User manual LEXMARK 2400

Lexmark Forms Printer 2400 Series User's Guide Edition: June 2000 The following paragraph does not apply to any country where such provisions are inconsistent with local law: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC., PROVIDES THIS PUBLICATION "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Some states do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties in certain transactions; therefore, this statement may not apply to you. This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in later editions. Improvements or changes in the products or the programs described may be made at any time. Comments about this publication may be addressed to Lexmark International, Inc., Department F95/032-2, 740 West New Circle Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40550, U.S.A. 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Contents Contents Chapter 1: About your printer ....................................................... 1 Features and functions ................................................................................... 2 Printer description .......................................................................................... 7 Printing the demonstration sample ............................................................ 10 Connecting the printer to your computer .................................................. 14 Setting up your Windows and DOS application software ........................ 17 Chapter 2: Using the operator panel ........................................... 21 Operator panel layers .................................................................................. 22 Setting the printer online or offline ........................................................... 28 Advancing the paper .................................................................................... 29 Using Tear Off .............................................................................................. 29 Using the Load/Unload feature ................................................................... 30 Locking/unlocking the operator panel ....................................................... 30 Selecting Tractor mode ................................................................................ 30 Selecting or locking a font .......................................................................... 31 Selecting or locking a pitch ......................................................................... 32 Chapter 3: Changing tractor positions ........................................ 33 Push tractor position .................................................................................... 34 Pull tractor position ...................................................................................... 35 Converting the push tractor to pull tractor position ................................. 36 Converting the pull tractor to the push tractor position ........................... 40 Chapter 4: Loading paper ............................................................ 43 Setting the forms thickness lever ................................................................ 44 Loading continuous forms ........................................................................... 46 iii Contents Loading a cut form or envelope ................................................................. Aligning the left margin ............................................................................. Setting Top-Of-Form ................................................................................... Using the Tear Off bar ................................................................................ 72 77 81 87 Chapter 5: Using Setup mode ...................................................... 89 Using Setup mode to change printer settings ........................................... 89 Setup menu options .................................................................................... 95 Forms Macro menu options ........................................................................ 96 Data menu options .................................................................................... 100 Control menu options ............................................................................... 102 Emulation menu options .......................................................................... 103 Interface menu options ............................................................................. 105 Chapter 6: Supplies .................................................................... 107 Ordering supplies ...................................................................................... Parallel cable .............................................................................................. USB cable .................................................................................................... Serial adapter and cable ........................................................................... Printer ribbon ............................................................................................ Paper specifications ................................................................................... 