HP Web Jetadmin - Columns and Filters Detail

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HP Web Jetadmin 10.2 Service Release 5 implemented two major print counter columns—Print Usage
Counter and Print Sheet Counter. Let’s focus on the Print Usage Counter column first. The Print Usage
Counter column can be activated in any device list through the Layouts feature or by simply accessing
Customize through the right-click menu on any column header. Figure 13 shows the Print Usage
Counter column enabled with the complex column data exposed via a tool-tip that was activated by
holding the mouse cursor over the Print Usage list value for a particular device.
There are several things to note about the data in Figure 13. A device that supports impressions
counts is shown displaying a number of total values from the list of media counts. The Total
Impressions value reflects the number of media sides that received print. The Total Equivalent
Impressions value uses the Unit Charge value that reflects an engine cycle media size use factor. The
Total Color and Total Mono Impressions values reflect whether the print is a color or monochrome
impression. As stated in the previous section, the Total Blank Impressions value represents a count of
blank page sides where no image was printed.
The Print Sheet Counters column reflects device print path operations and shows Simplex, Duplex,
and Total values. Sheet counting does not take into consideration the number of images created in
print. Rather, it shows how many pages passed through the device paper path and whether they were
processed in simplex or duplex mode. Figure 14 (next page) shows the Print Sheet Counters column
enabled with detailed information exposed through a mouse cursor activated tool-tip.
The Print Usage Counters and Print Sheet Counters columns are available on newer HP devices and
provide a good deal of accuracy. The HP LaserJet Enterprise CM4540/M4555 MFP series and
HP Color LaserJet Enterprise CP5520 Printer series devices all provide impressions-based counts
along with sheet-count capabilities.
Figure 13 – Print Usage Counter
Figure 14 – Print Sheet Counters