Saving Energy - Lexmark MS312 User Manual

Managing the printer
If you try to access a PIN‑protected menu from the printer control panel, the printer will require you to enter
the PIN.
Note: After you enter the last digit of the PIN, make sure to press
than three seconds.

Saving energy

Using Eco‑Mode
Use Eco‑Mode to quickly select one or more ways to reduce your printer's environmental impact.
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From the printer control panel, navigate to:
> Settings >
Use To
Off Use the factory default settings for all settings associated with Eco‑Mode. This setting supports
the performance specifications for your printer.
Energy Reduce energy use, especially when the printer is idle.
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Energy/Paper Use all the settings associated with Energy and Paper modes.
Paper •
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Press .
Using Hibernate mode
Hibernate is an ultra‑low‑power saving mode.
Notes:
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Three days is the default amount of time before the printer enters Hibernate mode.
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Make sure to wake the printer from Hibernate mode before sending a print job. A hard reset or a long
press of the Sleep button wakes the printer from Hibernate mode.
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If the printer is in Hibernate mode, then the Embedded Web Server is disabled.
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From the control panel, navigate to:
> Settings >
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Press Press Sleep Button or Press and Hold Sleep Button, and then press
3
Press Hibernate >
> General Settings >
Printer engine motors do not start until a document is ready to print. You may notice a short
delay before the first page is printed.
The printer enters Sleep mode after one minute of inactivity.
Enable the automatic two‑sided (duplex) printing feature.
Turn off print log features.
> General Settings >
.
on the printer control panel for more
> Eco‑Mode > > select the setting you want
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