Understanding the control panel lights
The following tables describe the light patterns on the control panel.
Light Light status What it means
Power On The printer is online.
Ready On The printer is online and ready to print.
Blinking The printer is receiving data.
Off The printer is offline.
Tractor 2 On Tractor 2 is activated.
Note: The optional Tractor 2 Feeder must be installed.
Paper Out Off Paper is loaded in the printer.
Blinking The printer is out of paper.
On A printer error has occurred.
On The control panel is locked, restricting the use of the following buttons: Start/Stop, FormFeed,
Tear Off, and Load/Unload.
Font On One of the printer resident fonts is selected.
Off A downloaded font is selected.
Font Lock On Font Lock is active. Printer resident fonts are locked.
Light Light status What it means
Macro On The specified macro function is active.
Off No macro is being used, or Macros are disabled in the Setup menu.
Pitch On One of the printer resident pitches is selected.
Pitch Lock On Pitch Lock is active. Printer resident fonts are locked.
Using the Start/Stop button
The Lexmark Forms Printer 2500+ Series printers use the Start/Stop button to turn on the printer or enter Off mode.
Turning on the printer
1 Plug the printer power cord to a properly grounded electrical outlet.
2 Press Start/Stop.
Note: The Power light turns solid green.
Entering Off mode
Press and hold Start/Stop for five seconds.
Notes:
• The Power light turns orange.
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