1-4 Phaser 6300/6350 Color Laser Printer Service ManualMetered PrintingMetered printing (PagePack), involves the combination of control software andspecialized Toner Cartridges to meter printer activity for billing purposes. TheConfiguration page lists Metered Toner as Enabled when metering is enabled.Metered OperationWhen a metered printer is initialized at first power-up, the customer sets the printer toMetered operation using a unique, factory-supplied, 4-digit PIN. Once set to Meteredoperation, the control software performs the following:1. The Mode and PIN-entered values in Engine Control Board NVRAM are set.2. The Control Panel momentarily displays “Metered Toner is now enabled”, thenreturns to “Ready” (if no other errors).3. The First Time Tips pages and the Configuration page are printed.If an incorrect PIN is entered, “Incorrect numeric password” displays with a prompt“Retry” or “Do not retry.” Retry returns to the enter prompt, “Do not retry” returns tothe Replace [C][M][Y][K] Toner Cartridge error message. The error persists until thecorrect PIN is entered.NoteThe Hidden Service menu provides an Enable Metered Toner option to restorethe Metered mode parameters to NVRAM should they become lost or corrupt.Metered Toner CartridgesTo support metered printing, metered Toner Cartridges are available in all four colors.When a metered Toner Cartridge is installed in a printer not set to Metered operation,the printer displays the “Replace [C][M][Y][K] Toner Cartridge” error. If a meteredToner Cartridge is placed into a printer manufactured before metering was available,the printer displays “Replace Incorrect Toner Cartridge.” All other combinations ofnormal or metered printer and cartridges are accepted without warning or error.Diagnostics ModeService Diagnostics does not provide the utilities to set or clear Metered NVRAMvalues. Service Diagnostics does not check these values and does not display thecurrent status of these values. However, the Configuration page does identify theprinter setting as mentioned above.NoteWhen replacing the Engine Control Board from a metered printer, exchangeNVRAM devices or use the Save/Restore utilities in Service Diagnostics topreserve the NVRAM settings. The Mode and PIN-entered values are notaffected by NVRAM reset utilities.
