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Download
Job Accounting Log (Phaser 380, 350, 340, 560, 550, 600 printers)
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NOTE
When Delayed Output Close is False (Off) for a protocol, job accounting is disabled for that protocol.
A printer equipped with a PhaserShare card can store information about jobs printed on the selected printer. The information is stored as a job accounting log file either in the printer's memory or on a hard disk, if one is connected to the printer. This job accounting log contains the name of the user who submitted the job, the file name of the job, and the number of pages.
If the log file is stored in the printer's memory, it is lost when the printer is reset; therefore, it is recommended that a hard disk be used with this job accounting feature.
The printer stores job accounting information for up to 5000 jobs on the hard disk if one is connected to the printer. The printer stores job accounting information for up to 500 jobs if the printer is not equipped with a hard disk.
NOTE
It is best to access job accounting information only when the printer is idle.
For all fields in the job accounting log, the actual values reported vary depending on the protocol and print command used when each job was printed. For example, using
NPRINT
over NetWare provides the printer with the most information about the job being printed. When using Windows and NetWare, the job name is often
LST:
or
LST:BANNER. Other jobs from other ports may provide even less information about the job.
To perform job accounting functions
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From the
View and Configure Settings
page, click
Download Job Accounting Log. This displays the
Job Accounting
page.
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On the
Job Accounting
page, enter the proper password and click
Do/Apply
to access the
Job Accounting Links
page. See
Set Administrator Password
for more information about PhaserLink software passwords.
NOTE
PhaserLink passwords are not encrypted.
This page allows you to download the job accounting log from the printer. The drop-down menu on the page provides three choices:
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Download and Clear.
Downloads the job accounting log file from the printer to your host computer and then clears the job summary list by the printer.
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Clear.
Clears the job summary list stored by the printer.
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Download.
Downloads the job accounting log file from the printer to your host computer, but preserves the job summary list stored by the printer.
NOTE
For Phaser 350 printers. Each time the Download and Clear or Download buttons are clicked, the printer performs the requested operation for up to 50 of the oldest records. If more records are stored, the download and clear operations must be repeated. The Clear button clears all of the records.
NOTE
For Phaser 550 printers and Phaser 340 printers (serial number BCxxxxxx and above). Each time the Download and Clear or Download buttons are clicked, the printer performs the requested operation for up to 25 of the oldest records on a base model printer or 100 records on a plus model. If more records are stored, the download and clear operations must be repeated. The Clear button clears all of the records.
Job accounting log file format
The job accounting records reported through the
Download Job Accounting Log
page contain the fields listed in the following table.
NOTE
Some fields do not apply to all printers or all protocols.
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Description
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Job index
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Internal index number assigned by the printer.
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Job ID
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Job identification number assigned by the print server.
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User ID
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User name from the print server.
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File name
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Name of the print file.
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Host name
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Print server name.
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Pages printed
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Number of pages in the print job.
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Start time
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Internal timing value.
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End time
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Internal timing value.
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Media type
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A coded value representing the media type used for the print job:
3 - Paper
5 - Transparency
6 - Coated Paper
7 - Card or Envelope
8 -Label
9 - Fabric Transfer
10 - Paper 2nd Side
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Media size
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A coded value representing the media size used for the print job:
3 - Letter
4 - Legal
5 - C6 Envelope
6 - DL Envelope
7 - Personal Envelope
8 - 10 Envelope
9 - Executive
15 - B (Tabloid)
26 - A3
27 - A4
28 - ISO A5
29 - ISO A6
34 - ISO B4
35 - ISO B5
36 - ISO B6
101 - Tabloid Extra
102 - Oversize A
103 - Tabloid Maximum
999 - Custom
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Planes printed
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Number of colors printed (cyan, magenta, yellow, black).
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Cyan used
Magenta used
Yellow used
Black used
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The values in these fields indicate the percentage of the entire toner cartridge for that color that was used by the job. For example, 1.00800 indicates that 1.008% of the contents of the toner cartridge was used.
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