User’s Guide
Edition June
Copyright 1993, 2000 Lexmark International, Inc. All rights reserved
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Contents
Contents
Chapter 5 Using Setup mode
Contents
Chapter 7 Troubleshooting and maintenance
Chapter 6 Supplies
About your printer
1 About your printer
Printer features by model
Features and functions
Feature/function
About your printer
About your printer
printer commands
Print styles
Graphics printing
Features/functions
Features and functions
About your printer
All models
About your printer
Adjustable tractor
Bar code function
About your printer
Software compatibility
Interface connection
About your printer
Printer description
Printer parts and function
Part name
About your printer
About your printer
Fastens the ribbon access cover to the
About your printer
Printing the demonstration sample
About your printer
Power switch Paper select Manuallever feed door
3 Open the manual feed door
4 Move the paper select lever up to the cut forms position
If Auto Cut Sheet Load is set to Off, press FormFeed
About your printer
8 Turn the printer Off
About your printer
Connecting the printer to your computer
Connecting the parallel cable
About your printer
About your printer
3 Fasten the clip wires to the parallel cable, as shown
4 Connect the other end of the parallel cable to your computer
5 Turn the printer and computer On
About your printer
Connecting the USB cable
Setting up your Windows and DOS application software
Connecting the serial cable
Windows-based applications
About your printer
DOS applications
Using IBM emulation mode
For Lexmark Forms Printer 2480/2481 users
For Lexmark Forms Printer 2490/2491 users
Using Epson emulation mode
Using Okidata MICROLINE emulation mode
About your printer
About your printer
Operator panel
Using the operator panel
Operator panel layers
panel
Operator
Set TOF
Operator panel
When you want to …
Understanding the operator panel buttons
Operator panel
Layer 1 operator panel buttons
button, the paper advances in micro
Operator panel
Operator panel
Setup
Micro ↓
Pitch
Tractor 2 Feeder must be installed
Understanding the operator panel lights
Operator panel
Tractor 2 is activated. The optional
Operator panel
Setting the printer online or offline
Using Tear Off
Advancing the paper
Operator panel
Selecting Tractor mode
Using the Load/Unload feature
Locking/unlocking the operator panel
Operator panel
Operator panel
Selecting or locking a font
Operator panel
Selecting or locking a pitch
Tractor positions
Changing tractor positions
This position lets you use the Tear Off feature of the printer
Push tractor position
Tractor positions
Front cover Push tractor position
Pull tractor position
Tractor positions
Pull tractor position Front cover
Removing the push tractor
Converting the push tractor to pull tractor position
Tractor positions
1 Make sure paper is not loaded in the printer
Tractor unit
Tractor positions
Tractor positions
Installing the pull tractor
push the tractor feeder into the printer until it stops
Tractor positions
Tractor positions
Converting the pull tractor to the push tractor position
1 Make sure the printer is Off
2 Make sure paper is not loaded in the printer
Tractor positions
5 Make sure the paper select lever is set for continuous forms
7 Release the latching levers 8 Close the front cover
Tractor positions
Loading paper
4 Loading paper
Cut form sheet
Continuous forms
Paper weight
Setting the forms thickness lever
setting
Loading paper
Loading paper
Loading paper
Loading continuous forms
Paper paths for the pull tractor
Paper paths for the push tractor
Loading paper
Push tractor
Loading paper
Loading continuous forms using the push tractor
3 Set the forms thickness lever to a suitable setting
See “Setting the forms thickness lever” on page
Loading paper
5 Move the paper select lever down to the continuous forms position
Loading paper
Front cover
Front cover
Locking lever
Loading paper
7 Open the left and right tractor doors
Loading paper
Margin guide - printing starts at the A symbol
Loading paper
10 Set the left margin
12 Remove slack from the paper and lock the right locking lever
Loading paper
Loading paper
14 Press Load/Unload
13 Close the front cover
The paper loads to the currentTop-of-Form
Loading paper
Front loading continuous forms using the pull tractor
3 Set the forms thickness lever to position 7 while loading the paper
Loading paper
Ribbon access cover Paper select lever
5 Remove the ribbon access cover
Loading paper
4 Move the paper select lever down to the continuous forms position
7 Open the left and right tractor doors
Loading paper
Front cover Front cover
Loading paper
9 Insert paper into the front of the printer between the metal and plastic plates
Loading paper
10 Close the front cover
Loading paper
12 Close the left and right tractor doors
Loading paper
Loading paper
Loading paper
18 Open the operator panel cover to access layer
Loading paper
Bottom loading continuous forms using the pull tractor
3 Set the forms thickness lever to position 7 while loading the paper
Loading paper
Ribbon access cover Paper select lever
5 Remove the ribbon access cover
Loading paper
4 Move the paper select lever to the continuous forms position
Loading paper
10 Close the left and right tractor doors
Loading paper
For help, see “Setting the forms thickness lever” on pag e44
Loading paper
14 Remove slack from the paper and lock the right lever
Loading paper
Loading a cut form or envelope
Loading paper
Loading a cut form or envelope manually
5 Move the paper select lever up to the cut forms position
Loading paper
6 Open the manual feed door
Paper select lever
Loading paper
Margin guide - printing begins at the A symbol Paper
7 Set the left margin
Left paper guide
8 Place a cut form or envelope against the left paper guide
Loading paper
Loading paper
Aligning the left margin
Loading paper
Aligning the left margin for continuous forms
Push tractor position
Push tractor position Locking lever
Loading paper
2 Move the left tractor to the left or right of the A symbol
