Conserving supplies

Conserving supplies using the printer control panel

There are some settings you can change from the printer control panel that will help you conserve toner and pape r.
For more information, see the following table:
Supply Path to menu item Purpose of menu item
Toner Settings Quality Menu
Toner Darkness
Lets you adjust the level of toner
released on a sheet of paper or specialty
media. The values range from 1 (lightest
setting) to 10 (darkest setting), with 8
being the factory default setting.
Paper or specialty media Settings Finishing Menu
N-up
Lets you select to print two or more
page images on one side of a sheet.
Values for N-up are 2-Up, 3-Up, 4-Up, 6-
Up, 9-Up, 12-Up, and 16-Up.
Settings Finishing Menu
Sides (Duplex)
Lets you print on both sides of a sheet
of paper

Conserving supplies when printing multiple copies

If you need to print several copies, you can conserve supplies by printing the first copy and checking it for accuracy
before printing the remaining copies .
Checking the status of supplies from a networkcomputer
Note: The computer must be connected to the same network as the printer.
1Type the printer IP address into the address field of your Web browser.
Note: If you do not k now the IP address of the printer , print a network setup page and locate the IP ad dress in
the TCP/IP section.
2Click Device Status. The Device Stat us page appears, displaying a summary of suppl y levels.
Maintaining the printer
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