Lexmark™ Forms Printer 2400
Series Setup / Quick Ref erence
Printer ship group
Printer setup/
quick reference
English
User’s
guide
Power
cord
Registration
card
Ribbon
cartridge
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Printer setup
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SNAP
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Front view of printer
Forms
thickness
lever
Ribbon
access
cover
Power
switch
Operator
panel
Front
cover
Paper
guides
Rear view of printer
Latch
Acoustic
flap
Manual
feed
door
Tear Off
bar
Paper
select
lever
Latch
Optional Serial
interface
knockout
Power cord
connector
Tractor 2
connector
(behind plastic
knockout co ver)
USB
connector
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Parallel
connector
Setting the forms thickness lever
Forms thickness for 2480/2481
Paper
Paper typ e
Single forms Thin 56 g/m² (15 lb) continuous
Single forms Normal 68 g/m² (18 lb)
Multiple-part forms 2-part form 2 or 3
Envelopes 4, 5, or 6
thickness
Thick 90 g/m² (24 lb) 2
Paper weight
forms
65 g/m² (16 lb) cut form
75 g/m² (20 lb)
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
Forms thickness
lever setting
1
1 or 2
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
Paper type
Single forms Thin 56 g/m² (15 lb) continuous
Single forms Normal 68 g/m² (18 lb)
Multiple-part forms 2-part form 2 or 3
Envelopes 4, 5, or 6
Note:
environment. Printing at low temperature ma y cause poor print quality, depending
on the paper used.
Print quality depends on the multiple-paper quality and the operating
thickness
Thick 90 g/m² (24 lb) 2
Paper weight
forms
65 g/m² (16 lb) cut form
75 g/m² (20 lb)
3-part form 3 or 4
4-part form 4, 5, 6 or 7
Forms thickness
lever setting
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1 or 2
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Loading paper
Loading continuous forms using the push tractor
1
Press
2
Set the forms thickness lever.
For help, see “Setting the forms thickness lever” on page 7.
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Move the paper select lever down to continuous forms .
4
Pull out the front cover to release it and swing the cover up out of the way.
FormFeed
Front cover
to clear the paper path.
Paper select
lever
Push
tractor
Front cover
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Pull up the left and right tractor locking levers to unlock the tractors.
Left
tractor
door
Locking
lever
Left
tractor
door
Locking
lever
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Open the left and right tractor doors.
Place 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.
Close the left and right tractor doors.
Set 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.
Push down the left tractor locking lever.
Adjust the right tractor to remove slack in the paper and lock the right
lever.
Close the front cover.
Press
Load/Unload
to load paper to the current Top-Of-Form.
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Press
Start/Stop
to put the printer online.
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Loading a cut form or envelope manually
1
Clear the paper path.
2
If continuous forms are currently loaded, tear off any used forms and
press
The Paper Out light is blinking.
3
Set the forms thickness lever.
For help, see “Setting the forms thickness lever” on page 7.
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Move the paper select lever up to cut forms .
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Open the manual feed door.
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Set 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.
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Place a cut form or envelope against the left paper guide.
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Move the right paper guide against the right edge of the paper.
Load/Unload
to park the continuous forms.
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Insert paper into the printer until the Paper Out light stops blinking.
a
If Auto Cut Sheet Load is set to On, the paper feeds automatically to
the Top-Of-Form.
b
If Auto Cut Sheet Load is set to
Printer is online (Ready light On solid).
If it is not, press
Start/Stop
until the Ready light is On solid.
Off
, press
FormFeed
.
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Using the operator panel
Layer 1
Press this button: When you want to …
Start/Stop
LineFeed
FormFeed
Tear Off
Load/Unload
Tractor
Font
Note:
• Repeatedly
Font
Font
pressing the
button rotates
through the printer
font selections. If
you continue
pressing
through a second
pass, the font
selections are
locked.
• This setting will be
lost when the
printer is powered
Off
and back On.
Alternate the printer between online (Ready light is On)
and offline (Ready light is
Advance the paper one line.
If you press and hold
micro movements and then goes into continuous mode.
Advance the paper to the next Top-Of-Form.
Alternate paper between Tear Off and Top-Of-Form.
Load paper to the current Top-Of-Form or unload paper
to parked position.
Alternate between Tractor 1 and Tractor 2 if the optional
Tractor 2 is installed.
Select one of the resident font
styles:
Off
).
