Lexmark 2480 - Forms Printer B/W Dot-matrix User manual

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English
Lexmark™ Forms Printer 2400
Series Setup / Quick Reference
Printer ship group
Printer setup/
quick reference User’s
guide
Registration
card
Ribbon
cartridge
Power
cord

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Printer setup
1
a
b
c
2a
b
cd

3
3
a
SNAP
c
b

4
4a
b
5
a
b

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6

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Front view of printer
Rear view of printer
Forms
thickness
lever Ribbon
access
cover
Power
switch
Paper
select
lever
Manual
feed
door
Paper
guides
Front
cover
Operator
panel
Latch Acoustic
flap Latch
Optional Serial
interface
knockout
Parallel
connector
USB
connector
Tractor 2
connector
(behind plastic
knockout cover)
Power cord
connector
Tear Off
bar

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Setting the forms thickness lever
Forms thickness for 2480/2481
Paper type Paper
thickness Paper weight Formsthickness lever setting
Single forms Thin 56 g/m² (15 lb) continuous
forms
65 g/m² (16 lb) cut form
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Single forms Normal 68 g/m² (18 lb)
75 g/m² (20 lb) 1 or 2
Thick 90 g/m² (24 lb) 2
Multiple-part forms 2-part form 2 or 3
3-part form 3 or 4
4-part form 4 or 5
5-part form 5 or 6
6-part form 5, 6, or 7
Envelopes 4, 5, or 6
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.
• When the setting is 4 or higher, printing speed becomes slower.

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Forms thickness for 2490/2491
Paper type Paper
thickness Paper weight Formsthickness lever setting
Single forms Thin 56 g/m² (15 lb) continuous
forms
65 g/m² (16 lb) cut form
1
Single forms Normal 68 g/m² (18 lb)
75 g/m² (20 lb) 1 or 2
Thick 90 g/m² (24 lb) 2
Multiple-part forms 2-part form 2 or 3
3-part form 3 or 4
4-part form 4, 5, 6 or 7
Envelopes 4, 5, or 6
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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Loading paper
Loading continuous forms using the push tractor
1Press FormFeed to clear the paper path.
2Set the forms thickness lever.
For help, see “Setting the forms thickness lever” on page 7.
3Move the paper select lever down to continuous forms .
4Pull out the front cover to release it and swing the cover up out of the way.
Paperselect
lever
Front cover
Front cover
Push
tractor

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5Pull up the left and right tractor locking levers to unlock the tractors.
6Open the left and right tractor doors.
7Place the paper pinfeed holes over the second or third pins of the tractor
unit.
If necessary, adjust the left or right tractor to fit the paper width.
8Close the left and right tractor doors.
9Set the left margin.
Move the tractor to align the left margin on your paper with the [A symbol
printed on the rear plate.
Keeping the left tractor positioned to the left of the rubber tractor stop
keeps your paper within the paper sensor area while in push tractor
position.
10 Push down the left tractor locking lever.
11 Adjust the right tractor to remove slack in the paper and lock the right
lever.
12 Close the front cover.
13 Press Load/Unload to load paper to the current Top-Of-Form.
14 Press Start/Stop to put the printer online.
Locking
lever
Locking
lever
Left
tractor
door
Left
tractor
door