Lexmark Forms Printer 2480 Quick Reference
2400 series forms printer
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- Service manual (170 pages)
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Summary of Contents for Lexmark Forms Printer 2480
- Page 1 Lexmark™ Forms Printer 2400 Series Setup / Quick Reference Printer ship group Printer setup/ quick reference Power cord User’s guide Registration card Ribbon cartridge...
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Page 2: Printer Setup
Printer setup... - Page 3 SNAP...
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Page 6: Front View Of Printer
Front view of printer Forms thickness lever Operator panel Front cover Rear view of printer Latch Power cord Tractor 2 connector connector (behind plastic knockout cover) Paper Manual guides feed door Acoustic Tear Off flap connector Ribbon access cover Power... -
Page 7: Setting The Forms Thickness Lever
Setting the forms thickness lever Forms thickness for 2480/2481 Paper Paper type thickness Single forms Thin Single forms Normal Thick Multiple-part forms Envelopes Note: • Print quality depends on the multiple-paper quality and the operating environment. Printing at low temperature may cause poor print quality, depending on the paper used. - Page 8 Forms thickness for 2490/2491 Paper Paper type thickness Single forms Thin Single forms Normal Thick Multiple-part forms Envelopes Note: Print quality depends on the multiple-paper quality and the operating environment. Printing at low temperature may cause poor print quality, depending on the paper used.
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Page 9: Loading Paper
Loading paper Loading continuous forms using the push tractor Press FormFeed to clear the paper path. Set the forms thickness lever. For help, see “Setting the forms thickness lever” on page 7. Move the paper select lever down to continuous forms Pull out the front cover to release it and swing the cover up out of the way. - Page 10 Push down the left tractor locking lever. Adjust the right tractor to remove slack in the paper and lock the right lever. Close the front cover. Press Load/Unload to load paper to the current Top-Of-Form. Press Start/Stop to put the printer online. Left tractor door Locking...
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Page 11: Loading A Cut Form Or Envelope Manually
Place a cut form or envelope against the left paper guide. Move the right paper guide against the right edge of the paper. Insert paper into the printer until the Paper Out light stops blinking. If Auto Cut Sheet Load is set to On, the paper feeds automatically to the Top-Of-Form. -
Page 12: Using The Operator Panel
Note: Some functions may not work when data is being processed and the printer is online (Ready light is On). When you want to … Alternate the printer between online (Ready light is On) and offline (Ready light is Off). Advance the paper one line. - Page 13 Layer 2 Power Set TOF Micro Pitch Lock Press this button: Set TOF LineFeed Macro Micro Macro LineFeed Macro Micro Setup When you want to… Set Top-Of-Form. Top-Of-Form is the position of the first print line on the page. Advance the paper one line. If you press and hold LineFeed, the paper advances 5 micro movements and then goes into continuous feed.
- Page 14 Off and back Note: Some functions may not work when data is being processed and the printer is online (Ready light is On). When you want to… Feed the paper downward in: • 1/72-inch increments (2480/2481 models) •...
- Page 15 Top-Of-Form Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous form paper in push mode Top-Of-Form can range from minus 1 inch to plus 14 inches from the top of continuous form paper. Note: Use this method to also set Top-Of-Form for continuous forms loaded in the optional Tractor 2 Feeder. Clear the paper path.
- Page 16 Load/Unload again to reload the forms. The continuous forms load to the current Top-Of-Form setting. Reinstall the ribbon access cover. Press Start/Stop to set printer online. Align paper with the horizontal lines on metal platen bar...
- Page 17 Move paper select lever to the cut forms. Load a cut sheet of paper or envelope through the manual feed door. The printer moves the paper or envelope to the current Top-Of-Form, if Auto Cut Sheet is set to On.
- Page 18 Release Font. The demonstration page prints. © Copyright 1993, 2000 Lexmark International, Inc. Lexmark is a trademark of Lexmark International, Inc., registered in the United States and/or other countries. P/N 12T0273 EC 4T0001 Printed in Singapore...