MaintenancePhaser 6140 Color Laser PrinterUser Guide121Checking Page CountsThis section includes:• Viewing the Billing Meter on page 121• Printing the Print Volume Report on page 121You can check the total number of printed pages at the printer control panel, on the Configurationpage, and in CentreWare IS. Three meters are available: Total Impressions, Color Impressions, andBlack Impressions. The billing meter counts the number of pages printed properly. Single-side print,including N-up, is counted as one impression, and 2-sided print, including N-up, is counted as two.During 2-sided printing, if an error occurs after one side is printed properly, it is counted as one.When printing color data that has been converted using an ICC profile on an application with the Color(Auto) setting, the data is printed in color even if it seems to be black and white data on the monitor. Inthat case, the number of Color Impressions is increased.Note: Grayscale images printed with the composite black setting count as color pages becausecolor consumables are used. This is the default setting on most printers.When doing automatic 2-sided printing, a blank page may be inserted automatically depending on thesettings in the application. In this case, the blank page is counted as one page.Viewing the Billing MeterThe billing meter tracks the total number of pages printed for the life of the printer; it cannot be reset.To check the total number of pages printed:1. On the printer control panel, press the Menu button.2. Press the Down Arrow button to go to Billing Meters and then press the OK button.3. Arrow down to the desired meter. The number of printed pages is displayed below the name.4. After checking, press the Menu button to exit the Billing Meters menu.Printing the Print Volume ReportThe print meter tracks print job accounting information. The information is available in the PrintVolume report, which shows the information broken down by username and by how many pages ofwhich size were printed in color and in black and white.To print the print meter information page:1. On the printer control panel, press the Menu button.2. At Information Pgs, press the OK button.3. Press the Down Arrow button to go to Print Meter and then press OK.The Print Volume Report prints.
