
Ideal for wide-format documents, the Lexmark Forms Printer 2581 (9-pin) offers rapid, reliable 6-part forms (1 original + 5 copies) printing as fast as 510 cps.
| Size (mm - H x W x D) | 195 x 634 x 290 |
|---|---|
| Packaged Size (mm - H x W x D) | 325 x 751 x 408 |
| Weight (kg) | 9.8 |
| Product Warranty | 1 Year Onsite Repair, Next Business Day Response |
| Packaged Weight (kg) | 12.3 |
| UNSPSC Code | 43212102 |
| Product Certifications | Energy Star, UL 60950-1, CSA, FCC Class B, VCCI, CB IEC 60950-1, SEMKO, GS (TÜV), CE Class B, SMA C-Tick |
| Pallet Weight (kg) | 130.7 |
| Specified Operating Environment | Humidity: 8 to 90% Relative Humidity Temperature:10 to 40°C (50 to 104°F) |
| Average Power (Printing) | 38 |
| Print Technology | 9-Pin Dot Matrix |
| Resolution | 240 x 144 dots per inch |
| Print Speeds | Up to 304 cps Draft @12 cpi Up to 510 cps Fast Draft @ 12cpi Up to 76 cps Near Letter Quality @ 12 cpi |
| Memory | 512 |
| Noise Level, Idle | 0 |
| Print Noise Level, Operating | 56 |
| Maximum Print Line (mm) | 345.4 |
| Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) | 12,500 |
| Paper Handling Standard | Front Tractor Feeder |
| Paper Handling Optional | Automatic Sheet Feeder (wide) Tractor 2 (wide) |
| Media Sizes Supported | 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) 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) |
| Media Types Supported | Multi-part forms - Up to 1+5 Parts (up to 0.51 mm paper thickness) Single-part forms - 60 to 90 gsm (0.11 mm paper thickness) Forms or Paper - 60 to 90 gsm (0.11mm maximum paper thickness) |
| 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 |
| Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Supported | Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows NT (4.00/4.00 Server) Microsoft Windows Me Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 98 2nd Edition Microsoft Windows XP x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Linux Operating Systems Supported | Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0, 4.0, 5.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0, 9.0, 10, 11 Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, 4.0 Linspire Linux 5.0 SUSE Linux 10.0, 10.1, 10.2 |
| Standard Ports | Centronics IEEE 1284 Bidirectional Parallel USB |
| Optional Local Ports | Internal RS-232C serial |
| Optional Network Ports | Lexmark N4000e Fast Ethernet (Print Only) External MarkNet™ N7020e Gigabit Ethernet External MarkNet™ N7000e Fast Ethernet (USB) External MarkNet™ N7002e Fast Ethernet (parallel) |
| Printer Languages (Standard) | Epson Emulation Personal Printer Data Stream (PPDS) Okidata MICROLINE Emulation |
| Text Fonts | Fast Draft, Draft, Courier, Gothic 10, 12, 15, 17.1, 20 cpi Proportional Spaced (PS) |
| Bar Codes | EAN-8 UPC-A Code 3 of 9 UPC-E Codabar (NW-7) EAN-13 Interleaved 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Code 128 US Postal (POSTNET 5-digit ZIP Code) |
| Lexmark Forms Printer 2581 |
| Standard yield re-inking ribbon |
| Power cord |
| Software and documentation CD |
| Setup sheet |
| Safety instruction sheet |
| Operator panel overlay |
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