107 108 108 108 108 109 Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and maintenance ........................ 111 Checklist for typical problems ................................................................... 112 Testing the printer ..................................................................................... 116 Checking the printer status ....................................................................... 118 Setting printer to default settings ............................................................ 121 Adjusting bidirectional alignment ........................................................... 123 Clearing paper jams ................................................................................... 126 Problem conditions .................................................................................... 128 Maintenance .............................................................................................. 142 Appendix: Notices ................................................................................. 145 Index ...................................................................................................... 161 iv 1 About your printer The LexmarkTM Forms Printer 2400 Series are available in 9- and 24-wire narrow-carriage (2480 and 2490) and 9- and 24-wire wide-carriage (2481 and 2491) models. Depending on the printer model you have chosen, your printer may look different than those illustrated in this manual. About your printer Printer models Carriage width Cut forms Continuous forms Narrow 297 mm (11.7 in.) 254 mm (10.0 in.) Wide 419 mm (16.5 in.) 406 mm (16.0 in.) 1 Features and functions Printer features by model Feature/function 2480/2481 Multi-speed printing FastDft (Fast Draft) · 10 characters per inch (cpi) · 438 characters per second (cps) 510 cps 309 cps 77 cps (Near-Letter-Quality mode) · 409 cps · 465 cps 274 cps 91 cps (Letter-Quality mode) 2490/2491 About your printer · 12 cpi Draft Courier and Gothic Prestige, Not available on these 91 cps Presentor, Orator, and models. (letter-quality mode) Script Character spacing Note: Fast Draft supports only 10, 12, and 15 pitch. Resident fonts Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, and 20 characters per inch (cpi), as well as proportional spacing. Fast Draft, Draft, Gothic, and Courier Prints in 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, and 24 (cpi), as well as proportional spacing. Courier, Prestige, Gothic, Presentor, Orator, Script, Draft, and Fast Draft 2 Printer features by model (continued) Feature/function 2480/2481 2490/2491 Print styles Highlighting Available through capability: printer commands. · Double-high · Double-strike · Double-wide · Emphasized · Italics · Overscore · Subscript · Superscript · Underline Highlighting capability: · Double-high · Double-strike · Double-wide · Emphasized · Italics About your printer · Overscore · Subscript · Superscript · Underline · Shading · Outline Graphics printing Supports existing graphics software applications. Resolution of up to 144 x 240 dots per square inch (dpi). Resolution of up to 360 x 360 (dpi). Multiple-part forms Prints original plus five copies (six-part forms). Prints original plus three copies (fourpart forms). 3 Features and functions Features/functions Operator panel All models Button control for Load/Unload, Tear Off, Font, Setup, paper movement, Pitch, and Macro functions. Operator panel lights indicate current status. · Locks font and pitch selections you make from the operator panel so they are not changed by your application software. · Font or Pitch lock is deactivated when you turn the printer Off unless you set them as the menu default. For more information, see "Selecting or locking a font" on page 31. Font lock and Pitch lock About your printer Load/Unload Macro function Loads and unloads continuous form paper. This printer has the capability of storing 4 unique document formats which include character option settings (font, pitch, and so on) and paper handling options (page length, margins and so on). For information on setting up macros see "Forms Macro menu options" on page 96. Front loading for cut sheets Tear Off Enables printing on cut sheets or envelopes. · Assists you in removing printed continuous forms at the perforation. · Reduces the amount of paper used, reducing costs. 4 Features and functions (continued) Features/functions All models Adjustable tractor Built-in adjustable tractor lets you handle continuous form paper without purchasing any options. It can be repositioned to function as: · Push tractor · Pull tractor Operator panel disable Limits the operator panel functions to the Start/Stop, FormFeed, Tear Off, and Load/Unload buttons only, restricting the use of all printer functions to designated persons only. Contains the printer ribbon. · Power-On Self Test · Test Print Test Print determines whether your machine has print problems. To perform a Test Print, see "Testing the printer" on page 116. · Demonstration Print For more information, see "Printing the demonstration sample" on page 10. Box and line drawings Greek and math symbols Prints tables, charts and other graphics as shown on your monitor. Prints a variety of symbols used in mathematical equations, including subscript and superscript. These code pages contain the characters and symbols corresponding to various country languages. About your printer Ribbon cartridge Printer tests Code Pages 437, 437G, 813, 850, 851, 853T, 857, 858, 860, 861, 863, 865, 869, 920, 1004, and 1053. 