Lexmark X2500 Printer User Manual


 
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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