HP 9100 series - Manual (Page 111)

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Monitoring the media and supplies
You can monitor the amount of media that has been used, ink supplies, and printhead health
in several places.
To monitor media use
z Embedded Web server (network connection)
Open the embedded Web server, click the Information tab, and then click Usage in the
left pane. The accumulated media usage appears in the right pane.
Click the Settings tab, and then click Job Accounting in the left pane. The Users tab
shows the total number of pages that have been printed.
To monitor ink use and supplies
z Control panel
A gauge for each ink cartridge depicts the approximate ink levels. Ink-low warnings appear
on the control-panel display when the ink level for an ink cartridge reaches about
16 percent. When an ink cartridge is empty, the gauge blinks and a message appears on
the control-panel display. A ? appears for a gauge if the corresponding ink cartridge is
missing or malfunctioning.
z Embedded Web server (network connection)
Open the embedded Web server, click the Information tab, and then click Ink Supplies in
the left pane. The ink-level information appears on the Status tab. Click the
Pages
Remaining tab to see the estimated number of pages that can be printed with the
remaining ink for full color, business color, or black-text documents.
Click the Information tab, and then click Usage in the left pane to see the accumulated
ink usage.
Click the Settings tab, and then click Job Accounting in the left pane. The Users tab
shows the total ink used and the amount of ink used by each user.
z Toolbox (direct connection)
Open the Toolbox. The ink-level information appears on the Printer Status tab. Click Ink
Cartridge Information for replacement ink cartridge information and expiration date.
z myPrintMileage
Open the Toolbox, click the Information tab, and then click myPrintMileage. Alternatively,
you can open the embedded Web server and click myPrintMileage in the left pane.
z Configuration page
On the control panel, press M
ENU , open the PRINT REPORT , menu, and use the Device
config. option. The Configuration page shows the estimated ink levels (which are
represented in graphical form as gauges).
z HP Web Jetadmin software
Open the HP Web Jetadmin software. See the software documentation for information
about monitoring the media and supplies.
To monitor printhead health
z Embedded Web server (network connection)
Open the embedded Web server and click Ink Supplies in the left pane. The Status tab
indicates whether each printhead is within the usage limit, near the usage limit, or past the
usage limit.
z Configuration page
On the control panel, press M
ENU , open the PRINT REPORT , menu, and use the Device
config. option. The Configuration page shows the printhead health status and whether
the printheads need to be replaced.