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:
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The Notices chapter
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The Environmental Sustainability section of the Lexmark Web site at
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The Lexmark recycling program at
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 recycled paper
As an environmentally conscious company, Lexmark supports the use of recycled office paper produced
specifically for use in laser/LED printers. For more information on recycled papers that work well with your
printer, see
“Using recycled paper and other office papers” on page 82
.
Conserving supplies
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Print on both sides of the paper.
Note:
Two-sided printing is the default setting in the print driver.
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Print multiple pages on a single sheet of paper.
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Use the preview feature to see how the document looks like before printing it.
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Print one copy of the document to check its content and format for accuracy.
Saving energy
Using Eco
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Mode
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Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.
Notes:
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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.
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