Configuring Eco-Settings

The Eco-Settings application lets you select energy- and paper-saving settings that can help reduce the environmental impact of your printer.

Configuring Eco-Settings using the printer control panel

  1. From the printer home screen, touch Eco-Settings.

  2. Touch Eco-Mode, and then touch Off, Energy (to reduce energy use, especially when the printer is idle), Energy/Paper, or Paper (to turn off print log features).

    Notes:

    • Choosing Energy/Paper will automatically set 2-Sided Printing and Power Saver to default levels. You will not be able to modify those settings.
    • When Energy or Energy/Paper is enabled, printer engine motors do not start until a job is ready to print. You may therefore notice a short delay before the first page is printed.

  3. Touch Done.

  4. Touch 2-Sided Printing, and then touch 1-Sided, 2-Sided Long Edge, or 2-Sided Short Edge.

  5. Touch Done.

  6. Touch Quiet Mode, and then touch Off or On.

  7. Touch Done.

    Note: In Quiet Mode, printer engine motors do not start until a job is ready to print. You may notice a short delay before the first page is printed, as well as a reduction in processing speed.

  8. Use the Standby Mode left and right arrows to adjust the number of minutes (1-240) the printer will wait before darkening the home screen.

  9. Use the Power Saver left and right arrows to adjust the number of minutes (1-240) the printer will wait before powering down the print engine.

    Note: Standby Mode will engage automatically when the printer is in Power Saver mode.

  10. Use the Screen Brightness left and right arrows to adjust the percentage of screen brightness (20-100%).

  11. Use the Toner Darkness left and right arrows to adjust the darkness of your printed documents.

  12. Touch OK to save changes made to Standby Mode, Power Saver, Screen Brightness, or Toner Darkness settings.

Configuring Eco-Settings using the Embedded Web Server

Home screen icons and text

You can customize how Eco-Settings appears on the printer home screen by changing the text that appears with the button, the image displayed on the button when it is not pressed, or the image that displays when the button is pressed.

  1. From the Embedded Web Server, click Settings  > Embedded Solutions  > Eco-Settings  > Configure.

  2. In the Text field, type the new button text you want to appear on the home screen.

  3. In the Icon field, type a path or browse to the graphic you want to appear when the button on the home screen is not pressed.

    Note: Use a GIF, JPEG, or PNG image with dimensions of 120 x 75 pixels that is 11KB or smaller.

  4. In the Icon When Pressed field, type a path or browse to the graphic you want to appear when the button on the home screen is pressed.

    Note: Use a GIF, JPEG, or PNG image with dimensions of 120 x 75 pixels that is 11KB or smaller.

  5. Click Apply.

    6. Note: To restore the default appearance of Eco-Settings, under the “Home Screen Button: Icon” field or the “Home Screen Button: Icon When Pressed” field, select Reset to default value, and then click Apply.
Energy- and paper-saving options

  1. From the Embedded Web Server, click Settings  > Embedded Solutions  > Eco-Settings  > Configure. Adjust the following settings as needed:

    • Eco Mode—Choose Off, Energy (to reduce energy use, especially when the printer is idle), Energy/Paper, or Paper (to turn off print log features).

      Notes:

      • Choosing Energy/Paper will automatically set 2-Sided Printing and Power Saver to default levels. Additional changes made to those settings through the Embedded Web Server will be ignored.
      • When Energy or Energy/Paper is enabled, printer engine motors do not start until a job is ready to print. You may therefore notice a short delay before the first page is printed.

    • Standby Mode—Type the number of minutes (1-240) the printer will wait before darkening the home screen.

    • Power Saver—Type the number of minutes (1-240) the printer will wait before powering down the print engine.

      Note: Standby Mode will engage automatically when the printer is in Power Saver mode.

    • Screen Brightness—Type a number for the desired percentage of screen brightness (20-100).

    • 2-Sided Printing—Choose 1-Sided, 2-Sided Long Edge, or 2-Sided Short Edge.

    • Toner Darkness—From the menu choose a toner darkness value (1-10).

    • Quiet Mode—Click the check box to reduce the amount of noise produced by the printer.

      Note: In Quiet Mode, printer engine motors do not start until a job is ready to print. You may notice a short delay before the first page is printed, as well as a reduction in processing speed.

    • Lock UI—Click the check box to prevent users from changing Eco-Settings using the printer touch screen.

  2. Click Apply to save changes, or Restore Defaults to return all settings to default values.

Exporting or importing configuration settings

You can export configuration settings into a text file that can then be imported and then used to apply the settings to one or more additional printers.

  1. From the Embedded Web Server, click Settings  > Embedded Solutions  > Eco-Settings  > Configure.

  2. To export your current settings, click Export, and then follow the browser prompts to save the configuration file. You will have the option to enter a unique file name or use the default name.

  3. To import a previously saved configuration, click Import, browse to the saved configuration file, and then load or preview it.