Lexmark Forms Printer 2581 Quick Reference - Page 3

Contents Learning about the printer 5 Printer overview...5 Understanding the printer features and functions...6 Using the control panel 10 Understanding the control panel buttons...10 Understanding the control panel lights...12 Using the Load/Unload function...12 Locking and unlocking the control panel...13 Selecting a Tractor mode...13 Loading paper 14 Setting the forms thickness lever...14 Paper paths...16 Using the Tear Off function...16 Loading continuous paper...17 Loading continuous forms using the push tractor...17 Front loading continuous forms using the pull tractor ...20 Bottom loading continuous forms using the pull tractor 23 Loading cut forms...28 Loading a cut form or envelope manually ...28 Aligning the left margin ...30 Setting Top-of-Form...31 Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous forms in push mode 31 Setting Top-Of-Form for continuous forms in pull mode 32 Setting Top-Of-Form for a cut form or an envelope ...32 Setting Top-Of-Form in a macro ...33 Paper and specialty media guide 34 Paper types and sizes supported by the printer...34 Changing tractor positions 35 Push tractor position...35 Pull tractor position...35 Converting the push tractor to pull tractor position 35 Converting the pull tractor to push tractor position 37 Contents 3