Available Options, Physical Characteristics | Lexmark 249X, 248X

Available Options

	Options		Part Number	2480	2481	2490	2491
	Options		Part Number

			1329605 (10 ft.),
	Parallel Cable		1427498 (20 ft.),	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
			or equivalent

	Serial interface		12T0154
	•	Internal RS-232	12T0154	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	•	Internal RS-232	1038693 (50 ft), or	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	•	Serial cable	1038693 (50 ft), or	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	•	Serial cable	equivalent	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
			equivalent

	Auto Sheet Feeder-		12T0150	Yes	No	Yes	No
	Narrow Carriage		12T0150	Yes	No	Yes	No
	Narrow Carriage

	Auto Sheet Feeder-		12T0151	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Wide Carriage		12T0151	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Wide Carriage

	Tractor 2 Feeder-		12T0152	Yes	No	Yes	No
	Narrow Carriage		12T0152	Yes	No	Yes	No
	Narrow Carriage

	Tractor 2 Feeder-		12T0153	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Wide Carriage		12T0153	No	Yes	No	Yes
	Wide Carriage

	USB cable		12A2405	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

	248x OKI emulation		12T0155	Yes	Yes	No	No

	Cut Sheet Output		12T0014	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Support Stand		12T0014	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Support Stand

Physical Characteristics

		Width	Height	Depth	Weight

	2480/2490	491.5 mm	195 mm	290 mm	8.0 kg
	2480/2490	(18.75 in.)	(7.36 in.)	(11.28 in.)	(14.8 lb)
		(18.75 in.)	(7.36 in.)	(11.28 in.)	(14.8 lb)

	2481/2491	633.5 mm	195 mm	290 mm	9.8 kg
	2481/2491	(24.35 in.)	(7.36 in.)	(11.28 in.)	(18.7 lb)
		(24.35 in.)	(7.36 in.)	(11.28 in.)	(18.7 lb)

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Lexmark 249X, 248X manual Available Options, Physical Characteristics, Options Part Number 2480 2481 2490 2491

