Lexmark 2500 manual Setting Top-of-Form, 4Press FormFeed

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Setting Top-of-Form

Top-of-Form sets the first line of print. Use the control panel to save your Top-of-Form settings for continuous forms, cut forms, and for each macro enabled.

Setting Top‑Of‑Form for continuous forms in push mode

1Clear the paper path.

The Paper Out light blinks if no paper is loaded. If the Paper Out light is off, tear off excess forms, and then press Load/Unload. If a cut form is loaded, press FormFeed to clear the paper path.

2Make sure the paper select lever is in the position.

3Load continuous form paper on the push tractor feed pins (or the Tractor 2 feed pins if you are using the optional Tractor 2 Feeder).

4Press FormFeed.

The paper moves to the current Top‑Of‑Form, and the Paper Out light goes off.

5Open the control panel cover to access layer 2.

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Power

Set TOF	LineFeed	Macro
Micro	Micro	Setup
Pitch	10	20
	12	24
	15
Lock	17

6Press any paper movement button (LineFeed, Micro , Micro with the Top‑Of‑Form you want.

) to align the horizontal lines located on the platen

Note: If you press and hold a paper movement button, the paper advances in micro movements and then goes into continuous feed.

7Press Set TOF to set and save your Top‑Of‑Form.

8Close the control panel cover.

9To verify the new Top‑Of‑Form, press Load/Unload to unload the continuous forms paper, and then press FormFeed to reload the continuous forms paper.

The continuous forms paper loads to the current Top‑Of‑Form setting.

10Press Start/Stop to set the printer online.

Note: If Auto Tear Off is set to On, the paper will advance to the Tear Off position. Sending a print job or pressing Tear Off returns the paper to the current Top‑Of‑Form.