Loading Continuous Paper; Loading Continuous Forms Using The Push Tractor - Lexmark 2500+ Series User Manual

Loading paper
If you have already set your Top‑Of‑Form and now want to change the Tear Off position, follow these steps:
1
Press Start/Stop to take the printer offline.
2
Press and hold Tear Off until the printer beeps.
The light blinks.
3
Open the control panel cover to access layer 2.
4
Press Micro or Micro
5
Close the control panel cover.
The printer beeps twice. The paper rolls backward, then goes to the new Tear Off position.
6
Press Start/Stop.
The paper remains at the current Tear Off position until you send another job to the printer. The paper moves from
the Tear Off position to the Top‑Of‑Form and begins printing.

Loading continuous paper

Loading continuous forms using the push tractor

You can load continuous paper utilizing four different paper paths, depending on whether you have the push tractor
or the pull tractor installed. The factory default setting for your printer is the push tractor position.
Note: If you have installed the optional Auto Sheet Feeder or Tractor 2, then see the documentation that came with
the option for paper loading instructions.
1
Plug the printer power cord to a properly grounded electrical outlet, and then press Start/Stop.
2
Make sure the paper path is clear.
Note: If a cut form or envelope is loaded in the printer, then press FormFeed to remove it.
3
Set the forms thickness lever to a setting corresponding with the paper thickness you are using.
to move the paper to the desired Tear Off position.
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