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