5 Features and functions (continued) Features/functions All models Bar code function These bar codes are resident in the printer: · 3 of 9 · Code 128 · Interleaved 2 of 5 · UPC-A · EAN 8 About your printer · EAN 13 · PostNet For more information on the Bar code function, refer to the Technical Reference (www.lexmark.com). Software compatibility · Compatible with all computer software programs that support IBM emulation or Epson emulation. · Compatible with Okidata MICROLINE emulation (option must be installed). Available for 2480/2481 printers only. Interface connection Lets the printer work with all computers with a compatible interface. Both parallel and USB interfaces are standard. The internal serial interface (RS-232) is optional. For more information, see "Connecting the printer to your computer" on page 14. 6 Printer description Forms thickness lever Ribbon access cover About your printer Front cover Operator panel Paper guides Power switch Manual feed door Paper select lever Printer parts and function Part name Function Forms thickness lever Ribbon access cover Power switch Paper select lever Adjusts the printhead for the thickness of forms being printed. Covers the ribbon cartridge and internal printer components. Turns the printer On and Off. Selects the paper type: · Cut (form) sheet · Continuous forms Front cover Manual feed door Operator panel Paper guides Covers the continuous forms push tractors. Pull down to load individual cut forms and envelopes. Indicates printer status and makes control of printer functions simple and convenient. Align the margins of a cut sheet. 7 Acoustic flap Latch Tear Off bar Latch About your printer Power cord connector Tractor 2 connector USB connector Parallel connector Optional serial interface knockout 8 Printer parts and function Part name Latches Function Fastens the ribbon access cover to the printer. Helps reduce noise during printing. Provides an edge for a continuous form when Tear Off is used. Removing the serial interface knockout allows you to connect the optional serial interface cable. Where the parallel cable connects to the printer. Where the USB cable connects to the printer. Supplies power to the optional Tractor 2 Feeder. Connects power from the power cord to the printer. Acoustic flap Tear Off bar About your printer Serial interface knockout Parallel connector USB connector Tractor 2 connector Power cord connector 9 Printing the demonstration sample The following steps explain how to load a single sheet of paper so you can print the demonstration sample. If you want to load continuous forms, see "Loading continuous forms" on pag e46. 1 Set the forms thickness lever to position 1. About your printer 2 Turn the printer On. The Power light comes On solid, the Paper Out light is blinking, and the current default font light is On solid. For more information on printer status, see "Checking the printer status" on pag e118. 10 3 4 Open the manual feed door. Move the paper select lever up to the cut forms position. Power switch About your printer Manual feed door Paper select lever 5 6 Move the left paper guide to the right until it stops. Insert a single sheet of paper into the front of the printer and adjust the right paper guide so the paper is aligned against both the left and right paper guides. 11 7 Insert paper into the printer until the Paper Out light stops blinking. · If Auto Cut Sheet Load is set to On, the paper feeds automatically to the Top-OfForm. · If Auto Cut Sheet Load is set to Off, press FormFeed. Left paper guide About your printer Right paper guide 12 8 9 Turn the printer Off. While pressing Font on the operator panel turn the printer On. Continue pressing Font until all the operator panel lights blink. 10 Release the Font button. The Power and Ready lights stay On and the demonstration page prints. About your printer Power Ready Tractor2 LineFeed Paper out FormFeed Start/Stop Tear Off Load/Unload Tractor Font Courier Prestige Gothic Orator Script Draft FastDft Lock Presentor 13 Connecting the printer to your computer These cables are not supplied with your printer. For ordering information, see "Supplies" on pag e107. · If you are using a parallel cable, see "Connecting the parallel cable" on pag e14. · If you are using a USB cable, see "Connecting the USB cable" on pag e16. · If you are using the optional serial interface, About your printer see "Connecting the serial cable" on page 17. Connecting the parallel cable 1 2 Turn the printer and computer Off. Connect the parallel cable at the back of the printer. This cable is not supplied with your printer. Use an IEEE-1284 compatible parallel cable such as Lexmark part number 1329605 (10 ft cable) or 1427498 (20 ft cable). Note: You do not need to attach a grounding wire to the computer. 14 3 Fasten the clip wires to the parallel cable, as shown. About your printer 4 5 6 Connect the other end of the parallel cable to your computer. Turn the printer and computer On. Continue with "Setting up your Windows and DOS application software" on pag e17. 