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Get printer accounting information
There are various different ways of getting accounting information from your printer.
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View printer usage statistics for the whole lifetime of the printer, see
Check printer usage
statistics on page 79.
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View ink and paper usage for each of your recent jobs by using the HP Printer Utility or the front
panel, see
Check ink and paper usage for a job on page 79. If the HP Printer Utility is not available,
see
Access the HP Printer Utility on page 19.
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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
There are two ways to check your printer's usage statistics.
NOTE: The accuracy of the usage statistics is not guaranteed.
Printer statistics with the HP Printer Utility
1. Start the HP Printer Utility, see Access the HP Printer Utility on page 19.
2. Go to the Usage window to view the total printer usage.
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Under Windows, go to the Overview tab and click Printer usage.
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Under Mac OS, select Information > Printer Usage and click the Start button.
Printer statistics with the Embedded Web Server
1. Access the Embedded Web Server, see Access the Embedded Web Server on page 19.
2. Go to the Main tab and select Usage
Check ink and paper usage for a job
There are two ways to check ink and paper usage for a job.
NOTE: The accuracy of the usage statistics is not guaranteed.
Ink and paper statistics with the HP Printer Utility
1. Start the HP Printer Utility, see Access the HP Printer Utility on page 19.
2. Go to the Accounting window to view information regarding the most recent jobs.
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Under Windows, go to the Job Accounting tab.
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Under Mac OS, select Information > Job Accounting and click the Look Up button.
Printer statistics with the Embedded Web Server
1. Access the Embedded Web Server, see Access the Embedded Web Server on page 19.
2. Go to the Main tab and select Accounting.
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