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Lexmark Forms Printer 2581+

Part no.: 11C2948
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Features

  • 9-Pin Dot Matrix
  • Print Speeds: Up to 618 cps Fast Draft @ 12 cpi, Up to 400 cps Draft @ 12 cpi, Up to 100 cps Near Letter Quality @ 12 cpi
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This is an FCC Class A device. Not intended for use in residential or domestic environments.

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Product Description

The Lexmark Forms Printer 2581+ provides high-speed wide forms printing and features such as high-yield ribbons, multi-part form support, and character and page monitoring.

Reliability and performance

Print speeds up to 618 cps at 12 cpi and a rugged design that can handle extreme environments and workloads help you to be productive no matter where you are.

Flexible paper handling

Easily switch between push and pull feeds and print on multiple types of media, including single-part or multi-part continuous forms, sheet-fed wide paper, and single-part or multi-part cut forms.

Easy to use

The easy-to-use operator panel lets you access all of the printer functions, monitor character and page counts and preview fonts.

Long lasting supplies

Replace supplies less often with powerful print heads that last up to 300 million characters and the availability of re-inking ribbons that can print up to 8 million characters.

In the Box

  • Standard yield re-inking ribbon
  • Lexmark Forms Printer 2581+
  • Safety instruction sheet
  • Operator panel overlays
  • Setup sheet
  • Software and documentation CD
  • Power cord

Ethernet, USB or parallel cables are not included. Please purchase separately.

General Specs

Part no. 11C2948
Print Technology
  • 9-Pin Dot Matrix
Media Sizes Supported
  • Single-part or multi-part cut forms (420 mm maximum page width, 76 mm minimum page width, 559 mm maximum page length, 76 mm minimum page length), Single-part or multi-part continuous forms(406 mm maximum page width, 76 mm minimum page width, 559 mm maximum page length, 76 mm minimum page length), Wide sheet fed paper (364 mm maximum page width, 105 mm minimum page width, 559 mm maximum page length, 139 mm minimum page length)
Standard Connectivity
  • USB Compatible with USB 2.0 Specification, Centronics IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel
Size (mm - H x W x D)
  • 195 x 634 x 290 mm
Weight
  • 9.8 kg
Packaged Size (mm - H x W x D)
  • 325 x 751 x 408 mm
Packaged Weight, kg
  • 12.3 kg

Printing

Resolution
  • 240 x 144 dots per inch
Maximum Print Line
  • mm: 345.4 mm
Mean Time Between Failures
  • MTBF:
  • 12,500 POH @ 25% duty cycle

Paper Handling

Media Types Supported
  • Multi-part forms - Up to 1+5 parts (up to 0.020" or 0.51 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
  • Automatic Sheet Feeder (wide), Tractor 2 (wide)

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
  • 512 KB
Printer Languages
  • Standard:
  • Okidata MICROLINE Emulation, Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS), Epson Emulation
Text Fonts
  • Proportional Spaced (PS), 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20 cpi, Fast Draft, Draft, Courier, Gothic
Bar Codes
  • UPC-E, Code 3 of 9, EAN-13, Codabar (NW-7), Industrial 2 of 5, Interleaved 2 of 5, US Postal (POSTNET 5-digit ZIP Code), Code 128, UPC-A, EAN-8

Connectivity

Optional Local Ports
  • Internal RS-232C serial
Optional Network Ports
  • External MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet, External MarkNet™ N7002e Fast Ethernet (parallel), External MarkNet™ N7000e Fast Ethernet (USB)

Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported
  • Windows 2000, Windows 7 x64, Windows Vista, Windows XP x64, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista x64
Linux Operating Systems Supported
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0, 9.0, 10, 11, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, Linspire Linux 5.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, 4.0, SUSE Linux 10.0, 10.1, 10.2
Novell Operating Systems Supported
  • Novell NetWare 5.x, 6.x with iPrint or Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS)
UNIX Operating Systems Supported
  • IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, Sun Solaris SPARC 8, 9, 10, Sun Solaris x86 10, HP-UX 11.11

Electrical & Operation

ENERGY STAR
  • No
Noise level / Noise Level
  • Operating:
  • 15 dBA (Idle mode)
  • 57 dBA (Print)
Average Power
  • 0.2 watts (Hibernate Mode)
  • 4.2 watts (Sleep Mode)
  • 50 watts (Printing)
Specified Operating Environment
  • Temperature: 10 to 40°C (50 to 104°F)
  • Humidity: 8 to 90% Relative Humidity
Product Certifications
  • UL 60950-1, CSA, FCC Class A, VCCI, CB IEC 60950-1, SEMKO, GS (TÜV), CE Class A, SMA C-Tick
UNSPSC Code
  • 43212102
Country of Origin
  • Indonesia

Warranties

Product Guarantee
  • 1-Year Onsite Service

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Return Programme supplies

  • Supplies sold at a discount versus the prices of regular cartridges
  • Customer agrees to use cartridges once and return to Lexmark for remanufacturing or recycling.
  • Note: Not all supplies are available through the Return Programme

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Regular supplies

  • Supplies sold at regular prices
  • Cartridges are still recyclable at no cost to you through the Lexmark Cartridge Collection Programme. Learn more.

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Name Part no. Category
Parallel (10') Cable
1021231 Connectivity
Serial Interface Option
12T0698 Connectivity
25xx+ 1-Year Onsite Service, Next Business Day
2354928 Extended Warranties
Cut Sheet Output Support Stand
12T0697 Paper Handling
25xx+ 3-Year Onsite Service
2354930 Extended Warranties
USB (2 Meter) Cable
1021294 Connectivity
25xx+ 2-Year Onsite Service
2354929 Extended Warranties
Automatic Sheet Feed (wide)
12T0694 Paper Handling
25xx+ 1-Year Onsite Service Renewal
2354932 Extended Warranties
Tractor 2 (wide)
12T0696 Paper Handling
25xx+ 4-Year Onsite Service, Next Business Day
2354931 Extended Warranties

All information is subject to change without notice. Lexmark is not liable for any errors or omissions.

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