Minimizing your printer's environmental impact
Note: See the table for the multiple settings that change when you select an Eco‑Mode setting.
Choose
To
Energy
Reduce energy use, especially when the printer is idle.
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Printer engine motors do not start until a job is ready to print. You may notice a short delay before the
first page is printed.
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The printer enters Power Saver mode after one minute of inactivity.
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When the printer enters Power Saver mode, the printer control panel display and the standard exit bin
lights are turned off.
Paper
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Enable the automatic duplex feature
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Turn off print log features.
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:
1
On the home screen, touch
2
Touch Settings.
3
Touch General Settings.
4
Touch Eco‑Mode.
5
Touch the arrows to select a setting.
6
Touch Submit.
Adjusting Power Saver
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.
Using the Embedded Web Server
1
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.
2
Click Settings, and then click General Settings.
3
Click Timeouts.
4
In the Power Saver box, type in the number of minutes you want the printer to wait before it enters Power Saver
mode.
5
Click Submit.
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