HP Designjet 4500 Printer series - Manual (Page 210)

Get accounting information from the printer
There are various different ways of getting accounting information from your printer.
● View printer usage statistics for the whole lifetime of the printer, or for particular periods. See
Check printer usage statistics.
● View ink and paper usage for each of your recent jobs by using the Embedded Web Server or
the printer's front panel. See Check ink and paper usage for a job.
● Request accounting data by E-mail. The printer sends data in XML at regular intervals to a
specified E-mail address; the data may be interpreted and summarized by a third-party
application, or displayed as an Excel spreadsheet. See Request accounting data by E-mail.
● Use a third-party application to request printer status, printer usage, or job accounting data from
the printer through the Internet. The printer provides data in XML to the application whenever
requested. HP provides a Software Development Kit to facilitate the development of such
applications.
Check printer usage statistics
1. Access the Embedded Web Server (see Access the Embedded Web Server).
2. Go to the Usage page.
3. Go to the Historical tab to see the accumulated usage of the printer since the first day.
4. Go to the Snapshot tab to save a record of the accumulated usage since the first day, and
reset the Accumulated tab's counters to zero.
5. Go to the Accumulated tab to view the accumulated usage since the last snapshot.
NOTE The accuracy of these usage statistics is not guaranteed.
Check ink and paper usage for a job
1. Access the Embedded Web Server (see Access the Embedded Web Server).
2. Go to the Accounting page, which shows you all the information regarding the jobs recently
printed by the printer.
Alternatively, go to the Jobs Queue page, and click on the name of the job on which you want
information. Its properties page will then be displayed.
Request accounting data by E-mail
1. Ensure that the printer's date and time have been set correctly. See Set the date and time.
2. Also in the Settings tab, check that the E-mail server has been set correctly.
3. Also in the Settings tab, select Device setup and choose settings in the Accounting section.
You must enter an E-mail address to which accounting files can be sent, and the frequency with
which they will be sent.
4. You may also choose to require an account ID with every print job. In this case, anyone sending
a print job must provide an account ID, otherwise the printer will hold the job in the queue until
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