15 Connecting the USB cable 1 2 Turn the printer and computer Off. Connect the USB cable at the back of the printer. This cable is not supplied with your printer. Order the Lexmark USB cable using part number 12A2405. About your printer 3 4 5 Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer. Turn the printer and computer On. Continue with "Setting up your Windows and DOS application software" on pag e17. 16 Connecting the serial cable For installation and connection instructions, see the optional serial interface manual. About your printer Setting up your Windows and DOS application software Windows-based applications If you are using a Windows program, use the Windows Forms Printer 2400 Series driver available from the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. Note: Instructions for installing drivers are in the readme.1st file included in the download package. 17 DOS applications Follow the instructions that came with your DOS application software to see what printer drivers are available with that specific program. Most programs let you specify the type of printer you are using so the program can take full advantage of the printer's features. About your printer Using IBM emulation mode If your printer is using IBM mode (the factory default), select a printer from your application software, in the following preferred order. For Lexmark Forms Printer 2480/2481 users: 1 Forms Printer 2480/2481 2 Forms Printer 2380/2381 plus 3 2380 plus/2381 plus 4 2380/2381 IBM Personal Printer SeriesTM II 5 4201/4202 IBM ProprinterTM III 6 4201/4202 IBM Proprinter II 7 IBM ExecJetTM Printer Model 4072 For Lexmark Forms Printer 2490/2491 users: 1 Forms Printer 2490/2491 2 Forms Printer 2390 plus/2391 plus 3 2390 plus/2391 plus 4 2390/2391 IBM Personal Printer Series II 5 4212 IBM Proprinter 24P 6 2390 IBM PS/1 Printer 7 4207/4208 Proprinter X24/XL24 8 IBM ExecJet Printer Model 4072 9 2205 IBM PS/1 Printer If your software does not let you select one of the printers in this list, you may need to customize your printer for Epson emulation mode. 18 The printer driver you select in your software application must match the emulation mode you select for your printer. Printer drivers other than the 2400 series support most, but not all, of the printer's capabilities. See "Emulation menu options" on page 103 for more information. Using Epson emulation mode If your Forms printer is set to Epson emulation, select a printer from your application software in the following preferred order: For Forms Printer 2480/2481 users: About your printer 1 2 Epson FX850 Epson FX1050 For Forms Printer 2490/2491 users: 1 Epson LQ850 2 LQ1050 See "Emulation menu options" on page 103 for more information. Using Okidata MICROLINE emulation mode If your Forms Printer 2480/2481 has the Okidata MICROLINE emulation option installed, select a printer from your application software in the following preferred order: 1 2 Oki 320/321 Turbo Oki 320/321 19 About your printer 20 2 Using the operator panel Use the operator panel to perform basic tasks like feeding forms, taking the printer offline, and setting defaults in Setup mode. Operator panel 21 Operator panel layers The operator panel has two layers of functionality. · Layer 1, with the operator panel cover closed, contains basic functions like LineFeed, FormFeed, Tear Off, and taking the printer online/offline. · Layer 2, with the operator panel cover down, as shown, contains more advanced functionality. Use layer 2 to select a macro and change printer menu settings such as Top-Of-Form. 2480/2481 operator panel 1 Power Ready Tractor2 Paper out LineFeed FormFeed Power Set TOF 2 3 Macro 4 Macro Start/Stop LineFeed Tear Off Load/Unload Tractor Micro Micro Setup Operator panel Pitch Font FastDraft Draft Gothic Courier Lock 10 12 15 17 20 PS Lock layer 1 layer 2 22 2490/2491 operator panel 1 Power Ready Tractor2 Paper out Start/Stop LineFeed FormFeed Power Set TOF 2 3 Macro 4 LineFeed Macro Tear Off Load/Unload Tractor Micro Micro Setup Font Lock Courier Prestige Gothic Presentor Orator Script Draft FastDft Pitch Lock 10 12 15 17 20 24 PS layer 1 layer 2 Operator panel 23 Understanding the operator panel buttons Use the operator panel buttons to perform printer tasks and change printer settings. Layer 1 operator panel buttons Press this button: When you want to ... Start/Stop Alternate the printer between online (Ready light is On) and offline (Ready light is Off). Note: LineFeed Printer must be online to receive data. Advance the paper one line. If you press and hold LineFeed, the paper advances 5 micro movements and then goes into continuous mode. FormFeed Tear Off Load/Unload Tractor 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: 2480/2481 · FastDft · Draft · Gothic · Courier 2490/2491 · Courier · Prestige · Gothic · Presentor · Orator · Script · Draft · FastDft Operator panel Font Notes: · Repeatedly pressing the Font button rotates through the printer font selections. If you continue pressing Font through a second pass, the font selections are locked. · This setting will be lost when the printer is powered Off and back On. Note: Some functions may not work when data is being processed and the printer is online (Ready light is On). 