Using the control panel

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Selecting and locking a pitch

The printer data stream may contain control codes which select a particular pitch. To override the codes, you can select and lock a particular pitch of your choice.

1To select a pitch, open the control panel to layer 2.

1

2

3

4

Power

Set TOF

LineFeed

Macro

Micro

Micro

Setup

Pitch

10

20

 

 

 

12

24

 

15

 

Lock

17

 

2Press Pitch repeatedly until the pitch light comes on next to the pitch you want.

3Continue pressing Pitch until the Pitch Lock light comes on and the pitch you want is selected. The pitch is locked until the printer is turned off.

Disabling Pitch Lock

1To disable Pitch Lock, press Pitch repeatedly until the Pitch Lock light turns off and the pitch you want is selected.

2Close the control panel.

3If the printer is offline, press Start/Stop.

When the Ready light comes on, the printer is ready to print.

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Lexmark 2500 manual Selecting and locking a pitch, Disabling Pitch Lock