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Lexmark Forms Printer 2580
Copywriter: Bill Fahber - October 2007. Cover image: Getty Images
Fast, reliable 9-pin printing for narrow forms
Compact, affordable and easy to set up, the Lexmark Forms Printer 2580 offers performance as fast as
510 cps when printing up to 6-part forms (1 original + 5 copies). The Lexmark Forms Printer 2580n is
available as a network-ready model.
Print Technology
9-Pin Dot Matrix
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
Resolution
240 x 144 dots per inch
Memory
512 KB
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
12,500 POH @ 25% duty cycle
Linux Operating Systems Supported
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3.0, 4.0, 5.0,
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0, 9.0,
10.0, Debian GNU/Linux 3.1, 4.0, Linspire
Linux 5.0, SUSE Linux 10.0, 10.1, 10.2
Microsoft Windows Operating
Systems Supported
2000, NT (4.00/4.00 Server), Me, XP,
Server 2003, 98 2nd Edition, XP x64,
Server 2003 x64 Edition, Vista, Vista x64
Paper Handling Optional
Automatic Sheet Feeder (narrow), Tractor
2 (narrow)
Paper Handling Standard
Front Tractor Feeder
Media Sizes Supported
Single-part or multi-part Continuous
Forms, Narrow Sheet Fed Paper, Single-
part or multi-part Cut Forms
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)
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
Standard Ports
Centronics IEEE 1284 Bidirectional
Parallel, USB
Optional Local Ports
Internal RS-232C serial
Optional Network Ports
Lexmark N4000e Fast Ethernet (Print
Only), Lexmark N4050e 802.11g
Wireless Print Server (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)
Packaged Size (“ - H x W x D)
12.8 x 24.0 x 16.1 in.
Size (“ - H x W x D)
7.7 x 19.4 x 11.4 in.
Weight (lbs)
17.6 lb.
Noise Level, Idle
0 dBA
Print Noise Level, Operating
56 dBA
Maximum Print Line (“)
8.0 inches
Product Warranty
2 Year Exchange, Next Business Day
Response
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
Specified Operating Environment
Humidity: 8 to 90% Relative Humidity,
Temperature:
10 to 40°C (50 to 104°F)
Part Numbers
11C2550 Lexmark Forms Printer 2580
11C2551 Lexmark Forms Printer 2580n