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/recycling

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

There are a number of ways you can reduce the amount of paper and toner you use when printing, copying, or receiving faxes. You can:

Use both sides of the paper

You can control whether print appears on one or two sides of the paper for a printed document or a copy. For more information, see:

• Printing on both sides of the paper (duplexing)

• Copying on both sides of the paper (duplexing)

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 from the Print dialog.

To copy two or four consecutive pages of a multiple-page document onto one side of a single sheet of paper, see Copying multiple pages onto a single sheet.

Choose scanning

You can avoid making a paper output of a document or photograph by scanning it and then saving it to a computer program or application. For more information, see:

• Scanning to a computer

• E-mailing a document

Check your first draft for accuracy

Before printing or making multiple copies of a document:

• Use the Lexmark preview feature, which you can select from the Print dialog, the Lexmark Toolbar, or the printer display, to see what the document will look like before you print it.

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

Avoid paper jams

Carefully select and load paper to avoid paper jams. For more information, see Avoiding jams.

Use lower settings

Use lower settings, such as a lower darkness setting from the Copy or Finishing menu.

Using Eco-Mode

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

To select an Eco-Mode setting:

1. From the printer control panel, press .

2. Press the arrow buttons until Settings appears, and then press .

3. Press the arrow buttons until General Settings appears, and then press .

4. Press the arrow buttons until Eco-Mode appears, and then press .

5. Select the setting you want, and then press.

   Submitting changes appears.

Adjusting Power Saver

1. Make sure the printer is on and Ready appears.

2. From the printer control panel, press .

3. Press the arrow buttons until Settings appears, and then press .

4. Press the arrow buttons until General Settings appears, and then press .

5. Press the arrow buttons until Timeouts appears, and then press .

6. Press the arrow buttons until Power Saver appears, and then press .

7. Press the arrow buttons to increase or decrease the number of minutes before the printer enters Power Saver mode, and then press . Available settings are Disabled and a range from 1–240 minutes.

Note: Power Saver settings can also be adjusted by issuing a Printer Job Language (PJL) command. For more information, see the Technical Reference available on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com/publications.

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/recycling

Recycling Lexmark products

To return Lexmark products to Lexmark for recycling:

1. Visit our Web site at www.lexmark.com/recycle.

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

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam used in Lexmark packaging is recyclable where foam recycling facilities exist. Facilities may not exist in your area. For information on EPS foam recycling locations:

1. Visit EPS Recycling International's Web site at www.epsrecycling.org/pages/intcon.html.

2. Select your country or region from the list, and then click the links or use the contact information provided.

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 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 pre-paid shipping label. You can also:

1. Visit our Web site at www.lexmark.com/recycle.

2. From the Toner Cartridges section, select your country from the list.

3. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

Reducing printer noise

Use Quiet Mode to reduce the printer noise.

To select a Quiet Mode setting:

1. From the printer control panel, press .

2. Press the arrow buttons until Settings appears, and then press .

3. Press the arrow buttons until General Settings appears, and then press .

4. Press the arrow buttons until Quiet Mode appears, and then press .

5. Select the setting you want, and then press.

   Submitting changes appears.