Lexmark 2500 - Manual

Understanding the printer features and functions Feature/function 2580/2581 2590/2591 Multi ‑ speed printing FastDft (Fast Draft) • 10 characters per inch (cpi) • 12 cpi • 440 characters per second (cps) • 520 cps • 410 cps • 520 cps Draft 309 cps 274 cps Courier Gothic 77 cps (Near ‑ Letter ‑ Quali...

Feature/function All models Bar code function These bar codes are resident in the printer: • 3 of 9 • Codabar (NW ‑ 7) • Code 39 • Code 128 • Interleaved 2 of 5 • UPC ‑ A • UPC ‑ E • EAN 8 • EAN 13 • PostNet Note: For more information on the Bar code function, see the Technical Reference available o...

3 Open the manual feeder, and then move the paper select lever to the position. 4 Move the left paper guide to the right until it stops. 5 Insert a single sheet of paper into the front of the printer. 6 Adjust the right paper guide to fit the paper width. A 7 Continue to push the paper into the prin...

Note: This function is disabled if a USB cable is connected. 1 Make sure the printer is on and paper is loaded. 2 With a paper clip or the tip of a pen, press the recessed button located just above the Network connection. The network setup page prints. Warning—Potential Damage: Do not touch the Netw...

For Lexmark Forms Printer 2580/2581 users: 1 Forms Printer 2580/2581 2 Forms Printer 2480/2481 plus 3 Forms Printer 2380/2381 plus 4 2380 plus/2381 plus 5 2380/2381 IBM Personal Printer Series TM II 6 4201/4202 IBM Proprinter TM III 7 4201/4202 IBM Proprinter II 8 IBM ExecJet TM Printer Model 4072 F...

For Forms Printer 2590/2591 users: 1 Epson LQ850 2 LQ 1050 Using Okidata MICROLINE emulation mode If the printer has the Okidata MICROLINE emulation option installed, select a printer from your application in thefollowing preferred order. 1 Oki 320/321 Turbo 2 Oki 320/321 Learning about the printer ...

Using the control panel Understanding the control panel buttons The control panel has two layers of functionality: • Layer 1, with the control panel cover closed, contains basic functions like FormFeed, Tear Off, and taking the printeronline/offline. • Layer 2, with the control panel cover open, con...

Power Set TOF LineFeed Macro Setup Pitch 10 12 15 17 20 24 P5 Lock 1 2 3 4 Micro Micro 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 Button Function 1 LineFeed Advances the paper one line. Press and hold LineFeed to advance the paper 5 micro movements, and then go into continuous feed. 2 Macro To support different styles of pre ‑ ...

Light Light status What it means Power On The printer is online. Ready On The printer is online and ready to print. Blinking The printer is receiving data. Off The printer is offline. Tractor 2 On Tractor 2 is activated. Note: The optional Tractor 2 Feeder must be installed. Paper Out Off Paper is l...

To change the Tear Off position on the current page: • Press LineFeed to move the paper incrementally. • Press Tear Off to move the paper to the Top ‑ Of ‑ Form. Using the Load/Unload function Use the Load/Unload button to unload continuous forms from the printer to allow printing on either a cut fo...

Selecting and locking a font The printer data stream may contain control codes which select a particular font. To override the codes, you can selectand 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. Pow...

Selecting and locking a pitch The printer data stream may contain control codes which select a particular pitch. To override the codes, you can selectand lock a particular pitch of your choice. 1 To select a pitch, open the control panel to layer 2. Power Set TOF LineFeed Macro Setup Pitch 10 15 17 ...

Loading paper This section explains how to load continuous forms, cut sheet forms, labels and envelopes. It also includes informationabout paper orientation, setting the forms thickness lever, and using the push and pull tractors for different paperpaths. 1 2 3 4 1 Cut sheet forms 2 Continuous forms...

Paper type Paper thickness Paper weight Forms thickness lever setting Single forms (cut or continuous) Thin 56 g/m 2 (15 lb) 65 g/m 2 (16 lb) 1 Normal 68 g/m 2 (18 lb) 75 g/m 2 (20 lb) 1 or 2 Thick 90 g/m 2 (24 lb) 2 Multiple ‑ part forms 2 ‑ part 3 ‑ part 4 ‑ part 5 ‑ part 6 ‑ part 2 or 33 or 4 4 o...

Front loading paper Rear loading paper Paper paths for the pull tractor In these examples, the tractor pulls the paper from the front or the bottom of the printer. Front loading paper Bottom loading paper Using the Tear Off function Pressing the Tear Off button advances the perforation of a continuo...

