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:

The Notices chapter
The Environmental Sustainability section of the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com/environment
The Lexmark recycling program at www.lexmark.com/recycle

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

Print on both sides of the paper.
Note: Two-sided printing is the default setting in the print driver.
Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.
Use the preview feature to see how the document looks like before printing it.
Print one copy of the document to check its content and format for accuracy.

Saving energy

Using Eco-Mode

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

From the printer control panel, navigate to:

the home button > Settings > the select button > Settings > > General Settings > > Eco-Mode > > 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. Notes: 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. The printer enters Sleep mode after one minute of inactivity.
Energy/Paper	Use all the settings associated with Energy and Paper modes.
Plain Paper	Enable automatic two-sided (duplex) printing. Turn off print log features.

Press .

Reducing printer noise

Enable Quiet mode to reduce the printer noise.

From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Settings > > Settings > > General Settings > > Quiet Mode >

Select a setting.

Use	To
On	Reduce printer noise. Notes: Print jobs 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 ignores the Advance Start command.
Off	Use factory default settings. Note: This setting supports the performance specifications of the printer.

Use

Reduce printer noise.

Notes:

Print jobs 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 ignores the Advance Start command.

Off

Use factory default settings.

Note: This setting supports the performance specifications of the printer.

Press .

Adjusting Sleep mode

From the control panel, navigate to:
> Settings > > Settings > > General Settings > > Timeouts > > Sleep Mode >
In the Sleep Mode field, select the number of minutes the printer is idle before it enters Sleep mode.
Apply the changes.

Using Hibernate mode

Hibernate is an ultra-low-power saving mode.

Notes:

Three days is the default amount of time before the printer enters Hibernate mode.
Make sure to wake the printer from Hibernate mode before sending a print job. A hard reset or a long press of the Sleep button wakes the printer from Hibernate mode.
If the printer is in Hibernate mode, then the Embedded Web Server is disabled.

From the control panel, navigate to:
> Settings > > Settings > > General Settings >
Select Press Sleep Button or Press and Hold Sleep Button, and then press .
Press Hibernate > .

Adjusting the brightness of the printer display

To save energy, or if you have trouble reading the display, adjust its brightness settings.

Using the Embedded Web Server

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.
Click Settings > General Settings.
In the Screen Brightness field, enter the brightness percentage you want for the display.
Click Submit.

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.

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.
Click Settings > General Settings > Schedule Power Modes.
From the Action menu, select the power mode.
From the Time menu, select the time.
From the Day(s) menu, select the day or days.
Click Add.

Recycling

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

The Notices chapter
The Environmental Sustainability section of the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com/environment
The Lexmark recycling program at www.lexmark.com/recycle

Recycling Lexmark products

To return Lexmark products for recycling:

Go to www.lexmark.com/recycle.
Select the product you want to recycle.

Note: Printer supplies and hardware not listed in the Lexmark Collection and Recycling Program may be recycled through your local recycling center.

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:

Go to www.lexmark.com/recycle.
Select the product that you want to recycle.