Activating the home screen applications

Showing or hiding icons on the home screen

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

    Note: View the printer IP address on the printer control panel home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
  2. Click Settings > General Settings > Home screen customization.

    A list of basic printer functions appears.

  3. Select the check boxes to specify which icons appear on the printer home screen.

    Note: Cleared check box items are hidden.
  4. Click Submit.

Using Background and Idle Screen

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The application lets you customize the background and idle screen of your printer home screen.


  1. From the home screen, navigate to:

    Change Background > select background to use

  2. Touch the check icon.

Setting up Forms and Favorites

Note: A later version of this User's Guide may contain a direct link to the Administrator’s Guide of this application. To check for updates of this User’s Guide, go to http://support.lexmark.com.

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Forms and Favorites icon

Streamline work processes by letting you quickly find and print frequently used online forms directly from the printer home screen.

Note: The printer must have permission to access the network folder, FTP site, or Web site where the bookmark is stored. From the computer where the bookmark is stored, use sharing, security, and firewall settings to allow the printer at least a read access. For help, see the documentation that came with your operating system.


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

    Note: 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.
  2. Click Settings > Apps > Apps Management > Forms and Favorites.

  3. Click Add, and then customize the settings.

    Notes:

    • See the mouse-over help beside each field for a description of the setting.
    • To make sure the location settings of the bookmark are correct, type the correct IP address of the host computer where the bookmark is located. For more information on obtaining the IP address of the host computer, see Finding the IP address of the computer.
    • Make sure the printer has access rights to the folder where the bookmark is located.
  4. Click Apply.

To use the application, touch Forms and Favorites on the printer home screen, and then navigate through form categories, or search for forms based on a form number, name, or description.

Understanding Eco-Settings

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The application lets you easily manage energy consumption, noise, toner, and paper usage settings to help reduce the environmental impact of your printer.