Dell B1260DN manual Setting eco mode on the control panel, Setting eco mode on the driver

Basic printing

Setting eco mode on the control panel

• The settings set from the machine’s driver override the settings on the control panel.

•If you set the eco mode on with a password from the Embedded Web Service (Settings tab > Machine Settings > System > Eco > Settings), the Onforce message appears. You have to enter the password to change the eco mode status.

1 Press (Eco) button on the control panel.

When the LED on the button lights up, the Eco mode is enabled.

Setting eco mode on the driver

Open the Eco tab to set eco mode. When you see the eco image (), that means the eco mode is currently enabled.

Eco options

•Printer Default: Follows the settings set from the machine's control panel.

•None: Disables eco mode.

•Eco Printing: Enables eco mode. Activate the various eco items you want to use.

Result simulator

Result Simulator shows the results of reduced emission of carbon dioxide, used electricity, and the amount of saved paper in accordance with the settings you selected.

•The results are calculated on the basis that the total number of printed paper is one hundred without a blank page when the eco mode is disabled.

•Refer to the calculation coefficient about CO2, energy, and paper from IEA, the index of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication of Japan and www.remanufacturing.org.uk. Each model has a different index.

•The power consumption in printing mode refers to the average printing power consumption of this machine.

•The actual saved or reduced amount may differ depending on the operating system used, computing performance, application software, connection method, media type, media size, job complexity, etc.

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