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Specs
Install
Greek and math symbols
Connecting the parallel cable
Warranty
Maintenance
Problem See … On page …
Using Setup mode
Setting Top-Of-Form
Testing the printer
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Pull up the left and right tractor locking levers to unlock the tractors.
Loading paper
Locking
lever
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Contents
User’s Guide
United States Government Restricted Rights
Contents
145
Using Setup mode
Troubleshooting and maintenance 111
Supplies 107
Printer models Carriage width Narrow Wide
About your printer
Resident fonts
Features and functions
Multi-speed printing
Character spacing
Graphics printing
Print styles
Multiple-part forms
Features and functions Features/functions All models
Start/Stop, FormFeed, Tear Off
Adjustable tractor
Operator panel disable
Greek and math symbols
Software compatibility
Bar code function
Interface connection
Printer parts and function Part name Function
Printer description
USB
Latches
Printing the demonstration sample
Power switch Paper select Manuallever feed door
Left paper guide Right paper guide
About your printer
Connecting the parallel cable
Connecting the printer to your computer
About your printer
Connecting the USB cable
Connecting the serial cable
For Lexmark Forms Printer 2490/2491 users
Using IBM emulation mode
DOS applications
For Lexmark Forms Printer 2480/2481 users
For Forms Printer 2490/2491 users
Using Epson emulation mode
Using Okidata Microline emulation mode
For Forms Printer 2480/2481 users
About your printer
Using the operator panel
2480/2481 operator panel
Operator panel layers
Layer
2490/2491 operator panel
Understanding the operator panel buttons
Macro
Set TOF
Micro ↑
Micro ↓
Setup
Pitch
Layer 1 operator panel lights Light Status What it means
Understanding the operator panel lights
Layer 2 operator panel lights Light Status What it means
Setting the printer online or offline
Pitch Lock
Advancing the paper
Using Tear Off
Selecting Tractor mode
Using the Load/Unload feature
Locking/unlocking the operator panel
Selecting or locking a font
Selecting or locking a pitch
Changing tractor positions
Push tractor position
Pull tractor position
Tractor positions
Tractor unit
Installing the pull tractor
Latching lever hook
Converting the pull tractor to the push tractor position
Tractor positions
Tractor positions
Loading paper
Setting the forms thickness lever
Loading paper
Loading continuous forms
Pull tractor
Paper paths for the push tractor
Paper paths for the pull tractor
Push tractor
Loading continuous forms using the push tractor
Loading paper
Front cover
Locking lever
Loading paper
Loading paper
Loading paper
Press Load/Unload
Front loading continuous forms using the pull tractor
Loading paper
Ribbon access cover Paper select lever
Open the left and right tractor doors
Front cover
Loading paper
Close the front cover
Loading paper
Locking lever
Loading paper
Bottom loading continuous forms using the pull tractor
Loading paper
Ribbon access cover Paper select lever
Loading paper
Loading paper
Loading paper
Loading a cut form or envelope
Loading a cut form or envelope manually
Open the manual feed door
Loading paper
Left paper
Aligning the left margin
Push tractor position
Aligning the left margin for continuous forms
Pull tractor position
Left paper Print start Guide Position Paper
Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous form paper in push mode
Setting Top-Of-Form
Open the operator panel cover to access layer
Paper Platen Ribbon Front Cartridge
Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous form paper in pull mode
Setting Top-Of-Form for a cut form or envelope
Setting Top-Of-Form in a macro
Press Start/Stop
Using the Tear Off bar Setting the Tear Off position
Loading paper
Using Setup mode to change printer settings
Using Setup mode
Entering Setup mode
Using Setup mode
To change the Setup menu language, press Macro
Example Changing the menu language setting
For this example, press Macro to select French
Exiting Setup mode
Menu options Menus What it controls …
Setup menu options
Forms Macro menu options
Character options
Using Setup mode
Paper Handling options
Data menu options
Data options Use these menu Options When you want to …
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Control menu options
Control options Use these menu Options When you want to…
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Emulation menu options
Emulation options Use these menu Options When you want to …
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Spain
104
Interface menu options
Interface options Use these menu options When you want to …
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Ordering supplies
Printer ribbon
Parallel cable
USB cable
Serial adapter and cable
Width
Paper specifications
Weight
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Printable area cut forms
Thickness multiple part forms of 45 g/m² 12 lb. paper
111
Problem See … On page …
112
Checklist for typical problems
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Testing the printer
Hex Trace mode
Running the printer test
117
Interrupting or stopping the printer test
Forms position
Checking the printer status
118
Printer status Operator panel Lights/status Action required
119
Power Off
Ready Off
120
Initialize printer to US defaults
Setting printer to default settings
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Initialize printer to EU defaults
123
Adjusting bidirectional alignment
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Cut form jams
Clearing paper jams
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Continuous forms jams
Printer problems Problem Probable cause Action
Problem conditions
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Press Load/Unload
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Using the Load/Unload
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FormFeed, Tear Off Load/Unload and Tractor
140
Probable cause
Except Start/Stop
141
Problem Probable cause Action
Cleaning the printer
Maintenance
Removing the ribbon cartridge
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Cleaning the Auto Sheet Feeder rollers
144
Federal Communications Commission FCC statement
145
European Community EC directives conformity
146
Industry Canada compliance statement
Avis de conformité aux normes d’Industrie Canada
147
Japanese Vcci Notice Energy Star
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Safety Information
149
Norme di sicurezza
150
Pautas de Seguridad
151
Sikkerhedsoplysninger
152
Säkerhetsanvisningar
153
Turvaohjeet
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Lexmark Forms Printers 2480/2481 and 2490/2491
Warranty
Warranty service
158
159
Extent of warranty
Limitation of liability
160
Additional rights
161
Index
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