Lexmark T656 User's Guide - Page 62

Minimizing your printer's environmental impact 62 Minimizing your printer's environmental impact Lexmark is committed to environmental sustainability and is continually improving its printers to reduce their impact on the environment. We design with the environment in mind, engineer our packaging to reduce materials, and provide collection and recycling programs. For more information, see: • The Notices chapter • The Environmental Sustainability section of the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com/environment • The Lexmark recycling program at www.lexmark.com/recycling By selecting certain printer settings or tasks, you may be able to further reduce your printer's impact on the environment. This chapter outlines the settings and tasks that may yield a greater environmental benefit. Saving paper and toner Studies show that as much as 80% of the carbon footprint of a printer is related to paper usage. You can significantly reduce your carbon footprint by using recycled paper and the following printing suggestions, such as printing on both sides of the paper and printing multiple pages on one side of a single sheet of paper. For information on how you can quickly save paper and energy using one printer setting, see "Using Eco-Mode". Using recycled paper As an environmentally conscious company, Lexmark supports the use of recycled office paper produced specifically for use in laser printers. For more information on recycled papers that work well with your printer, see "Using recycled paper" on page 68. Conserving supplies There are a number of ways you can reduce the amount of paper and toner you use. You can: • Print on both sides of the paper. • Print multiple pages on one sheet of paper. Use the Print dialog to print up to 16 pages of a multiple‑page document on a single sheet of paper. • Check your first draft for accuracy. Before printing: - Use the Lexmark preview feature, which you can select from the Print dialog, the Lexmark Toolbar, or the printer display, to see what the document will look like before you print it. - Print one copy of the document to check its content and format for accuracy. • Carefully select and load paper to avoid paper jams. For more information, see "Loading paper" on page 34.