Saving money and the environment

Lexmark is committed to environmental sustainability and is continually improving its printers to reduce their impact on the environment. We design with the environment in mind, engineer our packaging to reduce materials, and provide collection and recycling programs. For more information, see:

By selecting certain printer settings or tasks, you may be able to reduce your printer's impact even further. This chapter outlines the settings and tasks that may yield a greater environmental benefit.

Saving paper and toner

Studies show that as much as 80% of the carbon footprint of a printer is related to paper usage. You can significantly reduce your carbon footprint by using recycled paper and the following printing suggestions, such as printing on both sides of the paper and printing multiple pages on one side of a single sheet of paper.

For information on how you can quickly save paper and energy using one printer setting, see Using Eco-Mode .

Using recycled paper

As an environmentally conscious company, Lexmark supports the use of recycled office paper produced specifically for use in laser printers. For more information on recycled papers that work well with your printer, see Using recycled paper and other office papers .

Conserving supplies

Saving energy

Using Eco-Mode

Use Eco-Mode to quickly select one or more ways to reduce your printer's environmental impact.

  1. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the menu button > Settings > the select button > General Settings > the select button > Eco-Mode > the select button > select the setting you want

    Use

    To

    Off

    Use the factory default settings for all settings associated with Eco-Mode. This setting supports the performance specifications for your printer.

    Energy

    Reduce energy use, especially when the printer is idle.

    • Printer engine motors do not start until a document is ready to print. You may notice a short delay before the first page is printed.

    • The printer enters Sleep mode after one minute of inactivity.

    Energy/Paper

    Use all the settings associated with Energy and Paper modes.

    Paper

    • Enable the automatic two-sided (duplex) printing feature.

    • Turn off print log features.


  2. Press the select button .

Reducing printer noise

Use Quiet Mode to reduce the printer noise.

  1. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the menu button > Settings > the select button > General Settings > the select button > Quiet Mode > the select button > select a setting you want

    Use

    To

    On

    Reduce printer noise.

    • Print jobs will process at a reduced speed.

    • Printer engine motors do not start until a document is ready to print. There is a short delay before the first page is printed.

    • The alarm control and cartridge alarm sounds are turned off.

    • The printer will ignore the Advance Start command.

    Off

    Use factory default settings. This setting supports the performance specifications of the printer.

    Note:  Selecting Photo from the printer driver may disable Quiet Mode and provide better print quality and full speed printing.


  2. Press the select button .

Adjusting Sleep mode

To save energy, decrease the number of minutes before the printer enters Sleep mode. You can choose from 1 to 60 minutes. The factory default setting is 30 minutes.

Using the Embedded Web Server

  1. Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.

    Notes:

    • View the printer IP address in the TCP/IP section in the Network/Ports menu. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
    • If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the Web page correctly.

  2. Click Settings > General Settings > Timeouts .

  3. In the Sleep Mode field, enter the number of minutes you want the printer to wait before it enters Sleep mode.

  4. Click Submit .

Using the printer control panel

  1. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the menu button > Settings > the select button > General Settings > the select button > Timeouts > the select button > Sleep Mode > the select button

  2. In the Sleep Mode field, select the number of minutes you want the printer to wait before it enters Sleep mode.

  3. Press the select button .

Using Hibernate mode

Hibernate is an ultra-low-power saving mode.

Notes:

  1. From the control panel, navigate to:

    the menu button > Settings > the select button > General Settings > the select button

  2. Press Press Sleep Button or Press and Hold Sleep Button , and then press select button .

  3. Press Hibernate > select button .

Setting Hibernate Timeout

Hibernate Timeout lets you set the amount of time the printer waits after a print job is processed before it goes into a reduced power state.

Using the Embedded Web Server

  1. Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.

    Notes:

    • View the printer IP address in the TCP/IP section in the Network/Ports menu. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
    • If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the Web page correctly.

  2. Click Settings > General Settings > Timeouts .

  3. From the Hibernate Timeout menu, select the number of hours, days, weeks, or months you want for the printer to wait before it goes into a reduced power state.

  4. Click Submit .

Using the printer control panel

  1. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the menu button > Settings > the select button General Settings the select button Timeouts the select button Hibernate Timeout

  2. Select the number of hours, days, weeks, or month you want the printer to wait before it enters Hibernate Timeout, and then press the select button .

Using Schedule Power Modes

Schedule Power Modes lets the user schedule when the printer goes into a reduced power state or into the Ready state.

  1. Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.

    Notes:

    • View the printer IP address in the TCP/IP section in the Network/Ports menu. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
    • If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the Web page correctly.

  2. Click Settings > General Settings > Schedule Power Modes .

  3. From the Action menu, select the power mode.

  4. From the Time menu, select the time.

  5. From the Day(s) menu, select the day or days.

  6. Click Add .

Recycling

Lexmark provides collection programs and environmentally progressive approaches to recycling. For more information, see:

Recycling Lexmark products

To return Lexmark products for recycling:

  1. Go to www.lexmark.com/recycle .

  2. Find the product type you want to recycle, and then select your country or region from the list.

  3. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

Note:  Printer supplies and hardware not listed in the Lexmark collection program may be recycled through your local recycling center. Contact your local recycling center to determine the items they accept.

Recycling Lexmark packaging

Lexmark continually strives to minimize packaging. Less packaging helps to ensure that Lexmark printers are transported in the most efficient and environmentally sensitive manner and that there is less packaging to dispose of. These efficiencies result in fewer greenhouse emissions, energy savings, and natural resource savings.

Lexmark cartons are 100% recyclable where corrugated recycling facilities exist. Facilities may not exist in your area.

The foam used in Lexmark packaging is recyclable where foam recycling facilities exist. Facilities may not exist in your area.

When you return a cartridge to Lexmark, you can reuse the box that the cartridge came in. Lexmark will recycle the box.

Returning Lexmark cartridges for reuse or recycling

The Lexmark Cartridge Collection Program allows you to return used cartridges for free to Lexmark for reuse or recycling. One hundred percent of the empty cartridges returned to Lexmark are either reused or demanufactured for recycling. The boxes used to return the cartridges are also recycled.

To return Lexmark cartridges for reuse or recycling, do the following:

  1. Go to www.lexmark.com/recycle .

  2. Select the product that you want to recycle.