Lexmark 2500 - Manual (Page 20)

Setting the printer online or offline
The printer must be online to accept data.
• To set the printer online, press Start/Stop.
The Ready light comes on. If paper is not loaded, the Paper Out light blinks. When online, the printer is ready to
receive print jobs.
• To set the printer offline, press Start/Stop.
The Ready light turns off. The printer finishes printing the current line and then stops. To resume printing, press
Start/Stop until the Ready light comes on.
Advancing paper
Use these control panel buttons to advance the paper when the printer is not printing:
Note: When you are printing continuous forms, the first time you press LineFeed, it moves the paper from the Tear
Off position to the current print line before advancing the paper.
• Press LineFeed to advance the paper to the next line.
• Press FormFeed to advance the paper to the Top-Of-Form on the next page or to eject the cut form.
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 form or
an envelope.
The Load/Unload function works only when the tractor unit is in the push position.
You can also use the Load/Unload button to load continuous forms into the printer when the paper path is clear, or
to change one type of pre-printed form to another.
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 light comes on.
To lock the control panel:
1 Turn the printer off.
2 Press and hold Load/Unload and Tractor while turning the printer on.
To unlock the control panel:
1 Turn the printer off.
2 Press and hold Load/Unload and Tractor while turning the printer on.
Using the control panel
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