Saving Energy; Using Eco‑Mode - Lexmark 6500e User Manual

Minimizing your printer's environmental impact
Avoid paper jams
Carefully select and load paper to avoid paper jams. For more information, see "Avoiding jams" on page 248.

Saving energy

Using Eco‑Mode
1
Type the scanner IP address in the address field of your Web browser.
If you do not know the IP address or host name of the printer, then you can:
• View the information on the scanner control panel home screen, or in the TCP/IP section under the
Network/Ports menu.
•
Print a network setup page or menu settings page, and then locate the information in the TCP/IP section.
2
Click Settings > General Settings > Eco‑Mode > select a setting > Submit.
Choose To
Off Use factory default settings for all settings associated with Eco‑Mode. This setting supports the performance
specifications of your scanner.
Energy Reduce energy use, especially when the scanner is idle.
•
Scanner engine motors do not start until it is ready to print. You may notice a short delay before the first
page is printed.
•
The scanner enters Sleep mode after one minute of inactivity.
•
When the scanner enters Sleep mode, the scanner control panel display and the standard exit bin lights
are turned off.
•
The scanner lamps are activated only when a scan job is started.
Energy/Paper Use all the settings associated with Energy mode and Paper mode.
Paper
• Enable the automatic duplex feature.
•
Turn off print log features.
Reducing scanner noise
To select a Quiet Mode setting using the Embedded Web Server:
1
Type the scanner IP address in the address field of your Web browser.
If you do not know the IP address or host name of the scanner, then you can:
•
View the information on the scanner control panel home screen, or in the TCP/IP section under the
Network/Ports menu.
•
Print a network setup page or menu settings page, and then locate the information in the TCP/IP section.
2
Click Settings > General Settings > Quiet Mode > select a setting > Submit.
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