in the printer: • 3 of 9 • Codabar (NW-7) • Code 39 • Code 128 • Interleaved 2 of paper used, thus ... These bar codes are resident in tearing non-perforated forms • Reduces the amount of 5 • UPC-A • UPC-E • EAN 8 • EAN 13 • PostNet Note: For more information on the Bar code function, see the Technical Reference available on the Lexmark Web site at www...
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... 2 is installed 4 Load/Unload Loads paper to the current Top-Of-Form or unloads paper to a parked position 5 Font Selects one of functionality: • Layer 1, with the control panel cover closed, contains basic functions like FormFeed, Tear Off, and taking the printer online/offline. • Layer 2, with the control panel cover open...
... 2 is installed 4 Load/Unload Loads paper to the current Top-Of-Form or unloads paper to a parked position 5 Font Selects one of functionality: • Layer 1, with the control panel cover closed, contains basic functions like FormFeed, Tear Off, and taking the printer online/offline. • Layer 2, with the control panel cover open...
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... movements, and then go into continuous feed. 2 Macro To support different styles of pre-printed forms, selects between Tear Off and Top-Of-Form Communicates the on/off status of printer operation. Sets the character pitch to select continuous feed. Feeds the paper downward in small incremental ...Press and hold to : 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, or proportional spacing Notes: • On 2590/2591 models, you change the default values and modes of the printer 1 7 1 2 3 4 2 Power Set TOF LineFeed Macro Micro Micro Setup Pitch 10 20 12 24 3 6 15 P5 Lock...
... movements, and then go into continuous feed. 2 Macro To support different styles of pre-printed forms, selects between Tear Off and Top-Of-Form Communicates the on/off status of printer operation. Sets the character pitch to select continuous feed. Feeds the paper downward in small incremental ...Press and hold to : 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, or proportional spacing Notes: • On 2590/2591 models, you change the default values and modes of the printer 1 7 1 2 3 4 2 Power Set TOF LineFeed Macro Micro Micro Setup Pitch 10 20 12 24 3 6 15 P5 Lock...
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...being used, or Macros are disabled in small incremental movements. Printer resident fonts are locked. The printer is the position of the following tables describe the light patterns on either a cut form or an envelope. Printer resident fonts are locked. Button Function 6 Micro Feeds the paper... upward in the Setup menu. On A printer error has occurred. Press and hold to allow printing on the control...
...being used, or Macros are disabled in small incremental movements. Printer resident fonts are locked. The printer is the position of the following tables describe the light patterns on either a cut form or an envelope. Printer resident fonts are locked. Button Function 6 Micro Feeds the paper... upward in the Setup menu. On A printer error has occurred. Press and hold to allow printing on the control...
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...Press and hold Load/Unload and Tractor while turning the printer on when the optional Tractor 2 Feeder is installed, you can also use of pre-printed form to another. The Tractor 2 light comes on . To unlock the control panel: 1 Turn the printer off. 2 Press and hold Load/Unload and Tractor ...while turning the printer on . When the optional Tractor 2 Feeder is selected. Using ...
...Press and hold Load/Unload and Tractor while turning the printer on when the optional Tractor 2 Feeder is installed, you can also use of pre-printed form to another. The Tractor 2 light comes on . To unlock the control panel: 1 Turn the printer off. 2 Press and hold Load/Unload and Tractor ...while turning the printer on . When the optional Tractor 2 Feeder is selected. Using ...
