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All rights reserved. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550 All other countries. Forms Printer 2500 Series User's Guide 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 User's Guide 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.
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Contents Safety information 7 Learning about the printer 8 Printer overview...8 Applying control panel overlays...9 Understanding the printer features and functions 10 Printing a demonstration page...13 Printing a network setup page...14 Printing from Windows or DOS...14 Using IBM... MICROLINE emulation mode...16 Using the control panel 17 Understanding the control panel buttons...17 Understanding the control panel lights...19 Setting the printer online or offline...20 Advancing paper...20 Using the Load/Unload function...20 Locking and unlocking the control panel...20 Selecting a Tractor ...
Contents Safety information 7 Learning about the printer 8 Printer overview...8 Applying control panel overlays...9 Understanding the printer features and functions 10 Printing a demonstration page...13 Printing a network setup page...14 Printing from Windows or DOS...14 Using IBM... MICROLINE emulation mode...16 Using the control panel 17 Understanding the control panel buttons...17 Understanding the control panel lights...19 Setting the printer online or offline...20 Advancing paper...20 Using the Load/Unload function...20 Locking and unlocking the control panel...20 Selecting a Tractor ...
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...Data options ...52 Control options...54 Emulation options ...55 Interface options...56 Maintaining the printer 57 Ordering supplies...57 Removing the ribbon cartridge...57 Cleaning the printer...57 Recycling Lexmark products...58 Administrative support 59 Restoring the factory default settings...59 Supporting IPSec...60 Supporting...Setting Top-Of-Form in a macro ...42 Paper and specialty media guide 43 Paper types and sizes supported by the printer...43 Changing tractor positions 44 Push tractor position...44 Pull tractor position...44 Converting the push tractor to pull tractor position 44...
...Data options ...52 Control options...54 Emulation options ...55 Interface options...56 Maintaining the printer 57 Ordering supplies...57 Removing the ribbon cartridge...57 Cleaning the printer...57 Recycling Lexmark products...58 Administrative support 59 Restoring the factory default settings...59 Supporting IPSec...60 Supporting...Setting Top-Of-Form in a macro ...42 Paper and specialty media guide 43 Paper types and sizes supported by the printer...43 Changing tractor positions 44 Push tractor position...44 Pull tractor position...44 Converting the push tractor to pull tractor position 44...
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... is off...68 Left margin moves to the right during printing ...68 Incorrect line length; lines do not start at the left margin 68 Printer speed slows ...68 Incorrect characters print, left margin changes, or printing stops 69 Printing continues beyond the edges of the continuous forms 69 Selected...or missing ...74 Forms are smudged or print is too dark ...74 Incorrect number of lines on , but does not print ...67 Printer alarm sounds...67 Printer goes to the Tear Off position before the print job finishes 67 Buttons do not print ...74 Incorrect line spacing or overprinting occurs ......
... is off...68 Left margin moves to the right during printing ...68 Incorrect line length; lines do not start at the left margin 68 Printer speed slows ...68 Incorrect characters print, left margin changes, or printing stops 69 Printing continues beyond the edges of the continuous forms 69 Selected...or missing ...74 Forms are smudged or print is too dark ...74 Incorrect number of lines on , but does not print ...67 Printer alarm sounds...67 Printer goes to the Tear Off position before the print job finishes 67 Buttons do not print ...74 Incorrect line spacing or overprinting occurs ......
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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- Learning about the printer 8 Depending on the model you have chosen, your printer may look slightly different from the printer illustrated. 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- Learning about the printer 8 Depending on the model you have chosen, your printer may look slightly different from the printer illustrated. and wide-carriage models. and 24-wire narrow-
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... knockout 8 Parallel connector 9 USB connector 10 Optional Tractor 2 connector knockout 11 Power cord connector Applying control panel overlays The Lexmark Forms Printer 2500 Series printers have control panel overlays available in the language of your choice: 1 Peel the backing off of the layer 1 label, and... layer 1 of the control panel and a different overlay label for layer 2 of the control panel. 4 Close the control panel cover. Learning about the printer 9 Printer back view 5 1 2 3 4 11 6 10 7 98 Part name 1 Ribbon access cover latch 2 Acoustic flap 3 Tear off of the layer ...
