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User's Guide - Page 1
Forms Printer 2500 Series
User's Guide
July 2007
www.lexmark.com
Lexmark and Lexmark with diamond design are the property of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners.
© 2007 Lexmark International, Inc. All other countries. All rights reserved. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550
User's Guide - Page 3
... envelope manually ...37 Aligning the left margin ...39
Setting Top-of-Form...40
Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous forms in push mode 40 Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous forms in pull mode 41 Setting Top-Of-Form for a cut form or an envelope ...41 Setting Top-Of-Form in a macro ...42
Paper and specialty media guide 43
Paper types and sizes supported by the printer...
User's Guide - Page 8
Depending on the model you have chosen, your printer may look slightly different from the printer illustrated.
Printer front view
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-...
User's Guide - Page 9
... 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 then place the overlay directly over layer 1 of the control panel...
User's Guide - Page 14
... Windows Forms Printer 2500 Series driver available from the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. DOS
Follow the instructions that the status is loaded. 2 With a paper clip or the tip of a pen, press the recessed button located just above the Network connection.
Learning about the printer
14 Most applications let you specify the type of printer you are supported for...
User's Guide - Page 15
...to customize your printer for your printer.
Note: The printer driver you select in your application must match the emulation model you may need to select one of the printer capabilities. Learning about the printer
15
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...
User's Guide - Page 18
..., 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
Layer 2 control panel buttons
Button
Function
1 LineFeed Advances the paper one line. Press and hold to select continuous feed.
5 Pitch
Sets the character pitch to select continuous feed.
User's Guide - Page 63
... on again. Normal offline condition
1 Load paper. 2 Press Start/Stop.
Note: Many error codes can be printed.
Use this mode to help diagnose software/driver problems.
1 Make sure the paper is loaded, and the ribbon cartridge is in the continuous forms position. Checking the printer status
Check the control panel lights and compare their status with information...
User's Guide - Page 64
...there is installed correctly.
b Turn the printer off , contact Customer Support. c Press and hold LineFeed while turning the
printer on , run the printer test. Troubleshooting
64
The paper select lever has been changed while the paper was loaded.
Check the power cord and power source. If the power light remains off . Make sure the Tractor 2 option is a power supply problem. Move...
User's Guide - Page 67
... print job again. Troubleshooting
67 Printer is on .
• See the documentation that came with your program to make sure you have selected the correct printer driver. • If you are using Windows, use the Windows Forms Printer 2500 Series driver available from the Lexmark Web site
at the new Top-Of-Form position until the printer beeps and the...
User's Guide - Page 69
If possible, use the Windows Forms Printer 2500 Series driver available from the Lexmark Web
site at www.lexmark.com.
- Troubleshooting
69 If you are using graphic fonts.
If you encounter this problem, your software is properly shielded and correctly connected at the perforation line just below the bottom of the printer. 5 Open the front cover. 6 Open the left margin...
User's Guide - Page 73
... set to increase darkness of the following topics may help you are using. When the print becomes too light, turn the printer on the carrier. 2 Adjust the density control knob from 1 to 2 to the correct number for the form thickness you solve print quality problems. If these suggestions do not correct the problem, contact Customer Support. Troubleshooting...
User's Guide - Page 81
... to present the feature or option with the product.
The replacement may be required to present proof of the warranty period.
Limited warranty
Lexmark warrants that user for repair or replacement (at www.lexmark.com/support. When warranty service involves the exchange of a product or part, the item replaced becomes the property of the original product. For products no...
User's Guide - Page 83
... character support
Code page substitution 52
F
factory default settings restoring 59
FCC notices 77 features and functions
printer 10 font
locking 21 selecting 21 font lock disabling 21 Forms Macro options Setup mode 51 forms thickness lever setting 23
H
Hex Trace mode using 62
I
IBM emulation mode using 15
Interface options 56 IPSec 60
J
jams and misfeeds troubleshooting paper...
User's Guide - Page 84
... 14 network setup page 14 pull position tractor 44 pull tractor converting 46 paper paths 25 push position tractor 44 push tractor converting 45 paper paths 25
R
recycling Lexmark products 58 WEEE statement 79
ribbon cartridge removing 57
S
safety information 7
security supporting IPSec 60 supporting SNMPv3 60 using 802.1x authentication 61
setting Top-Of-Form 40...
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