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...

12 Close the front cover. 13 Press Start/Stop to load the paper to Top ‑ Of ‑ Form and put the printer online. If Auto Tear Off is set to On, the printer moves the paper to the Tear Off bar. Note: When you use the push tractor to print continuous forms, line spacing within the first 1.5 inches of th...

16 Remove slack from the paper, and then lock the right locking lever. 17 Open the control panel cover to access layer 2. 18 Press Micro , Micro , or LineFeed to move the paper to the Top ‑ Of ‑ Form you want to use. Notes: • Use the second form to set Top ‑ Of ‑ Form alignment. • To do this, align ...

Loading cut forms Cut forms can be single sheets, envelopes, or multiple-part forms. They are placed one at a time into the manual feeder. Loading a cut form or envelope manually Note: If you have installed the optional Auto Sheet Feeder or Tractor 2 Feeder, see the documentation that came with the ...

• If Auto Cut Sheet Load is set to Off, press FormFeed . 11 Make sure the printer is online, and the Ready light is on solid. Note: If not, press Start/Stop until the Ready light is on solid. Aligning the left margin You can manually change the first print position at the left margin. The first prin...

4 Open the control panel cover to access layer 2. Power Set TOF LineFeed Macro Setup Pitch 10 15 17 20 24 1 2 3 4 Micro Micro 12 Lock 5 Press any paper movement button ( Micro , Micro , LineFeed ) to align the horizontal lines located on the platen with the Top ‑ Of ‑ Form you want. Note: If you pre...

Paper and specialty media guide Paper types and sizes supported by the printer The printer supports paper weights of 56–90 g/m 2 (15 ‑ 24 lb) and envelope weights of 75–90 g/m 2 (20 ‑ 24 lb). Paper types Single Multiple part Envelopes Cut Forms 76 mm (3.0 in.) to 297 mm(11.7 in.)* 76 mm (3.0 in.) to...

Changing tractor positions The tractor unit can be installed in the push tractor position or the pull tractor position. This section describes how tochange the tractor unit position. Push tractor position The printer comes with the tractor unit installed in the push tractor position, at the front of...

Converting the push tractor to pull tractor position 1 Make sure the printer is off. 2 Make sure paper is not loaded in the printer. 3 Pull the front cover up and out of the way. 4 Hold down the latching levers while you lift and pull the tractor unit out of the printer. 1 2 1 Tractor unit 2 Latchin...

8 To slide the tractor feeder into the printer: a Hold down the latching levers and gently push the tractor feeder into the printer until it stops. b Continue holding down the latching levers, and tilt the tractor feeder toward the front of the printer until thehooks at the end of the latching lever...

Understanding Setup mode and menu options The printer is preset at the factory for font, pitch, form length, and other settings. These are called factory defaultsettings. This chapter describes how to change the factory default settings, how to set up macros, and how to set formlength. Using Setup m...

Control Options Current Press Quiet Micro 4 Press the button that corresponds to the language you want, or press Setup to print more Menu Language options. 5 For this example, press Macro to select French. Menu Language To Select Press No Change Set TOF English LineFeed French Macro German Micro Ita...

Control Options Control Options define how the printer performs many basic tasks. Emulation Options Emulation Options determine how the printer interacts with the program. Interface Options Interface Options define how information is transferred from the computer to the printer. Forms Macro options ...

Paper Handling Options Use the following options to select paper handling option changes, as detailed: • Auto Tear Off – On —Continuous forms automatically advance to the Tear Off bar position. – Off —You can manually advance the perforation of a continuous form to the Tear Off bar position. Note: O...

Auto LF Requires a line feed to occur. • On —A line feed is performed for each Carrier Return (CR) code received. • Off —A line feed does not occur when a CR code is received. Note: Off is the factory default setting. Auto CR Requires a CR to occur. • On —A CR is performed for each line feed code re...

Emulation options Note: Enter Setup mode to configure the printer according to your needs. For more information, see “Using Setup mode” on page 47 . To print a list of all default settings, press LineFeed from the Main menu. Make Emulation option selections from IBM (the factory default setting), Ep...

Interface Selection Unless turned off, the Auto setting automatically selects the printer interface from the available connection cables. The following connection cables are available: parallel cable, USB cable, serial cable (only available when an optionalserial interface is installed), and network...

Maintaining the printer Periodically, certain tasks are required to maintain optimum print quality. Ordering supplies Use the listed part numbers to order printer supply items you will need. Supply item Part number Parallel cable • 1329605 (10 ‑ foot cable) • 1427498 (20 ‑ foot cable) USB cable 12A2...

