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
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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

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Loading a cut form or envelope manually
1Clear the paper path.
2If continuous forms are currently loaded, tear off any used forms and
press Load/Unload to park the continuous forms.
The Paper Out light is blinking.
3Set the forms thickness lever.
For help, see “Setting the forms thickness lever” on page 7.
4Move the paper select lever up to cut forms .
5Open the manual feed door.
6Set the left margin.
Move the left paper guide so that the print start position you want aligns
with the [A symbol printed on the margin guide.
7Place a cut form or envelope against the left paper guide.
8Move the right paper guide against the right edge of the paper.
9Insert paper into the printer until the Paper Out light stops blinking.
aIf Auto Cut Sheet Load is set to On, the paper feeds automatically to
the Top-Of-Form.
bIf Auto Cut Sheet Load is set to Off, press FormFeed.
10 Printer is online (Ready light On solid).
If it is not, press Start/Stop until the Ready light is On solid.

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Using the operator panel
Layer 1
Press this button: When you want to …
Start/Stop Alternate the printer between online (Ready light is On)
and offline (Ready light is Off).
LineFeed Advance the paper one line.
If you press and hold LineFeed, the paper advances 5
micro movements and then goes into continuous mode.
FormFeed Advance the paper to the next Top-Of-Form.
Tear Off Alternate paper between Tear Off and Top-Of-Form.
Load/Unload Load paper to the current Top-Of-Form or unload paper
to parked position.
Tractor Alternate between Tractor 1 and Tractor 2 if the optional
Tractor 2 is installed.
Font
Note:
• Repeatedly
pressing the Font
button rotates
through the printer
font selections. If
you continue
pressing Font
through a second
pass, the font
selections are
locked.
• This setting will be
lost when the
printer is powered
Off and back On.
Select one of the resident font
styles:
2480/2481
• FastDft
•Draft
•Gothic
• Courier
2490/2491
• Courier
•Prestige
•Gothic
•Presentor
•Orator
•Script
•Draft
• FastDft
Note: Some functions may not work when data is being processed and the
printer is online (Ready light is On).

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Layer 2
Press this button: When you want to…
Set TOF Set Top-Of-Form. Top-Of-Form is the position of the
first print line on the page.
LineFeed Advance the paper one line.
If you press and hold LineFeed, the paper advances
5 micro movements and then goes into continuous
feed.
Macro Select between four document formats. For more
information, refer to “Using Setup mode” in the
User’s Guide .
Micro
↑
Feed the paper upward in:
•1/72-inch increments (2480/2481 models)
•1/90-inch increments (2490/2491 models)
If you press and hold Micro ↑, the paper
advances in micro movements and then goes into
continuous feed.
Use Micro ↑to adjust the Top-Of-Form.
Power
Set TOF LineFeed Macro
Micro
↑
Micro
↓
Setup
Pitch
Lock
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12
15
17
20
PS
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Macro
311 Power
LineFeed Macro
Micro ↑Micro ↓Setup
Pitch
Lock
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15
17
20
24
1234
Macro
10
PS
Set TOF

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Micro ↓Feed the paper downward in:
•1/72-inch increments (2480/2481 models)
•1/90-inch increments (2490/2491 models)
If you press and hold Micro ↓, the paper
advances in micro movements and then goes into
continuous feed.
Use Micro ↓to adjust the Top-Of-Form.
Setup Enter Setup mode. You can change the default
values and modes for printer operation.
Pitch
Note:
•Repeatedly pressing
Pitch rotates through
the printer pitch
selections. If you
continue pressing
Pitch through a
second pass, the pitch
selections are locked.
•This setting will be lost
when the printer is
powered Off and back
On.
Set the character pitch to: 10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi,
17 cpi, 20 cpi, or Proportional Spacing.
Note:
•On 2490/2491 models you can also select 24 cpi.
•Fast Draft supports only 10, 12, and 15 pitch.
Note: Some functions may not work when data is being processed and the
printer is online (Ready light is On).
Press this button: When you want to…

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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 setTop-Of-Formfor continuous
forms loaded in the optional Tractor 2 Feeder.
1Clear the paper path.
If the Paper Out light is Off, tear off excess forms and press Load/Unload.
Press FormFeed to clear a cut sheet.
2Move the paper select lever to continuous forms .
3Load continuous form paper on the push tractor feed pins (or Tractor 2
feed pins if you are using the optionalTractor 2 Feeder).
4Remove the ribbon access cover.
5Press Load/Unload. The Paper Out light goes Off.

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6Open the operator panel cover to layer 2.
7Press any paper movement button (LineFeed, Micro ↑, Micro ↓) to align
the Top-Of-Form you want with the horizontal lines (located on the platen).
This illustration shows the position of the horizontal lines on either side of
the metal platen bar. Use these lines as your reference point when lining
up your Top-Of-Form. The bottom of a printed character will be even with
the horizontal lines.
8Press Set TOF to set and save Top-Of-Form.
9Close the operator panel cover.
10 To verify the new Top-Of-Form, press Load/Unload to unload the
continuous forms and press Load/Unload again to reload the forms.
The continuous forms load to the current Top-Of-Form setting.
11 Reinstall the ribbon access cover.
12 Press Start/Stop to set printer online.
Align paper with the
horizontal lines on
metal platen bar
Ribbon
cartridge
Front
cover
Top view of printer
Horizontal
line
Paper Platen
Operator
panel

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Setting Top-Of-Form for a cut form or envelope
Top-Of-Form can range from minus 1 to plus 22 inches from the top of cut
sheet paper.
1Press FormFeed to clear paper path.
If the Paper Out light is Off, tear off excess forms and press Load/Unload.
2Move paper select lever to the cut forms.
3Load a cut sheet of paper or envelope through the manual feed door.
4The printer moves the paper or envelope to the current Top-Of-Form, if
Auto Cut Sheet is set to On.
If not, press FormFeed when the Paper Out light goes Off.
5Open the operator panel to layer 2.
6Press any paper movement button (LineFeed, Micro ↑, Micro ↓) to align
the Top-Of-Form you want with the horizontal lines (located on the platen).
7Press Set TOF to set and save Top-Of-Form.
8Close the operator panel cover.
9Press Start/Stop to put the printer online.
Changing from continuous forms to a cut
sheet or envelope
Load/Unload parks (unloads) continuous forms so you can insert a cut
form or envelope into the manual feed door to print or load paper to the
current Top-Of-Form.
1Make sure the tractor unit is in the push position.
2Tear off the continuous form at the perforation.
3Move the paper select lever down to continuous forms.
4Press Load/Unload.
The continuous form paper moves out of the paper path. The Paper Out
light blinks and the paper out alarm sounds.
5Move the paper select lever up to cut forms.

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Printing a demonstration sample
1Turn the printer On.
2Load paper in the printer.
3Adjust the left and right paper guides to fit the paper.
4Turn the printer Off.
5Press and hold the Font button while turning the printer On until the
operator panel lights blink.
6Release Font.
The demonstration page prints.
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