Loading paper
Aligning the left margin for a manually loaded cut form or envelope
Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous form paper in push mode
Setting Top-Of-Form
5 Press Load/Unload
Loading paper
Loading paper
6 Open the operator panel cover to access layer
8 Press Set TOF to set and save your Top-Of- Form
Loading paper
Loading paper
Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous form paper in pull mode
Loading paper
Setting Top-Of-Form for a cut form or envelope
Loading paper
Setting Top-Of-Form in a macro
Using the Tear Off bar Setting the Tear Off position
7 Press Start/Stop
Loading paper
Loading paper
5 Using Setup mode
Using Setup mode to change printer settings
Using Setup mode
Entering Setup mode
Using Setup mode
Set TOF
3 Press LineFeed to print a list of all the available options you can change
Using Setup mode
Using Setup mode
Example Changing the menu language setting
5 For this example, press Macro to select French
Using Setup mode
Using Setup mode
Exiting Setup mode
2 Press Set TOF again to exit Setup mode
New settings are saved only when the printer exits Setup mode
Using Setup mode
Setup menu options
Using Setup mode
Forms Macro menu options
When you want to customize…
Macro options
This setting enables or disables the 20-pitch mode, and
Using Setup mode
When set to Enable, switching from 12 cpi to condensed
When set to Disable, switching from 12 cpi to condensed
When you want to customize…
Using Setup mode
Macro options continued
Use these menu
Using Setup mode
Lets you copy macro settings from one macro to another
See “Character options” on page 96 for more information
Using Setup mode
Data menu options
Using Setup mode
Select Off to ignore any form feed codes when paper is
Substitute code page 858 for 850. This lets older software
Using Setup mode
Control menu options
Using Setup mode
Emulation menu options
Epson mode continued
Using Setup mode
The supported international character sets for Epson mode
through host commands used by Epson FX850/FX1050
Interface menu options
Using Setup mode
Your computer and printer settings must match
Using Setup mode
6 Supplies
Ordering supplies
Supplies
USB cable
Parallel cable
Serial adapter and cable
Printer ribbon
Weight
Paper specifications
Supplies
Width
Printable area cut forms
Supplies
Thickness - multiple part forms of 45 g/m² 12 lb. paper
Troubleshooting
7 Troubleshooting and maintenance
Troubleshooting
Checklist for typical problems
To solve most basic problems, begin by following these steps
1 Is power getting to the printer? Make sure
2 Is print too light?
Troubleshooting
6 Are options causing the problem?
Troubleshooting
10 Are you experiencing unexpected printing results? Make sure
Troubleshooting
Hex Trace mode
Testing the printer
Running the printer test
Troubleshooting
Interrupting or stopping the printer test
1 Press Start/Stop
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Checking the printer status
Printer status
Operator panel
Troubleshooting
The paper select lever has been changed while paper
instructions, see the Tractor 2 manual that came with
Printer status
Troubleshooting
continued
Operator panel
Setting printer to default settings
Initialize printer to US defaults
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Initialize printer to EU defaults
Troubleshooting
Adjusting bidirectional alignment
5 The Draft Alignment bars print
Troubleshooting
NLQ alignment bars Current 01 value
Troubleshooting
Clearing paper jams
Cut form jams
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Continuous forms jams
Troubleshooting
Problem conditions
Check the setting of the forms
thickness lever. See “Setting the
Printer problems continued
Troubleshooting
Problem
Probable cause
Readjust Top-Of-Form. For help
Troubleshooting
Setup mode to change printer
Reset the forms thickness lever
Reset forms thickness lever. See
Troubleshooting
Problem with the software
Line length is wrong lines
Printer problems continued
Troubleshooting
Problem
Probable cause
Forms thickness lever is set
Troubleshooting
between the printhead
Printing is unstable wrong
Press Load/Unload
Troubleshooting
from continuous forms and
The forms thickness lever
Enter Setup mode and set the
Troubleshooting
recommended paper weights
Paper does not feed from
using the Load/Unload
Troubleshooting
Sheet Feeder is skewed in
Troubleshooting
paper guides so they are tight
against the edge of the paper
Printer problems continued
Troubleshooting
Problem
Probable cause
The printer does not feed
Troubleshooting
down to the continuous forms
paper loaded is selected
computer power switches Off
Troubleshooting
Printer beeps when using
Make sure the printer cable is
example and the amount and
Troubleshooting
Cleaning the printer
Maintenance
Cleaning the inside of the printer
Cleaning the cover
Troubleshooting
Cleaning the Auto Sheet Feeder rollers
Troubleshooting
Notices
Notices
Electronic emission notices
Industry Canada compliance statement
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Avis de conformité aux normes d’Industrie Canada
European Community EC directives conformity
Notices
Japanese VCCI Notice Energy Star
Safety Information
Consignes de sécurité
Notices
Norme di sicurezza
Sicherheitshinweise
Notices
Pautas de Seguridad
Veiligheidsvoorschriften
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Sikkerhedsoplysninger
Sikkerhetsinformasjon
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Säkerhetsanvisningar
Informació de Seguretat
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Informações de Segurança
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Informações de Segurança
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Conforms to Lexmark’s official published specifications
Statement of limited warranty
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Is free from defects in material and workmanship
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Limitation of liability
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