Lexmark 2581 Support Question
Lexmark 2581 Support Question
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Question posted by almunyon on April 4th, 2012
Ink Spots On Bol Forms
One of our sites is using a lexmark 2581 to print part BOL's. They are fed in through the bottom. If the printer sits idle for awhile, ink spots are found on the forms. This has happened with 3 separate printers.
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User Guide - Page 1
...other countries. All rights reserved. 740 West New Circle Road Lexington, Kentucky 40550 Forms Printer 2500 Series
User's Guide
September 2011
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.
User Guide - Page 2
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Safety information 6
Learning about the printer 7
Printer overview...7 Applying control panel overlays...8 Understanding the printer features and functions 9 Printing a demonstration page...11 Printing a network setup page...13 Printing from Windows or DOS...13 Using IBM emulation mode...13 Using Epson emulation mode...14 Using Okidata MICROLINE emulation mode 15
Using the control panel 16...
User Guide - Page 3
...options...54 Interface options...54
Maintaining the printer 56
Ordering supplies...56 Removing the ribbon cartridge...56 Cleaning the printer...56 Recycling Lexmark products...57
Administrative support 58
Restoring the factory default settings...58 Supporting IPSec...59 Supporting SNMPv3...59 Using 802.1x authentication...60 Contents
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Loading a cut form or envelope manually ...36 Aligning the...
User Guide - Page 4
... Feeder places paper at the wrong Top‑Of‑Form position 71 Paper fed from the Auto Sheet Feeder is skewed 71 The Auto Sheet Feeder feeds multiple sheets 71
Solving print quality problems...72
Print is too light...72 Dots are missing or print quality is poor...72 Characters are wrong or missing ...73...
User Guide - Page 7
...about the printer
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Learning about the printer
Printer overview
The LexmarkTM Forms Printer 2500 Series printers are available in 9‑ and 24‑wire narrow‑ and wide‑carriage models.
Depending on the model you have chosen, your printer may look slightly different from the printer illustrated. Printer front view
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Part name 1 Forms thickness lever...
User Guide - Page 8
... 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... label, and then place the overlay directly over layer 2 of the control panel. Learning about the printer
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Printer back view
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Part name 1 Ribbon access cover latch...
User Guide - Page 9
... 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) • 12 cpi
• 440 characters per square inch (dpi)
Resolution of up to 360 x 360 dpi
Multiple‑part forms
Prints original plus five copies (six‑part forms)
Prints...
User Guide - Page 10
Load/Unload
Loads and unloads continuous form paper (tractor fed)
Macro function
The printer has the capability of storing four unique document formats to enhance flexibility when using different styles of pre‑printed forms.
Manual front loading for Load/Unload, Tear Off, Font, Setup, Pitch, Macro, and paper movement functions. Control panel lights indicate current status...
User Guide - Page 11
... Reference available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.
• Compatible with all programs that support IBM emulation or Epson emulation • Compatible with Okidata MICROLINE emulation (with the M320 turbo), which is standard
on the 9‑wire printer and 2580/2581 printer models. Allows the printer to position 1.
2 Turn the printer on. The Power light...
User Guide - Page 12
... paper feeds automatically to the Top‑Of‑Form. • If Auto Cut Sheet Load is set to Off, press FormFeed.
8 Turn the printer off. 9 While pressing Font on the control panel, turn the printer on , and the demonstration page prints. Learning about the printer
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3 Open the manual feeder, and then move the...
User Guide - Page 13
... malfunctioning. Most applications let you specify the type of printer you are supported for a solution, and then print another network setup page.
4 Check the network setup page to see what printer drivers are using IBM mode (the factory default setting), select a printer from the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com.
If the status is moved;
DOS
Follow...
User Guide - Page 14
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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...
User Guide - Page 15
Learning about the printer
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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.
1 Oki 320/321 Turbo 2 Oki 320/321
User Guide - Page 16
...the Font button cycles through a second pass, the font selections will be locked. Use layer 2 to select a macro and
change printer menu settings.
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Power
Ready
Tractor 2 Paper
Out
Start/Stop
LineFeed... Tractor 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...
User Guide - Page 17
... To support different styles of pre‑printed forms, selects between Tear Off and Top‑Of‑Form Communicates the on/off status of printer operation.
4 Micro Feeds the paper downward... in small incremental movements. Feeds the paper upward in small incremental movements. Using the ...
User Guide - Page 18
... receiving data.
Pitch
On
Pitch Lock On
One of the first print line on the control panel.
Blinking The printer is out of the printer resident fonts is being used, or Macros are disabled in the printer. One of paper.
Blinking The printer is offline. Note: The optional Tractor 2 Feeder must be installed.
On On
Font...
User Guide - Page 19
... and unlocking the control panel
To restrict the use the Load/Unload button to load continuous forms into the printer when the paper path is not printing: Note: When you are printing continuous forms, the first time you press LineFeed, it moves the paper from the printer to allow printing on . To unlock the control panel:
1 Turn the...
User Guide - Page 20
... Tractor 2 Feeder is ready to print when the Ready light comes on next to the selection you can press Tractor to unload the current continuous forms and switch to initiating. The printer is selected.
Disabling Font Lock
1 To disable Font Lock, press Font repeatedly until the printer is selected. Using the control panel
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Selecting...
User Guide - Page 56
...; 11A3550 (2500 series high yield re‑inking ribbon)
Note: Printer ribbons can be hot.
Maintaining the printer
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Maintaining the printer
Periodically, certain tasks are required to order printer supply items you will need. Cleaning the inside the printer. Ordering supplies
Use the listed part numbers to maintain optimum print quality. CAUTION-HOT SURFACE: The printhead may...
User Guide - Page 66
... . Printer is printing, but does not print
These are using DOS, follow the instructions that came with your DOS application. The printer beeps twice and the paper rolls backward and then advances 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...
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