Saving money and the environment

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Savingmoney andthe environment

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 more information on how you can quickly save paper and energy using one printer setting, see “Using EcoMode” on page 128.

Using recycled paper

As an environmentally conscious company, we support 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 and other office papers” on page 66.

Conserving supplies

Use both sides of the paper

If your printer model supports duplex printing, then you can control whether print appears on one or two sides of the paper by selecting 2sided printing from the Print dialog.

Place multiple pages on one sheet of paper

You can print up to 16 consecutive pages of a multiplepage document onto one side of a single sheet of paper by selecting a setting from the Multipage printing (NUp) section of the Print dialog screen.

Check your first draft for accuracy

Before printing or making multiple copies of a document:

Use the preview feature, which you can select from the Print dialog to see how the document will look like before you print it.

Print one copy of the document to check its content and format for accuracy.

Avoid paper jams

Correctly set the paper type and size to avoid paper jams. For more information, see “Avoiding jams” on page 152.

Saving energy

Using EcoMode

1Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.

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Dell B5460DN manual Saving money and the environment, Saving paper and toner, Saving energy