... knockout 8 Parallel connector 9 USB connector 10 Optional Tractor 2 connector knockout 11 Power cord connector Applying control panel overlays The Lexmark Forms Printer 2500 Series printers have control panel overlays available in the language of your choice: 1 Peel the backing off of the layer 1 label, and... layer 1 of the control panel and a different overlay label for layer 2 of the control panel. 4 Close the control panel cover. Learning about the printer 9 Printer back view 5 1 2 3 4 11 6 10 7 98 Part name 1 Ribbon access cover latch 2 Acoustic flap 3 Tear off of the layer ...
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... spacing Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, and 24 cpi, as well as proportional spacing and 15 pitch. Understanding the printer features and functions Printer features by model Feature/function 2580/2581 2590/2591 Multi-speed printing FastDft (Fast Draft) • 10 characters per inch (cpi) ...dpi) graphics programs. Multiple-part forms Prints original plus five copies (six-part Prints original plus three copies forms) (four-part forms) Learning about the printer 10 Resident fonts • Fast Draft • Draft • Gothic • Courier Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 cpi,...
... spacing Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, and 24 cpi, as well as proportional spacing and 15 pitch. Understanding the printer features and functions Printer features by model Feature/function 2580/2581 2590/2591 Multi-speed printing FastDft (Fast Draft) • 10 characters per inch (cpi) ...dpi) graphics programs. Multiple-part forms Prints original plus five copies (six-part Prints original plus three copies forms) (four-part forms) Learning about the printer 10 Resident fonts • Fast Draft • Draft • Gothic • Courier Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 cpi,...
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...lock is set in mathematical equations, including subscript and superscript Selects the characters and symbols corresponding to various country languages Learning about the printer 11 It can be repositioned to function as: • Push tractor • Pull tractor Limits control panel functions to enhance flexibility...Unload, Tear Off, Font, Setup, Pitch, Macro, and paper movement functions. Loads and unloads continuous form paper (tractor fed) The printer has the capability of storing four unique document formats to the Start/Stop, FormFeed, Tear Off, and Load/Unload buttons only, thus ...
...lock is set in mathematical equations, including subscript and superscript Selects the characters and symbols corresponding to various country languages Learning about the printer 11 It can be repositioned to function as: • Push tractor • Pull tractor Limits control panel functions to enhance flexibility...Unload, Tear Off, Font, Setup, Pitch, Macro, and paper movement functions. Loads and unloads continuous form paper (tractor fed) The printer has the capability of storing four unique document formats to the Start/Stop, FormFeed, Tear Off, and Load/Unload buttons only, thus ...
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... the Bar code function, see the Technical Reference available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. Software compatibility • Compatible with all computers with the M320 turbo), which is standard on the 9-wire printer and 2580/2581 printer models. Learning about the printer 12 Interface connection Warning-Potential Damage: Do not touch the...
... the Bar code function, see the Technical Reference available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. Software compatibility • Compatible with all computers with the M320 turbo), which is standard on the 9-wire printer and 2580/2581 printer models. Learning about the printer 12 Interface connection Warning-Potential Damage: Do not touch the...
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A Learning about the printer 13 The Power light comes on solid, the Paper Out light is blinking, and the current default font light is on . Printing a demonstration page The ...following steps explain how to load a single sheet of paper so you can print a demonstration page. 1 Set the forms thickness lever to position 1. 2 Turn the printer on solid. 3 Open the manual feeder, and then move the paper select lever to the position. 4 Move the left paper guide to the right until...
A Learning about the printer 13 The Power light comes on solid, the Paper Out light is blinking, and the current default font light is on . Printing a demonstration page The ...following steps explain how to load a single sheet of paper so you can print a demonstration page. 1 Set the forms thickness lever to position 1. 2 Turn the printer on solid. 3 Open the manual feeder, and then move the paper select lever to the position. 4 Move the left paper guide to the right until...
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...DOS Windows When printing from a Windows application, use the Windows Forms Printer 2500 Series driver available from the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. Warning-Potential Damage: Do not touch the Network connector except when the printer is turned off . 9 While pressing Font on the control panel..., turn the printer on , and the demonstration page prints. The Fully Qualified ...
...DOS Windows When printing from a Windows application, use the Windows Forms Printer 2500 Series driver available from the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. Warning-Potential Damage: Do not touch the Network connector except when the printer is turned off . 9 While pressing Font on the control panel..., turn the printer on , and the demonstration page prints. The Fully Qualified ...
