Changing The Sleep Timeout; Saving Paper And Energy - Lexmark S515 User Manual

Using the printer control panel buttons and menus
13 Black
14 Start
15 Cancel
16 Ethernet indicator Check the Ethernet connection status of your printer and access the network settings.
17 Wi‑Fi indicator
18 Eco‑Mode

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.
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From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Setup > > Device Setup >
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Press the up or down arrow button to select or use the keypad to enter the value of the Sleep timeout, and then
press .

Saving paper and energy

To significantly cut paper usage and reduce paper waste, activate duplex printing:
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From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Setup > > Print Mode Setup >
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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:
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From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Setup > > Device Setup >
2
Press the up or down arrow button to select or use the keypad to enter the Sleep timeout value, and then press
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Switch to black‑and‑white mode.
Start a job, depending on which mode is selected.
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Cancel a print, copy, scan, or fax job in progress.
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Clear current settings or error messages, and return to previous settings.
Check the wireless connection of your printer.
• Change to Sleep mode after the printer is left idle for 10 minutes.
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Set screen brightness to low.
> Sleep >
> 2‑Sided Copy, Standalone >
> Sleep >
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