24 Layer 2 operator panel buttons Press this button: Set TOF When you want to... Set Top-Of-Form. Top-Of-Form is the position of the first print line on the page. LineFeed Advance the paper one line. If you press and hold LineFeed, the paper advances 5 micro movements and then goes into continuous feed. Macro Select between four document formats. For more information, see "Forms Macro menu options" on page 96. Micro Feed the paper upward in: · 1/72-inch increments (2480/2481 models) · 1/90-inch increments (2490/2491 models) If you press and hold the Micro button, the paper advances in micro movements and then goes into continuous feed. Use Micro to adjust the Top-Of-Form. Operator panel 25 Layer 2 operator panel buttons (continued) Press this button: Micro When you want to... Feed the paper downward in: · 1/72-inch increments (2480/2481 models) · 1/90-inch increments (2490/2491 models) If you press and hold the Micro button, the paper advances in micro movements and then goes into continuous feed. Use Micro to adjust the Top-Of-Form. Setup Enter Setup mode to change the default values and modes for printer operation. Set the character pitch to: 10, 12, 15, 17, 20 cpi, or Proportional Spacing. Notes: · On 2490/2491 models you can also select 24 cpi. · Fast Draft supports only 10, 12, and 15 pitch. Pitch Notes: · Repeatedly pressing the Pitch button rotates through the printer pitch selections. If you continue pressing Pitch through a second pass the pitch selections are locked. · This setting will be lost when the printer is powered Off and back On. Operator panel Note: Some functions may not work when data is being processed and the printer is online (Ready light is On). 26 Understanding the operator panel lights The following table describes the light patterns on the operator panel. Layer 1 operator panel lights Light status Light What it means Power Ready On On Blinking Off Tractor 2 Paper Out On Off Blinking On Padlock On The printer is On. The printer is online and ready to print. The printer is receiving data. The printer is offline. Tractor 2 is activated. (The optional Tractor 2 Feeder must be installed.) Paper is loaded in the printer. The printer is out of paper. A printer error occurred. The operator panel is disabled, restricting the use of panel buttons to Start/Stop, FormFeed, Tear Off and Load/Unload only. For more information, see "Locking/unlocking the operator panel" on pag e30. You (or your software application) selected one of the printer's resident fonts. If all font lights are Off, then a downloaded font is selected. Font Lock is active and prevents your software application from changing the font you selected on the operator panel. For more information, see "Selecting or locking a font" on page 31. Operator panel Font On Off Font Lock On 27 Layer 2 operator panel lights Light status Light What it means Macro On The specified macro function is activated. For more information, see "Forms Macro menu options" on page 96. No macro is being used, or Macros have been disabled in the Setup menu. You (or your software application) selected one of the printer's standard pitches. Pitch Lock is active and prevents your software application from changing the pitch you selected on the operator panel. For more information, see "Selecting or locking a pitch" on page 32. Off Pitch On Pitch Lock On Operator panel 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. · Offline, press Start/Stop; the Ready light goes Off. The printer finishes printing the current line and then stops printing. To resume printing, press Start/Stop until the Ready light is On. 28 Advancing the paper You can use the operator panel to advance the paper when the printer is not printing. · 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. If you are at the Tear Off bar: · Press LineFeed to move the paper incrementally. · Press Tear Off to move the paper to the Top-Of-Form. Using Tear Off Tear Off works only when the tractor unit is in the push position. Note: For the Tear Off function to work properly, you must set the correct page length in the Setup menu or your application software. The Tear Off function advances the perforation of a continuous form to the tear bar position. You can set Tear Off to move a continuous form automatically to the Tear Off position (Auto Tear Off set to On or to One Second), or you can move a continuous form manually to the Tear Off position (Auto Tear Off set to Off). For more information, see "Setting the Tear Off position" on page 87. Operator panel 29 Using the Load/Unload feature Load/Unload works only when the tractor unit is in the push position. For information, see "Changing tractor positions" on page 33. Use the Load/Unload feature to unload continuous forms from the printer while you print on either a cut form or envelope. You can also use the feature to load continuous forms into the printer when the paper path is clear. For information, see "Loading continuous forms" on pag e46. Locking/unlocking the operator panel To restrict the use of printer functions to just the Start/Stop, FormFeed, Tear Off, and Load/Unload buttons, you can lock the operator panel. When the panel is locked, the padlock light comes On. Turn the printer Off. Press and hold Load/Unload and Tractor while turning the printer On. To unlock the operator panel, repeat steps 1 and 2. 