Minimizing your printer's environmental impact

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.

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

Use both sides of the paper

If your printer model supports two-sided printing, then you can control whether print appears on one or two sides of the paper.

Notes:

• Two-sided printing is the default setting in the print driver.
• For a complete list of supported products and countries, go to http://support.lexmark.com.

Place multiple pages on one sheet of paper

You can print up to 16 consecutive pages of a multiple-page document onto one side of a single sheet of paper by setting multiple page printing (N-Up) for the print job.

Check your first draft for accuracy

Before printing or making multiple copies of a document:

• Use the preview feature to see how the document looks like before you print it.

• Print one copy of the document to check its content and format for accuracy.

Avoid paper jams

Correctly set the paper type and size to avoid paper jams. For more information, see Avoiding jams.

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.

1. From the home screen, navigate to:

   > Settings > General Settings

2. Touch Press Sleep Button or Press and Hold Sleep Button.

3. Touch Hibernate > .

Using Eco-Mode

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

   Notes:

   • View the printer IP address on the printer home screen. 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 > Eco-Mode > select a setting

   Use	To
   Off	Use the factory default settings for all settings associated with Eco-Mode. Off supports the performance specifications of the printer.
   Energy	Reduce energy use, especially when the printer is idle. Printer engine motors do not start until it 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 the automatic two-sided (duplex) feature. Turn off print log features.

   
   

3. Click Submit.

Reducing printer noise

Enable Quiet Mode to reduce printer noise.

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

   Notes:

   • View the printer IP address on the printer home screen. 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 > Quiet Mode > select a setting

   Use	To
   On	Reduce printer noise. Notes: Print jobs are processed at a reduced speed. Printer engine motors do not start until a document is ready to print. There will be a short delay before the first page is printed.
   Off	Use factory default settings. Note: This setting supports the performance specifications of the printer.

   
   

3. Click Submit.

Adjusting Sleep mode

1. From the home screen, navigate to:

   > Settings > General Settings > Timeouts > Sleep Mode

2. In the Sleep Mode field, select the number of minutes the printer is idle before it enters Sleep mode.

3. Apply the changes.

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

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.

3. In the Screen Brightness field, enter the brightness percentage you want for the display.

4. Click Submit.

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:

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.

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

Lexmark Cartridge Collection Program diverts millions of Lexmark cartridges from landfills annually by making it both easy and free for Lexmark customers to return used cartridges to Lexmark for reuse or recycling. One hundred percent of the empty cartridges returned to Lexmark are either reused or demanufactured for recycling. Boxes used to return the cartridges are also recycled.

To return Lexmark cartridges for reuse or recycling, follow the instructions that came with your printer or cartridge and use the prepaid shipping label. You can also do the following:

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

2. From the Toner Cartridges section, select your country or region.

3. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.