LineFeed
, the paper advances 5
2480/2481
• FastDft
•Draft
•Gothic
• Courier
2490/2491
• Courier
•Prestige
•Gothic
•Presentor
•Orator
•Script
•Draft
• FastDft
Note:
printer is online (Ready light is On).
Some functions may not work when data is being processed and the
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Layer 2
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Micro
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12
15
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Macro
↓
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Setup
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PS
Power
Set TOF LineFeed Macro
Micro
↑
Pitch
Lock
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.
Power
Set TOF
Micro
Pitch
Lock
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LineFeed Macro
Micro
↑
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Macro
↓
10
12
15
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Setup
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PS
LineFeed
Macro
Micro
↑
Advance the paper one line.
If you press and hold
LineFeed
, the paper advances
5 micro movements and then goes into continuous
feed.
Select between four document formats. For more
information, refer to “Using Setup mode” in the
User’s Guide
.
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.
Micro
Use
↑ to adjust the Top-Of-Form.
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Press this button: When you want to…
Micro
Setup
Pitch
Note:
• Repeatedly pressing
• This setting will be lost
↓
Pitch
rotates through
the printer pitch
selections. If you
continue pressing
Pitch
through a
second pass, the pitch
selections are locked.
when the printer is
powered
On
.
Off
and back
Feed the paper downward in:
• 1/72-inch increments (2480/2481 models)
• 1/90-inch increments (2490/2491 models)
If you press and hold
advances in micro movements and then goes into
continuous feed.
Micro
Use
Enter Setup mode. You can change the default
values and modes for printer operation.
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.
↓ to adjust the Top-Of-Form.
Micro
↓, the paper
Note:
printer is online (Ready light is On).
Some functions may not work when data is being processed and the
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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 set Top-Of-Form for continuous
forms loaded in the optional Tractor 2 Feeder.
1
Clear the paper path.
If the Paper Out light is
Press
2
Move the paper select lever to continuous forms .
3
Load continuous form paper on the push tractor feed pins (or Tractor 2
feed pins if you are using the optional Tractor 2 Feeder).
4
Remove the ribbon access cover.
5
Press
FormFeed
Load/Unload
Off
, tear off excess f orms and press
to clear a cut sheet.
. The Paper Out light goes
Off
.
Load/Unload
.
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Open the operator panel cover to layer 2.
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Press any paper movement button (
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.
LineFeed, Micro
↑,
Micro
↓) to align
Top view of printer
Horizontal
line
Paper
Align paper with the
horizontal lines on
metal platen bar
Platen
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Operator
panel
Press
Close the operator panel cover.
To verify the new Top-Of-Form, press
continuous forms and press
The continuous forms load to the current Top-Of-Form setting.
Reinstall the ribbon access cover.
Press
Set TOF
Start/Stop
to set and save Top-Of-Form.
to set printer online.
Ribbon
cartridge
Load/Unload
Load/Unload to
again to reload the forms.
Front
cover
unload the
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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.
1
Press
If the Paper Out light is
2
Move paper select lever to the cut forms.
3
Load a cut sheet of paper or envelope through the manual feed door.
4
The printer moves the paper or envelope to the current Top-Of-Form, if
Auto Cut Sheet is set to On.
If not, press
5
Open the operator panel to layer 2.
6
Press any paper movement button (
the Top-Of-Form you want with the horizontal lines (located on the platen).
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Press
8
Close the operator panel cover.
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Press
FormFeed
FormFeed
Set TOF
Start/Stop
to set and save Top-Of-Form.
to clear paper path.
Off
, tear off excess f orms and press
when the
to put the printer online.
Paper Out
LineFeed, Micro
light goes
↑,
Load/Unload
Off
.
Micro
↓) to align
.
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.
1
Make sure the tractor unit is in the push position.
2
Tear off the continuous form at the perforation.
3
Move the paper select lever down to continuous forms.
4
Press
The continuous form paper moves out of the paper path. The Paper Out
light blinks and the paper out alarm sounds.
5
Move the paper select lever up to cut forms.
Load/Unload
.
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Printing a demonstration sample
1
Turn the printer On.
2
Load paper in the printer.
3
Adjust the left and right paper guides to fit the paper.
4
Turn the printer
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Press and hold the
operator panel lights blink.
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Release
The demonstration page prints.
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States and/or other countries.
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Font
Off
.
Font
button while turning the printer
.
On
until the
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