Locking And Unlocking The Control Panel; Selecting A Tractor Mode; Selecting And Locking A Font - Lexmark 2500+ Series User Manual

Using the control panel

Locking and unlocking the control panel

To restrict the use of printer functions to the Start/Stop, FormFeed, Tear Off, and Load/Unload buttons, lock the control
panel. When the panel is locked, the
To lock the control panel:
1
Press and hold Start/Stop for five seconds.
2
Press and hold Load/Unload and Tractor, and then press Start/Stop.
To unlock the control panel:
1
Press and hold Start/Stop for five seconds.
2
Press and hold Load/Unload and Tractor, and then press Start/Stop.

Selecting a Tractor mode

Note: Because this function unloads continuous forms from the currently selected tractor, tear off excess paper prior
to initiating.
When the optional Tractor 2 Feeder is installed, you can press Tractor to unload the current continuous forms and
switch to the continuous forms loaded in the other tractor source.
The Tractor 2 light comes on when the optional Tractor 2 Feeder is selected.

Selecting and locking a font

The printer data stream may contain control codes which select a particular font. To override the codes, you can select
and lock a particular font of your choice.
1
To select a font, press Font repeatedly until you see the font light on next to the selection you want.
2
Continue pressing Font until the Font Lock light comes on, and the font you want is selected.
The font is locked until the printer is turned off.
light comes on.
Power Ready Tractor 2
Start/Stop LineFeed
Tear Off Load/Unload
Courier
Font
Prestige
Gothic
Presentor
Lock
Paper
Out
FormFeed
Tractor
Orator
Script
Draft
Fast Draft
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