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.
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.
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:
You can control whether print appears on one or two sides of the paper for a printed document, a copy, or an incoming fax. For more information, see:
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.
You can avoid making a paper output of a document or photograph by scanning it and then saving it to a computer program, application, or flash drive. For more information, see:
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.
Carefully select and load paper to avoid paper jams. For more information, see Avoiding jams.
Use Eco-Mode to quickly select one or more ways to reduce your printer's environmental impact.
Note: See the table for the multiple settings that change when you select an Eco-Mode setting. |
Choose | To |
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Energy | Reduce energy use, especially when the printer is idle.
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Paper |
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Energy/Paper | Use all the settings associated with Energy mode and Paper mode. |
Off | Use factory default settings for all settings associated with Eco-Mode. This setting supports the performance specifications for your printer. |
To select an Eco-Mode setting:
On the home screen, touch .
Touch Settings.
Touch General Settings.
Touch Eco-Mode.
Touch the arrows to select a setting.
Touch Submit.
appears.
To save energy, you can decrease the number of minutes before the printer enters Power Saver mode.
Available settings range from 1–240 minutes. The factory default setting is 30 minutes.
Type the printer IP address into the address field of your Web browser.
Note: If you do not know the IP address of the printer, then print a network setup page and locate the IP address in the TCP/IP section. |
Click Settings, and then click General Settings.
Click Timeouts.
In the Power Saver box, type in the number of minutes you want the printer to wait before it enters Power Saver mode.
Click Submit.
Make sure the printer is on and
appears.On the home screen, touch .
Touch Settings.
Touch General Settings.
Touch the down arrow until
appears.Touch Timeouts.
Touch the arrows next to
to select the number of minutes you want the printer to wait before it enters Power Saver mode.Touch Submit.
Touch .
To save energy, or if you are having trouble reading your display, you can adjust the brightness of the display.
Available settings range from 20–100 . The factory default setting is 100.
Type the printer IP address into the address field of your Web browser.
Note: If you do not know the IP address of the printer, then print a network setup page and locate the IP address in the TCP/IP section. |
Click Settings, and then click General Settings.
In the Screen Brightness box, type in the brightness percentage you want for your home screen.
Click Submit.
Make sure the printer is on and
appears.On the home screen, touch .
Touch Settings.
Touch General Settings.
Touch the down arrow until
appears.Touch the arrows to select a setting.
Touch Submit.
Touch .
To save energy, you can dim or turn off the output lighting for the standard exit bin.
Available settings are Off, Dim, and Bright.
The factory default setting for Normal/Standby Mode is Bright.
The factory default setting for Power Saver is Dim.
Type the printer IP address into the address field of your Web browser.
Note: If you do not know the IP address of the printer, then print a network setup page and locate the IP address in the TCP/IP section. |
Click Settings, and then click General Settings.
Click Output Lighting.
From the Normal/Standby Mode list, select the light setting the standard exit bin will use when in Ready or Standby mode.
From the Power Saver list, select the light setting the standard exit bin will use when in Power Saver mode.
Note: For more information on Power Saver mode, see Adjusting Power Saver. |
Click Submit.
Make sure the printer is on and
appears.On the home screen, touch .
Touch Settings, and then touch General Settings.
Touch the down arrow until
appears.Touch Output Lighting.
Touch the arrow button next to
to select the light settings the standard exit bin will use when in Ready or Standby mode.Touch the arrow button next to
to select the light setting the standard exit bin will use when in Power Saver mode.Note: For more information on Power Saver mode, see Adjusting Power Saver. |
Touch Submit.
Touch .
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
To return Lexmark products to Lexmark for recycling:
Visit our Web site at www.lexmark.com/recycle.
Find the product type you want to recycle, and then select your country from the list.
Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
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:
Visit EPS Recycling International's Web site at www.epsrecycling.org/pages/intcon.html.
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.
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:
Visit our Web site at www.lexmark.com/recycle.
From the Toner Cartridges section, select your country from the list.
Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
Use Quiet Mode to reduce the printer noise.
Note: See the table for the multiple settings that change when you select a Quiet Mode setting. |
Choose | To |
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On | Reduce printer noise.
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Off | Use factory default settings. This setting supports the performance specifications for your printer. |
To select a Quiet Mode setting:
On the home screen, touch .
Touch Settings.
Touch General Settings.
Touch Quiet Mode.
Touch the arrows to select a setting.
Touch Submit.
appears.