How to Set Your Lexmark Printer Offline and Online | Troubleshooting Lexmark Printer Offline Issues

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	Light			Light status		What it means

	Power			On		The printer is online.

	Ready			On		The printer is online and ready to print.

				Blinking		The printer is receiving data.

				Off		The printer is offline.

	Tractor 2			On		Tractor 2 is activated.
						Note: The optional Tractor 2 Feeder must be installed.

	Paper Out			Off		Paper is loaded in the printer.

				Blinking		The printer is out of paper.

				On		A printer error has occurred.

				On		The control panel is locked, restricting the use of the following buttons: Start/Stop, FormFeed,
				On
						Tear Off, and Load/Unload.

	Font			On		One of the printer resident fonts is selected.

				Off		A downloaded font is selected.

	Font Lock			On		Font Lock is active. Printer resident fonts are locked.


	Light				Light status		What it means

	Macro				On		The specified macro function is active.

					Off		No macro is being used, or Macros are disabled in the Setup menu.

	Pitch				On		One of the printer resident pitches is selected.

	Pitch Lock				On		Pitch Lock is active. Printer resident fonts are locked.

Setting the printer online or offline

The printer must be online to accept data.

•To set the printer online, press Start/Stop.

The Ready light comes on. If paper is not loaded, the Paper Out light blinks. When online, the printer is ready to receive print jobs.

•To set the printer offline, press Start/Stop.

The Ready light turns off. The printer finishes printing the current line and then stops. To resume printing, press Start/Stop until the Ready light comes on.

Advancing paper

Use these control panel buttons to advance the paper when the printer is not printing:

Note: When you are printing continuous forms, the first time you press LineFeed, it moves the paper from the Tear Off position to the current print line before advancing the paper.

•Press LineFeed to advance the paper to the next line.

•Press FormFeed to advance the paper to the Top‑Of‑Form on the next page or to eject the cut form.

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Lexmark 2500 manual Setting the printer online or offline, Advancing paper, Light Light status What it means

Contents

Users Guide January Contents Paper and specialty media guide Understanding Setup mode and menu optionsAdministrative support Changing tractor positions Troubleshooting Solving paper feed problems Index Safety information Printer front view Learning about the printerPrinter overview Part name Applying control panel overlays Printer back view Understanding the printer features and functions Feature/function 2580/2581 2590/2591 Feature/function All models Printing a demonstration EAN Printing a network setup Using IBM emulation mode Printing from Windows or DOSWindows For Lexmark Forms Printer 2590/2591 users Using Epson emulation modeFor Lexmark Forms Printer 2580/2581 users For Forms Printer 2580/2581 users Using Okidata Microline emulation mode For Forms Printer 2590/2591 users Using the control panel Understanding the control panel buttonsButton Function Understanding the control panel lights Setting the printer online or offline Advancing paperLight Light status What it means Using the Load/Unload function Selecting a Tractor modeLocking and unlocking the control panel Selecting and locking a font Disabling Font Lock Selecting and locking a pitch Disabling Pitch Lock Setting the forms thickness lever Loading paper Paper paths Paper paths for the push tractor Using the Tear Off function Setting the Tear Off positionPaper paths for the pull tractor Loading continuous forms using the push tractor Loading continuous paperPage Page Front loading continuous forms using the pull tractor Page Page Bottom loading continuous forms using the pull tractor Page Page Page Page Loading cut forms Loading a cut form or envelope manually Left paper guide Cut form or envelope Right paper guide Aligning the left margin Setting Top-of-Form Setting Top‑Of‑Form for continuous forms in push mode Setting Top‑Of‑Form for continuous forms in pull mode Setting Top‑Of‑Form for a cut form or an envelope Setting Top‑Of‑Form in a macro Paper and specialty media guide Paper types and sizes supported by the printerPaper types Single Multiple part Envelopes Changing tractor positions Push tractor positionPull tractor position Converting the push tractor to pull tractor position Converting the pull tractor to push tractor position Page Understanding Setup mode and menu options Using Setup modeTo Select Press Changing menu settings an example Control Options Current Press Forms Macro Options Setup Mode Main menuMain menu options Data Options Forms Macro options Data options Paper Handling OptionsBuffer Control options Auto Ready Cut Sheet Paper Out AlarmUni‑Dir Printing Demo Print OKI mode IBM modeEpson mode Emulation options Interface Selection Honor Init Ordering supplies Cleaning the printerMaintaining the printer Removing the ribbon cartridge Cleaning the outside of the printer Recycling Lexmark products Restoring the US factory default settings Administrative supportRestoring the factory default settings Restoring the EU factory default settings Supporting IPSec Supporting SNMPv3 Using 802.1x authentication Click Certificate Management Checking an unresponsive printer TroubleshootingTesting the printer Running a printer test Using Hex Trace mode Checking the printer statusControl panel lights Status Action required Make sure the Tractor 2 option is installed correctly. For Adjusting character bidirectional alignment Solving printing problems Printer alarm sounds Printer is noisyPrinter sounds like it is printing, but does not print Incorrect line length lines do not start at the left margin Printer power switch is on, but the power light is offLeft margin moves to the right during printing Printer speed slows Selected font or pitch is not printing or is changing Solving paper feed problemsPrinting continues beyond the edges of the continuous forms Paper is jammed in the printer Paper is jammed in the Auto Sheet Feeder Paper jam in the Tractor 2 FeederPrinter does not feed paper Printer does not feed from the optional Tractor 2 Feeder Printer does not feed from the Auto Sheet FeederAuto Sheet Feeder feeds paper at an incorrect rate Paper fed from the Auto Sheet Feeder is skewed Auto Sheet Feeder feeds multiple sheets Solving print quality problems Print is too lightDots are missing or print quality is poor Incorrect number of lines on a Characters are wrong or missingForms are smudged or print is too dark Graphics do not print Contacting Customer Support Incorrect line spacing or overprinting occurs Edition notice Product name Machine type Model number United States Government Rights Trademarks European Community EC directives conformity Industry Canada compliance statementAvis de conformité aux normes de l’industrie du Canada Noise emission levels Power consumption Mode Description Power consumption Watts Statement of Limited Warranty Power Saver Limited warranty service Limitation of liability Index Numerics