1 2 Operator panel Selecting Tractor mode If you installed the optional Tractor 2 Feeder, you can press Tractor to switch between the normal tractor feeder and the Tractor 2 Feeder. The Tractor 2 light comes On when the Tractor 2 Feeder is selected. Note: Before you switch tractor feeders, tear off excess paper. 30 Selecting or locking a font 1 To select a font, repeatedly press Font until you see the font light On next to the selection you want. Layer 1 Power Ready Tractor2 Paper out LineFeed FormFeed Start/Stop Tear Off Load/Unload Tractor Font Lock FastDraft Draft Gothic Courier 2 To lock any font so your software application cannot select a different one, continue pressing Font until the Font Lock light comes On, and the font you want is selected. The font is locked until the printer is turned Off. Operator panel 3 To disable Font Lock, repeatedly press Font until the Font Lock light turns Off and the font you want is selected. If the printer is offline, press Start/Stop. When the ready light comes On, you are ready to print. 4 To set a Font or to set Font Lock as a default setting in the Setup menu, see "Using Setup mode to change printer settings" on page 89. 31 Selecting or locking a pitch 1 2 To select a pitch, open the operator panel to layer 2. Repeatedly press Pitch until you see the pitch light On next to the selection you want. Layer 2 1 Power Set TOF 2 3 Macro LineFeed Macro 4 Micro Micro Setup Pitch Lock 10 12 15 17 20 PS 3 Operator panel To lock a pitch so your software application cannot select a different one, continue pressing Pitch until the Pitch Lock light comes On and the pitch you want is selected. The pitch is locked until the printer is turned Off. 4 5 To disable Pitch Lock, repeatedly press Pitch until the Pitch Lock light turns Off and the pitch you want is selected. Close the operator panel. If the printer is offline, press Start/Stop. The Ready light comes On and you are ready to print. 6 To set a Pitch or Pitch Lock as a default setting in the Setup menu, see "Using Setup mode to change printer settings" on pag e89. 32 3 Changing tractor positions This section describes how to change the tractor unit position.This a tractor unit. Left latching lever Pin Left tractor door Left locking lever Rubber tractor stop You can install the tractor unit in the push tractor position or the pull tractor position. To view an illustration of the tractor positions and paper paths available, see "Paper paths for the push tractor" on page 47. Tractor positions 33 Push tractor position The printer is shipped with the tractor unit installed at the front of the printer, which is the push tractor position. This position lets you use the Tear Off feature of the printer. Front cover Push tractor position Tractor positions 34 Pull tractor position When the tractor unit is installed at the top of the printer, it functions as a pull tractor and supports front and bottom paper loading. Pull tractor position Front cover Tractor positions 35 Converting the push tractor to pull tractor position Removing the push tractor 1 2 Make sure paper is not loaded in the printer. Pull out the front cover to release it and pivot the cover up out of the way. Front cover Front cover Tractor positions 36 3 Hold down the latching levers while you pull and lift the tractor unit out of the printer. Tractor unit Tractor positions 37 Installing the pull tractor 1 2 3 Remove the ribbon access cover. Turn the tractor unit around so that the latching levers are upright, facing you. Place the tractor against the back slant of your printer along the tractor guides. Tractor positions 38 4 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 While still holding down the latching levers, tilt the tractor feeder toward the front of the printer until the hooks at the end of the latching levers fit around the posts on the printer frame. Latching lever hook c Release the latching levers. The tractor unit fits into place at a 45° angle. Tractor positions 39 Converting the pull tractor to the push tractor position 1 2 3 Make sure the printer is Off. Make sure paper is not loaded in the printer. Holding down the latching levers, lift the tractor unit out of the printer. 4 Pull out the front cover to release it and pivot the cover up out of the way. Tractor positions 40 5 Make sure the paper select lever is set for continuous forms. 6 Holding down the latching levers, fit the left and right locks onto the posts in the printer. Tractor positions 7 8 Release the latching levers. Close the front cover. 41 Tractor positions 42 Loading paper 4 Loading paper This section describes how to load a cut form, continuous forms, labels, and an envelope. Cut (form) sheet Continuous forms Envelope Labels 43 Loading paper Setting the forms thickness lever Use the forms thickness lever to adjust printing on various forms, depending on the paper thickness. See the following table when setting this lever. Forms thickness for 2480/2481 Paper thickness Paper type Single forms (cut or continuous) Single forms (cut or continuous) Thin