Table Of Contents - Lexmark Dot Matrix User Manual

Contents
Contents
Safety information.......................................................................................6
Learning about the printer...........................................................................7
Printer overview........................................................................................................................................7
Applying control panel overlays................................................................................................................8
Understanding the printer features and functions...................................................................................9
Printing a demonstration page................................................................................................................11
Printing a network setup page................................................................................................................13
Printing from Windows or DOS...............................................................................................................13
Using IBM emulation mode.....................................................................................................................14
Using Epson emulation mode.................................................................................................................14
Using Okidata MICROLINE emulation mode...........................................................................................15
Using the control panel..............................................................................16
Understanding the control panel buttons...............................................................................................16
Understanding the control panel lights...................................................................................................18
Using the Start/Stop button....................................................................................................................18
Setting the printer online or offline........................................................................................................19
Advancing paper......................................................................................................................................19
Using the Load/Unload function.............................................................................................................20
Locking and unlocking the control panel.................................................................................................20
Selecting a Tractor mode........................................................................................................................20
Selecting and locking a font....................................................................................................................21
Disabling Font Lock..................................................................................................................................21
Selecting and locking a pitch...................................................................................................................22
Disabling Pitch Lock.................................................................................................................................22
Loading paper............................................................................................23
Setting the forms thickness lever............................................................................................................23
Paper paths.............................................................................................................................................25
Using the Tear Off function.....................................................................................................................25
Loading continuous paper.......................................................................................................................26
Loading continuous forms using the push tractor ............................................................................................26
Front loading continuous forms using the pull tractor .....................................................................................29
Bottom loading continuous forms using the pull tractor..................................................................................32
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