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...with your DOS application to customize your printer for Epson emulation mode. For Lexmark Forms Printer 2580/2581 users: 1 Forms Printer 2580/2581 2 Forms Printer 2480/2481 plus 3 Forms Printer 2380/2381 plus 4 2380 plus/2381 plus 5 2380/2381 IBM Personal Printer SeriesTM II 6 4201/4202 IBM ...ProprinterTM III 7 4201/4202 IBM Proprinter II 8 IBM ExecJetTM Printer Model 4072 For Lexmark Forms Printer 2590/2591 users: 1 Forms Printer 2590/2591 2 Forms Printer 2490/2491 3 Forms Printer 2390 plus/2391 plus 4 2390 plus/...
...with your DOS application to customize your printer for Epson emulation mode. For Lexmark Forms Printer 2580/2581 users: 1 Forms Printer 2580/2581 2 Forms Printer 2480/2481 plus 3 Forms Printer 2380/2381 plus 4 2380 plus/2381 plus 5 2380/2381 IBM Personal Printer SeriesTM II 6 4201/4202 IBM ...ProprinterTM III 7 4201/4202 IBM Proprinter II 8 IBM ExecJetTM Printer Model 4072 For Lexmark Forms Printer 2590/2591 users: 1 Forms Printer 2590/2591 2 Forms Printer 2490/2491 3 Forms Printer 2390 plus/2391 plus 4 2390 plus/...
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... in the following preferred order. 1 Oki 320/321 Turbo 2 Oki 320/321 Learning about the printer 16 For Forms Printer 2580/2581 users: 1 Epson FX850 2 Epson FX 1050 For Forms Printer 2590/2591 users: 1 Epson LQ850 2 LQ 1050 Using Okidata MICROLINE emulation mode If the... printer has the Okidata MICROLINE emulation option installed, select a printer from your application in the following preferred order. Printer drivers other than the 2500 series support ...
... in the following preferred order. 1 Oki 320/321 Turbo 2 Oki 320/321 Learning about the printer 16 For Forms Printer 2580/2581 users: 1 Epson FX850 2 Epson FX 1050 For Forms Printer 2590/2591 users: 1 Epson LQ850 2 LQ 1050 Using Okidata MICROLINE emulation mode If the... printer has the Okidata MICROLINE emulation option installed, select a printer from your application in the following preferred order. Printer drivers other than the 2500 series support ...
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If you continue pressing Font through the printer font selections. Use layer 2 to select a macro and change printer menu settings. 1 7 2 Power Ready Tractor 2 Paper Out Start/Stop LineFeed FormFeed Tear Off Load/Unload Tractor Font Courier Orator ...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, contains more advanced functionality. Using the control panel Understanding the control panel buttons...
If you continue pressing Font through the printer font selections. Use layer 2 to select a macro and change printer menu settings. 1 7 2 Power Ready Tractor 2 Paper Out Start/Stop LineFeed FormFeed Tear Off Load/Unload Tractor Font Courier Orator ...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, contains more advanced functionality. Using the control panel Understanding the control panel buttons...
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... cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, or proportional spacing Notes: • On 2590/2591 models, you change the default values and modes of printer operation. Button 6 Tear Off 7 Start/Stop Function Alternates the paper between Tear Off and Top-Of-Form Communicates the on/off status of ..., and 15 pitch. Press and hold to advance the paper 5 micro movements, and then go into continuous feed. 2 Macro To support different styles 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 17 5 4 Layer 2 control panel buttons...
... cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, or proportional spacing Notes: • On 2590/2591 models, you change the default values and modes of printer operation. Button 6 Tear Off 7 Start/Stop Function Alternates the paper between Tear Off and Top-Of-Form Communicates the on/off status of ..., and 15 pitch. Press and hold to advance the paper 5 micro movements, and then go into continuous feed. 2 Macro To support different styles 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 17 5 4 Layer 2 control panel buttons...
