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Lexmark Forms Printer 2490

Part no.: 12T0351
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Features

  • 24-Pin Dot Matrix
  • Print Speeds: Up to 465 cps Fast Draft @ 12 cpi, Up to 109 cps Near Letter Quality @ 12 cpi, Up to 328 cps Draft @12 cpi

Product Description

High-speed forms handling and exceptional reliability for business printing

Wide Range of Connectivity Options

Supports IBM PPDS emulation with euro support, EPSON emulation. Bidirectional parallel IEEE-1284 standard, USB standard, internal RS-232 serial option External Twinax and Coax Adapters for SCS, MarkNet X2000 Token-Ring and Ethernet print servers.

Model Performance, Extremely Versatile

Speed: 24 wire, fast draft: 465 characters per second (cps) at 12 cpi. Paper feed speed: Up to 7 inches per second (ips). Prints a wide range of media: 1+3 multi-part forms for 24-wire, plain paper and envelopes. Prints media of numerous sizes: 3" to 11.7" x 5.5" to 22". Prints media of varying thickness: 24-wire: Up to 0.014". Noise level: a quiet 53 dBA (front microphone NLQ mode).

Easy to Use

New ergonomic design with intuitive operator panel. Easy paper handling assured by single sheets and continuous forms loaded simultaneously. Fewer user interventions, thanks to standard-yield re-inking ribbon -- prints up to 4 million characters (in Draft mode at 10 cpi). Optional high-yield re-inking ribbon -- prints up to 8 million characters (in Draft mode at 10 cpi). Long printhead life for minimual user intervention Six languages supported in the setup menu: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese

General Specs

Part no. 12T0351
Print Technology
  • 24-Pin Dot Matrix
Media Sizes Supported
  • Single-part or multi-part Continuous Forms (10" or 254mm maximum page width, 3.0" or 76mm minimum page width, 22.0" or 559mm maximum page length, 3.0" or 76mm minimum page length), Narrow Sheet Fed Paper (8.5" or 215mm maximum page width, 4.13" or 105mm minimum page width, 22.0" or 559mm maximum page length, 5.5" or 139mm minimum page length), Single-part or multi-part Cut Forms (11.7" or 297mm maximum page width, 3.0" or 76mm minimum page width, 22.0" or 559mm maximum page length, 3.0" or 76mm minimum page length)
Standard Ports
  • USB, Centronics IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel
Size (mm - H x W x D)
  • 195 x 492 x 290 mm
Weight
  • 8 kg
Packaged Size (mm - H x W x D)
  • 325 x 609 x 408 mm
Packaged Weight, kg
  • 10.3 kg

Printing

Resolution
  • 360 x 360 dots per inch
Maximum Print Line
  • mm: 203.2 mm
Mean Time Between Failures
  • MTBF:
  • 12,500 POH @ 25% duty cycle

Paper Handling

Media Types Supported
  • Multi-part forms - Up to 1+3 Parts (up to 0.014" or 0.36 mm paper thickness), Single-part forms - 16 to 24 lbs, 60 to 90 gsm (0.0045" or 0.11 mm paper thickness), Forms or Paper - 16 to 24 lbs, 60 to 90 gsm (0.0045" or 0.11mm maximum paper thickness)
Paper Handling Standard
  • Front Tractor Feeder
Paper Handling Optional
  • Tractor 2 (narrow), Automatic Sheet Feeder (narrow)

Cartridges & Imaging

Supplies Yield
  • Optional 8 million characters (draft mode at 10 cpi)- Re-Inking Ribbon, Standard 4 million characters (draft mode at 10 cpi) - Re-Inking Ribbon

Hardware

Memory
  • 79.5 (Receive Buffer) KB
Printer Languages
  • Standard:
  • Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS), Epson Emulation
Text Fonts
  • Fast Draft, Draft, Courier, Gothic, Orator, Presentor, Prestige, Script, 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20, 24 cpi

Connectivity

Optional Local Ports
  • External Serial Adapter, Internal RS-232C serial
Optional Network Ports
  • External Ethernet 10BaseT/2 (Print Only), External Token-Ring (Print Only), Coax or Twinax Adapter for SCS, External Fast Ethernet (Print Only)

Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported
  • Windows 2000, Windows 98, 2nd Edition, Windows NT (4.00/4.00 Server), Windows 95 4.00.950 or later, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 7
Linux Operating Systems Supported
  • Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0, SUSE Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8.0
UNIX Operating Systems Supported
  • Compaq (Digital) UNIX 4.0D, Compaq Tru64 UNIX 4.0F, 5.1, HP-UX 10.20, 11.00, IBM AIX 4.2.1, 4.3.3, 5.1, 5.2, SCO OpenServer 5.0.5, 5.0.6, SGI IRIX 6.5.x, Sun Solaris x86 7, 8, 9, Sun Solaris 7, 8, 9

Electrical & Operation

Noise Level
  • Operating:
  • 53 dBA (Print)
UNSPSC Code
  • 43212102

Warranties

Limited Warranty
  • See Statement of Limited Warranty:
  • 2-year LexExpress

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