Contents

Forms Printer 248x/249x United States Government Restricted Rights Contents Page Epson Mode Printer Commands Barcodes Glossary Index Viii Introduction Available Options Physical CharacteristicsWidth Height Depth Weight Options Part Number 2480 2481 2490 2491 Printhead Description Mode 2480/2481 2490/2491Print Speeds 248x Power Requirements Environmental Conditions Noise Emission Value Alternating Current Line Voltage PowerPower Cord Following are noise emission values for your printer 2480/2490 Narrow Carriage Models Paper SpecificationsLength 2481/2491 Wide Carriage Models Tractor Feeder continuous forms Manual Feed cut sheets Power-On Diagnostics Ribbon SpecificationsDiagnostics Printer Test Programming Examples Wend Introduction SIC Command Format Use the following format Initial Values Description Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Printer Dec HexBit Off Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Code Symbol Description Value Name Dec Hex Control Codes Printer Command Parameters Escape Sequences Command Structure Example of IBM Emulation Mode Printer Command Select Code Page name of command For more Printer Command Quick Reference IBM Emulation ModeFunction Command Dec Hex See Information 58 n1,n2 1B 5B 67 Ln Hn modeMode data Data M3 m4 Select Character Set Selecting a Character SetSelect Code Usage Notes Print From Code Continuously Print Characters from a Code Usage Note Download a Character SetPrint One Character Located in the code page tables beginning on Select Global Font Start low/start high Gothic Select Global FontPrestige Orator PresentorScript Pitch Dec Hs, Ls Hex Hs, Ls Global Font and Size ParametersGlobal Font and Code Code Decimal Hex This command sets the pitch at 12 cpi Select Print ModeSelect 12 cpi 248x Dec Hex Print Mode249x Select Print Type Style Dec Hex Height Line Space Dec Hex Double-Strike Print Use this command for bold print To begin bold printEmphasized Bold Print To end bold print Superscript or Subscript Set Print Direction Continuous Double-wide Printing Cancels double-wide printing modeSets double-wide printing mode Score Select Continuous Underline Continuous Overscore Set Print Quality Decimal Hex Graphics Print Modes Bit Number Binary Value Print WiresNormal Density Bit Image Graphics Mode Dec Mode and Horizontal Density 249x OnlyHorizontal Density Wires Mode Dec Hex Horizontal Density Wires Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics Half Speed Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics Normal Speed High-Density Bit Image Graphics Horizontal Movement Set Default Tabulation StopsSet Horizontal Tabulation Stops Set Horizontal Margins This command sets the left and right marginsMove Current Print Position Reverse Line Feed Line ControlAutomatic Line Feed LF Move Paper Vertically Set Vertical Tabulation Stops Vertical TabulationSet Vertical Units Sets as many as 64 tabulation stops by line number Set Line Spacing to 7/72 Inch Line SpacingSet Line Spacing to 1/8 Inch Activate Line Spacing for Text Set Line Spacing for Text Porportional Space ModeThis command turns porportional space mode on and off Set Line Spacing for Graphics Set Page Length in Inches Set Top of Form and Page LengthSet Top of Form Set Page Length in Lines This command cancels Set Skip Perforation ESC N Cancel Skip PerforationSet Skip Perforation Printer Control Setup Barcode ParameterThis command sets the barcode parameters to the printer Deselect Printer Unit Module Width Dots Dec Hex Wire Barcode Type Setup Barcode Data Dec Font Selection Name Dec Hex Description Select an International Character Set 249x Select Letter-Quality Font 248x Select Near-LetterQuality Font Select Character Style Function Assign Character TablesParameter range Table/Code Text Print Mode Delete Text Select JustificationBegin or End Double-high Printing Off Dec Hex Print Style Normal Density Bit Image Graphics Pin Graphics Mode 248x onlyChange Graphics Mode Command Dual Density Bit Image Graphics Set Graphics Mode Dots per Inch Density Dpi Equivalent Command Set Horizontal Tab Stops BackspaceHorizontal Tab Set Absolute Print Position Vertical Movement Format Other Commands Select Condensed Mode Setup Barcode ParameterSetup Barcode Data Define Download Characers Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands Select Block Graphics Character Character SetSelect Standard Character Set Set Decimal Print from CodeCode Page Set Hexadecimal Character Size and Spacing Character Style Value Variable/FeatureFactor 112 Custom Characters Dots per inch/Density Stored graphics data in one dot column bufferSpeed/Word Size Set Horizontal Tabs by Characters Backspace Carriage ReturnExecute Horizontal Tab Pitch 2480 2481 Pitch Shift Increment Set Horizontal Tabs by Dot ColumnsIndent from Left Margin Move to the Right Set Multiple Print PositionsMove to the Left Begin Uni-directional Printing Set Page Length in Lines Cancel Skip Over PerforationSet Page Length in Inches Select Skip Over Perforation Select Print Suppress Mode Cancels Half-speed PrintingCancel Paper-out Sensor Cancel Print Suppress Mode Eject Parallel Interface Parallel Interface Voltage Levels Computer to Printer Communication Computer Pin Connections1329605 10 ft 1427498 20 ft Printer Parallel Pin Assignments Pin Line Description Timing Init Serial Interface How to Connect the RS-232C Serial InterfaceUniversal Serial Bus Interface Serial Interface Option Serial Cable Pin Assignments RS-232C Pin Signal DescriptionFollowing illustration shows the RS-232C serial cable Serial Interface Cable RS-232C Serial Communication Parameters RS-232C Using an IBM AT Personal Computer RS-232CVoltage Level Range Data Transmission 100Serial Data Frame Considerations RS-232C Start and Stop Bits 101 ErrorsData Flow Control 102 XON/XOFF Protocol Timing OS/2 1.2 Serial Computer Configuration Recommendations RS-232C103 OS/2 2.0 104 Designing Draft and NLQ Characters How Dots Are Added in NLQ Mode248x Printers 105 106 Vertical Lines 107 Intersections of Vertical and Horizontal Lines 108 Diagonal Intersecting Horizontal Line Downloading Characters Designing Fast Draft Characters Designing NLQ II Characters109 Downloading a Draft/NLQ Character Set 110Initializing the Download Area Part One Calculating Count 1, Count Part Two Specifying the Download Data 111Bit Bit Values Functions 112 Printable Designing and Downloading the Draft/NLQ Copyright Symbol 113 114 115 Downloading an NLQ II Character Set 116 Bit Functions 117Printable Data 118 119 120 249x PrintersDesigning and Downloading Characters Downloading a New Font Font Descriptor Byte 121Design Considerations 122 Download Sequence 123 124 Managing the Download AreaLookup Table Designing Monospaced Fast Draft Characters 125 126 MSB LSB 127 Use the following command to initialize the download areaCreating the Character Data Downloading the Font Descriptor Byte 128Downloading the Character Data For more information about the Font Descriptor Byte, see Downloading the Lookup Table Data 129Creating the Lookup Table Data Send the following lookup table information to the printer 130 Designing Monospaced Draft CharactersPrinting the Character 131 LSB MSB 132 Initializing the Download Data 133 134 Designing Proportionally Spaced Characters 135 136 LSB MSB 137 Compressing the Character 138 139 Send the following lookup table example to the printer 140 Designing Enhanced Letter Quality Characters 141 142 143 1FFFF0 144 145 146 Barcodes Barcode Function Barcode Setup Command Barcode Type Value 149Is a space module Is a bar module 248x 249x Is the space width adjustment factor Value 248x space 249x space Module adjustment 151 Minimum Minimum v1 Printer Model Value Values Data Transfer Command Barcode Symbologies 153 N2 value Data character set 13, x0D12, x0C Character Hex Valid EAN-13 command 155 Invalid EAN-13 command N2 value Valid EAN-8 command 157 Barcodes 159 To 255, x01 to xFF X53 Valid Code 39 command 161 Invalid Code 39 command Lowercase ’a’ is not a valid data character for Code 163 Interleaved 2of5 Valid Interleaved 2of5 command 165 Invalid Interleaved 2of5 command11, x0B Valid UPC-A command 167 N1 value b0=1 Character Valid Postnet command 169 Postnet ’-’ dash is an invalid character for Postnet 171 To 255, x02 to xFF Data character sets Function Hex Data character set a 173Hex Character Code Data character set B 175 Data character set C Valid Code 128 command Invalid Code 128 command 177 Valid Code 128 command using multiple character sets 179 X0005 181 Example 183 Space width adjustment = default 185 Barcodes Code Pages Code Code Page 437G 189 Code 191 Code Code Page 853T 193 Code 195 Code 197 Code 199 Code 201 Code 203 Code Command Printing a Code 205 Output from the previous example is shown below Set Font Global, ESC 207 248x Font Global IDs FGIDs Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal Gothic 209 249x Font Global IDs FGIDs Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal Pitch 211 Decimal Hex Code 213 Print Quality Decimal Hex Interaction of Set Font Global and Set Print Quality Select Fast Draft Character Sets 1 215 Character Set 217 Code Pages Glossary Glossary Numerics Data flow control RS-232C Data frames serial Data packets See serial adapter Index Index Reader’s Comment Form Business Reply Mail