Cleaning the outside of the printer Clean the outside of the printer with a damp cloth and mild soap. Do not use spray or chemical cleaners anywhere onyour printer. Do not use liquids or spray near the air vents. For stubborn ink stains on the outside of the printer, use acommercial mechanic's hand ...

Administrative support Restoring the factory default settings Restoring the US factory default settings The factory default settings for the United States are: • Code pages: 437 • Character Set: 1 • Form length: 11 inches To restore the factory default settings: 1 Make sure the ribbon cartridge is i...

Using 802.1x authentication 802.1x authentication allows the printer to join networks that require authentication before allowing access. Support for 802.1x requires the establishment of credentials for the printer, such as certificates. Certificates provide away for the printer to be known to the A...

Troubleshooting Checking an unresponsive printer If your printer is not responding, make sure: • The power cord is plugged into the printer and a properly grounded electrical outlet. • The electrical outlet is not turned off by any switch or breaker. • The printer is not plugged into any surge prote...

Using Hex Trace mode Hex Trace mode prints the control codes that are sent to the printer. Use this mode to help diagnose software/driverproblems. 1 Make sure the paper is loaded, and the ribbon cartridge is installed. 2 Turn the printer off. 3 Press and hold Tractor while turning the printer on. 4 ...

Control panel lights Status Action required Power Ready Paper Out Font Lock On Blinking Blinking Blinking 1 Turn the printer off. 2 Turn the printer on. If the control panel light sequence returns, contactCustomer Support. Note: If you need help locating the nearest service representative, visit the...

The draft alignment bars print. Note: The current value is the number printed below the bars. 4 To set Draft, select the best row of alignment bars from the 01–07 printout. a Press Micro or Micro to select the best alignment by number, or keep the current value. b Press Set TOF to save your selectio...

• See the documentation that came with your program to make sure you have selected the correct printer driver. • If you are using Windows, use the Windows Forms Printer 2500 Series driver available from the Lexmark Web siteat www.lexmark.com . • If you are using DOS, follow the instructions that cam...

Buttons do not work, except for Start/Stop, FormFeed, Tear Off and Load/Unload 1 Turn the printer off. 2 Press and hold Load/Unload and Tractor while turning the printer on. When the light goes off, the control panel is unlocked, and all buttons are active. Printer power switch is on, but the power ...

Incorrect characters print, left margin changes, or printing stops These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: • Make sure the printer cable is properly shielded and correctly connected at both ends. • Select the correct driver. – If you are using Windows, use the Windows Forms P...

To clear a cut form paper jam: 1 Turn the printer off. 2 Set the forms thickness lever to position 7. 3 Push the paper select lever down to the position. 4 Gently pull the sheet of paper from the front of the printer. 5 Remove the ribbon access cover to clear any torn pieces of paper. 6 Push the pap...

Solving print quality problems The information in the following topics may help you solve print quality problems. If these suggestions do not correctthe problem, contact Customer Support. You may have a printer part that requires adjustment or replacement. Print is too light These are possible solut...

d Press Start/Stop to stop or interrupt the printer test. e Press Start/Stop again if you want to resume the printer test. Printing continues until you turn the printer off. If the print quality does not improve, contact Customer Support. Characters are wrong or missing Run a printer test: 1 Make su...

Incorrect line spacing or overprinting occurs These are possible solutions. Try one or more of the following: • Reset the forms thickness lever. • For more information, see the documentation that came with your software application. Contacting Customer Support When you call Customer Support, describ...

Notices Product name Machine type Model number Lexmark 2580 2580 100 Lexmark 2580n 2580 110 Lexmark 2581 2581 100 Lexmark 2581n 2581 110 Lexmark 2590 2590 100 Lexmark 2590n 2590 110 Lexmark 2591 2591 100 Lexmark 2591n 2591 110 Edition notice January 2014 The following paragraph does not apply to any...

Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive The WEEE logo signifies specific recycling programs and procedures for electronic products in countries of the EuropeanUnion. We encourage the recycling of our products. If you have further questions about recycling options, visit theLe...

The power consumption levels listed in the previous table represent time-averaged measurements. Instantaneouspower draws may be substantially higher than the average. Values are subject to change. See www.lexmark.com for current values. Power Saver This product is designed with an energy-saving mode...

Index Numerics 802.1x authentication 60 A aligning left margin 38 B bidirectional alignment adjusting 64 buttons, control panel printer status 16 C calling Customer Support 74character alignment adjusting 64 checking an unresponsiveprinter 61cleaning printer 56 contacting Customer Support 74continuo...