Document Outline

• About your printer
  • Features and functions
  • Printer description
  • Printing the demonstration sample
  • Connecting the printer to your computer
    • Connecting the parallel cable
    • Connecting the USB cable
    • Connecting the serial cable
  • Setting up your Windows and DOS application software
    • Windows-based applications
    • DOS applications
    • Using IBM emulation mode
      • For Lexmark Forms Printer 2480/2481 users:
      • For Lexmark Forms Printer 2490/2491 users:
      • Using Epson emulation mode
      • Using Okidata MICROLINE emulation mode
• Using the operator panel
  • Operator panel layers
    • Understanding the operator panel buttons
    • Understanding the operator panel lights
  • Setting the printer online or offline
  • Advancing the paper
  • Using Tear Off
  • Using the Load/Unload feature
  • Locking/unlocking the operator panel
  • Selecting Tractor mode
  • Selecting or locking a font
  • Selecting or locking a pitch
• Changing tractor positions
  • Push tractor position
  • Pull tractor position
  • Converting the push tractor to pull tractor position
    • Removing the push tractor
    • Installing the pull tractor
  • Converting the pull tractor to the push tractor position
• Loading paper
  • Setting the forms thickness lever
  • Loading continuous forms
    • Paper paths for the push tractor
    • Paper paths for the pull tractor
    • Loading continuous forms using the push tractor
    • Front loading continuous forms using the pull tractor
    • Bottom loading continuous forms using the pull tractor
  • Loading a cut form or envelope
    • Loading a cut form or envelope manually
  • Aligning the left margin
    • Aligning the left margin for continuous forms
    • Aligning the left margin for a manually loaded cut form or envelope
  • Setting Top-Of-Form
    • Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous form paper in push mode
    • Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous form paper in pull mode
    • Setting Top-Of-Form for a cut form or envelope
    • Setting Top-Of-Form in a macro
  • Using the Tear Off bar
    • Setting the Tear Off position
• Using Setup mode
  • Using Setup mode to change printer settings
    • Entering Setup mode
    • Example: Changing the menu language setting
    • Exiting Setup mode
  • Setup menu options
  • Forms Macro menu options
  • Data menu options
  • Control menu options
  • Emulation menu options
  • Interface menu options
• Supplies
  • Ordering supplies
  • Parallel cable
  • USB cable
  • Serial adapter and cable
  • Printer ribbon
  • Paper specifications
    • Printable area (cut forms)
• Troubleshooting and maintenance
  • Checklist for typical problems
  • Testing the printer
    • Running the printer test
    • Hex Trace mode
    • Interrupting or stopping the printer test
  • Checking the printer status
  • Setting printer to default settings
    • Initialize printer to US defaults
    • Initialize printer to EU defaults
  • Adjusting bidirectional alignment
  • Clearing paper jams
    • Cut form jams
    • Continuous forms jams
  • Problem conditions
  • Maintenance
    • Removing the ribbon cartridge
    • Cleaning the printer
      • Cleaning the inside of the printer:
      • Cleaning the cover:
      • Cleaning the Auto Sheet Feeder rollers
• Notices