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Loading paper This section explains how to make adjustments for different paper paths. 2 1 3 4 1 Cut (form) sheet 2 Continuous forms 3 Envelope 4 Labels Setting the forms thickness lever Use the forms thickness lever to load continuous forms, cut form sheets, labels, and envelopes. When setting this lever, see one of the following tables depending on the paper thickness. It also includes information about paper orientation, setting the forms thickness lever, and using the push and pull tractors for printing on various forms depending on your printer model: Loading paper 14
Loading paper This section explains how to make adjustments for different paper paths. 2 1 3 4 1 Cut (form) sheet 2 Continuous forms 3 Envelope 4 Labels Setting the forms thickness lever Use the forms thickness lever to load continuous forms, cut form sheets, labels, and envelopes. When setting this lever, see one of the following tables depending on the paper thickness. It also includes information about paper orientation, setting the forms thickness lever, and using the push and pull tractors for printing on various forms depending on your printer model: Loading paper 14
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...5, 6, or 7 Envelopes 4, 5, or 6 Note: Print quality depends on the multiple-paper quality and the operating environment. Loading paper 15 Forms thickness for 2590/2591 Paper type Single forms (cut or continuous) Paper thickness Thin Normal Thick Paper weight 56 g/m2 (15 lb) 65 g/m2 (16 lb) 68 g/m2 (18... lb) 75 g/m2 (20 lb) 90 g/m2 (24 lb) Forms thickness lever setting 1 1 or 2 2 Multiple-part forms 2-part 3-part 4-part 5-part ...
...5, 6, or 7 Envelopes 4, 5, or 6 Note: Print quality depends on the multiple-paper quality and the operating environment. Loading paper 15 Forms thickness for 2590/2591 Paper type Single forms (cut or continuous) Paper thickness Thin Normal Thick Paper weight 56 g/m2 (15 lb) 65 g/m2 (16 lb) 68 g/m2 (18... lb) 75 g/m2 (20 lb) 90 g/m2 (24 lb) Forms thickness lever setting 1 1 or 2 2 Multiple-part forms 2-part 3-part 4-part 5-part ...
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... tractor In these examples, the tractor pushes the paper from the front or the rear of the printer. You can set in the Setup menu or from the front or the bottom of a continuous form to the Tear Off position Note: On is set the Tear Off function to automatic or manual... the factory default setting. Front loading paper Bottom loading paper Using the Tear Off function Pressing the Tear Off button advances the perforation of the printer. For more information, see "Using Setup mode" on page 39. Loading paper 16 Note: The Tear Off function works only when the tractor unit is...
... tractor In these examples, the tractor pushes the paper from the front or the rear of the printer. You can set in the Setup menu or from the front or the bottom of a continuous form to the Tear Off position Note: On is set the Tear Off function to automatic or manual... the factory default setting. Front loading paper Bottom loading paper Using the Tear Off function Pressing the Tear Off button advances the perforation of the printer. For more information, see "Using Setup mode" on page 39. Loading paper 16 Note: The Tear Off function works only when the tractor unit is...
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... the Tear Off position when all of the following are true: • The printer has finished printing. • The paper has advanced to the Top-Of-Form on the next page. • No data, printer control codes, or escape codes have installed the optional Auto Sheet Feeder or Tractor 2, see the ... want to change the Tear Off position, follow these steps: 1 Press Start/Stop to take the printer offline. 2 Press and hold Tear Off until you have been sent to the printer after advancing to the Top-Of-Form. • The print buffer has not received data for paper loading instructions. 1 Turn the...
... the Tear Off position when all of the following are true: • The printer has finished printing. • The paper has advanced to the Top-Of-Form on the next page. • No data, printer control codes, or escape codes have installed the optional Auto Sheet Feeder or Tractor 2, see the ... want to change the Tear Off position, follow these steps: 1 Press Start/Stop to take the printer offline. 2 Press and hold Tear Off until you have been sent to the printer after advancing to the Top-Of-Form. • The print buffer has not received data for paper loading instructions. 1 Turn the...
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Loading paper 18 Note: If a cut form or envelope is clear. 2 Make sure the paper path is loaded in the printer, press FormFeed to remove it. 3 Set the forms thickness lever to a setting corresponding with the paper thickness you are using. 4 Pull the front cover up. 5 Move the paper select lever down to the position. 6 Pull the left and right tractor locking levers up to unlock the tractors.
Loading paper 18 Note: If a cut form or envelope is clear. 2 Make sure the paper path is loaded in the printer, press FormFeed to remove it. 3 Set the forms thickness lever to a setting corresponding with the paper thickness you are using. 4 Pull the front cover up. 5 Move the paper select lever down to the position. 6 Pull the left and right tractor locking levers up to unlock the tractors.
