Changing The Sleep Timeout; Saving Paper And Energy - Lexmark S315 User Manual

Using the printer control panel buttons and menus
Use
10 Wi‑Fi indicator
11 Eco‑Mode
12 Back

Changing the Sleep timeout

The Sleep timeout is the time it takes for the printer to switch to Sleep mode when the printer is left idle. The Sleep
feature optimizes energy efficiency by reducing the printer power consumption. To save the most energy, select the
lowest Sleep timeout.
1
From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Setup > > Device Setup >
OK
2
Press the up or down arrow button to select or use the keypad to enter the value of the Sleep timeout, and then
press .
OK

Saving paper and energy

To significantly cut paper usage and reduce paper waste, activate duplex printing:
1
From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Setup > > Print Mode Setup >
OK
2
Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to On, and then press
To optimize energy efficiency, reduce the Sleep timeout and Screen Brightness:
1
From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Setup > > Device Setup >
OK
2
Press the up or down arrow button to select or use the keypad to enter the Sleep timeout value, and then press
.
OK
3
From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Setup > > Device Setup >
OK
4
Press the up or down arrow button to scroll to Dim, and then press
Note: If you select 2‑Sided Copy, Standalone, then the printer prints on both sides of the paper (duplex) for
copy and fax jobs, and for printing in Windows and Macintosh, depending on your printer model.
To
Check the wireless status of your printer.
•
Change to Sleep mode after the printer is left idle for 10 minutes.
• Reduce the screen brightness.
•
Return to the previous screen.
•
Exit from one menu level to a higher one.
> Sleep >
OK OK
> 2‑Sided Copy, Standalone >
OK
> Sleep >
OK OK
> Screen Brightness >
OK
OK
.
OK
OK
.
OK
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