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... lights The following buttons: Start/Stop, FormFeed, Tear Off, and Load/Unload. On Font On The control panel is out of the printer resident fonts is online and ready to select continuous feed. 7 Set TOF Sets the Top-Of-Form, which is active. Blinking Off The...is being used, or Macros are disabled in small incremental movements. Off No macro is selected. Ready On The printer is selected. One of paper. Printer resident fonts are locked. On A printer error has occurred. Pitch Lock On Pitch Lock is selected. Pitch On One of the first print line on...
... lights The following buttons: Start/Stop, FormFeed, Tear Off, and Load/Unload. On Font On The control panel is out of the printer resident fonts is online and ready to select continuous feed. 7 Set TOF Sets the Top-Of-Form, which is active. Blinking Off The...is being used, or Macros are disabled in small incremental movements. Off No macro is selected. Ready On The printer is selected. One of paper. Printer resident fonts are locked. On A printer error has occurred. Pitch Lock On Pitch Lock is selected. Pitch On One of the first print line on...
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... Top-Of-Form on . To lock the control panel: 1 Turn the printer off . Setting the printer online or offline The printer must be online to accept data. • To set the printer offline, press Start/Stop. When online, the printer is clear, or to allow printing on . Locking and unlocking the control ...the panel is not printing: Note: When you are printing continuous forms, the first time you press LineFeed, it moves the paper from the printer to change the Tear Off position on . Using the control panel 20 Advancing paper Use these control panel buttons to advance the paper when the...
... Top-Of-Form on . To lock the control panel: 1 Turn the printer off . Setting the printer online or offline The printer must be online to accept data. • To set the printer offline, press Start/Stop. When online, the printer is clear, or to allow printing on . Locking and unlocking the control ...the panel is not printing: Note: When you are printing continuous forms, the first time you press LineFeed, it moves the paper from the printer to change the Tear Off position on . Using the control panel 20 Advancing paper Use these control panel buttons to advance the paper when the...
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To override the codes, you can press Tractor to unload the current continuous forms and switch to initiating. The printer is ready to print when the Ready light comes on next to the selection you see the font light on . The font is locked until ... turned off and the font you want is installed, you want is selected. 2 If the printer is selected. Using the control panel 21 Selecting and locking a font The printer data stream may contain control codes which select a particular font. Disabling Font Lock 1 To disable Font Lock, press Font repeatedly until you want...
To override the codes, you can press Tractor to unload the current continuous forms and switch to initiating. The printer is ready to print when the Ready light comes on next to the selection you see the font light on . The font is locked until ... turned off and the font you want is installed, you want is selected. 2 If the printer is selected. Using the control panel 21 Selecting and locking a font The printer data stream may contain control codes which select a particular font. Disabling Font Lock 1 To disable Font Lock, press Font repeatedly until you want...
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... light comes on next to the pitch you want. 3 Continue pressing Pitch until the Pitch Lock light comes on , the printer is selected. Disabling Pitch Lock 1 To disable Pitch Lock, press Pitch repeatedly until the printer is turned off and the pitch you want is selected. 2 Close the control panel. 3 If the... . When the Ready light comes on and the pitch you want is ready to print. Using the control panel 22 Selecting and locking a pitch The printer data stream may contain control codes which select a particular pitch. The pitch is offline, press Start/Stop.
... light comes on next to the pitch you want. 3 Continue pressing Pitch until the Pitch Lock light comes on , the printer is selected. Disabling Pitch Lock 1 To disable Pitch Lock, press Pitch repeatedly until the printer is turned off and the pitch you want is selected. 2 Close the control panel. 3 If the... . When the Ready light comes on and the pitch you want is ready to print. Using the control panel 22 Selecting and locking a pitch The printer data stream may contain control codes which select a particular pitch. The pitch is offline, press Start/Stop.
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Loading paper This section explains how to make adjustments for different paper paths. 2 1 3 4 1 Cut sheet forms 2 Continuous forms 3 Envelopes 4 Labels Setting the forms thickness lever Use the forms thickness lever to load continuous forms, cut sheet forms, labels and envelopes. 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 23 When setting this lever, see one of the following tables depending on the paper thickness.
Loading paper This section explains how to make adjustments for different paper paths. 2 1 3 4 1 Cut sheet forms 2 Continuous forms 3 Envelopes 4 Labels Setting the forms thickness lever Use the forms thickness lever to load continuous forms, cut sheet forms, labels and envelopes. 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 23 When setting this lever, see one of the following tables depending on the paper thickness.