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... Sheet Feeder or Tractor 2, see the documentation that came with your option for paper loading instructions. 1 Turn the printer on. 2 Make sure the paper path is loaded in the pull position. Front loading continuous forms using . 4 Remove the ribbon access cover. 5 Move the paper select lever down to print continuous...setting corresponding with the paper thickness you are using the pull tractor Make sure the tractor is set to On, the printer moves the paper to Top-Of-Form and put the printer online. 12 Close the front cover. 13 Press Start/Stop to load the paper to the Tear Off bar. ...
... Sheet Feeder or Tractor 2, see the documentation that came with your option for paper loading instructions. 1 Turn the printer on. 2 Make sure the paper path is loaded in the pull position. Front loading continuous forms using . 4 Remove the ribbon access cover. 5 Move the paper select lever down to print continuous...setting corresponding with the paper thickness you are using the pull tractor Make sure the tractor is set to On, the printer moves the paper to Top-Of-Form and put the printer online. 12 Close the front cover. 13 Press Start/Stop to load the paper to the Tear Off bar. ...
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... the Ready light is on solid. Note: If you want . 19 Press Set TOF to use. Loading paper 23 Note: Top-Of-Form is not saved if the printer is turned off or runs out of paper when using the pull tractor Notes: • Make sure the tractor is in the pull... type with a paper-feed opening in the middle of it. • Because the printer uses a pull function for bottom loading, it is especially useful for paper that came with the Top-Of-Form you want to set Top-Of-Form alignment. • To do this, align the horizontal lines (located on solid. Bottom...
... the Ready light is on solid. Note: If you want . 19 Press Set TOF to use. Loading paper 23 Note: Top-Of-Form is not saved if the printer is turned off or runs out of paper when using the pull tractor Notes: • Make sure the tractor is in the pull... type with a paper-feed opening in the middle of it. • Because the printer uses a pull function for bottom loading, it is especially useful for paper that came with the Top-Of-Form you want to set Top-Of-Form alignment. • To do this, align the horizontal lines (located on solid. Bottom...
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Note: If a cut form or envelope is clear. Loading paper 24 1 Turn the printer on. 2 Make sure the paper path is loaded in the printer, press FormFeed to remove it. 3 Set the forms thickness lever to 7. 4 Move the paper select lever down to the position.
Note: If a cut form or envelope is clear. Loading paper 24 1 Turn the printer on. 2 Make sure the paper path is loaded in the printer, press FormFeed to remove it. 3 Set the forms thickness lever to 7. 4 Move the paper select lever down to the position.
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Note: Top-Of-Form is not saved if the printer is turned off or runs out of paper when using the pull tractor. 18 Make sure the printer is online, and the Ready light is on solid. If necessary, move the paper to the Top-Of-Form you have trouble moving the right tractor to... set the Top-Of-Form. Move the tractor to the paper width, load the paper...
Note: Top-Of-Form is not saved if the printer is turned off or runs out of paper when using the pull tractor. 18 Make sure the printer is online, and the Ready light is on solid. If necessary, move the paper to the Top-Of-Form you have trouble moving the right tractor to... set the Top-Of-Form. Move the tractor to the paper width, load the paper...
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... position. 6 Open the manual feeder. Loading cut form or envelope manually Note: If you have installed the optional Auto Sheet Feeder or Tractor 2 Feeder, see the documentation that came with the option, for paper loading instructions. 1 Turn the printer on. 2 Make sure the paper path is clear.... 3 If continuous forms are currently loaded, tear off the leading edge of the continuous form, and then press Load/Unload to park the continuous forms. The Paper Out light blinks. 4 Set the forms thickness lever to a corresponding...
... position. 6 Open the manual feeder. Loading cut form or envelope manually Note: If you have installed the optional Auto Sheet Feeder or Tractor 2 Feeder, see the documentation that came with the option, for paper loading instructions. 1 Turn the printer on. 2 Make sure the paper path is clear.... 3 If continuous forms are currently loaded, tear off the leading edge of the continuous form, and then press Load/Unload to park the continuous forms. The Paper Out light blinks. 4 Set the forms thickness lever to a corresponding...