Re: [OT] Pay-per-click Colour Printers

["Rob Lamb" <those@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's been a while since I last put one of these in but the deal was
very similar. What I don't understand is if you're duplex printing
onto A3, surely that's just two A3 prints, one for the front and one
for the back (unless all costs are based on A4). If you send this as
one file to print, then all would be treated as colour prints. The
printer drivers for this machine may be more intelligent, but he may
have to send two print requests, one for one side in colour and then
reload the paper and print the opposite side in b&w.

Rob

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Rob Mouser" <groups@m...> wrote:
> Hi, sorry for the OT but I'm trying to help a friend out. He has a
Gestetner
> DSc38 colour printer that he purchased outright but pays for toner
and
> maintenance through a pay per click/page deal. About a penny for
B&W A4 and
> 8p for colour.
>
>
>
> The problem is that he had recently noticed his bills were VERY
high and
> when investigated noticed that the A3 duplex documents he prints
(in
> quantity) were clicking up at 4 colour sheets. Now, only the front
and back
> are in colour the centre is totally B&W text so the real cost
should be 2 x
> 8p colour, 2 x 1p b&W.
>
>
>
> The company involved agrees with this calculation but says the
error has
> been caused by the incorrect install of the drivers when a PC was
replaced.
> The drivers are RPC5 and can be downloaded from Gestetners web
site. I have
> trawled every section of the driver setup windows and can find
nothing about
> recognising centre pages or anything like that as B&W.
>
>
>
> My question is does anyone have any knowledge of how these pay-per-
click
> printers work? Do they auto-sense colour use? I.e. What happens if
you print
> a 20 page word document with only pages 1 and 9 having colour?
>
>
>
> Any insight appreciated as this is all getting a little nasty and
the
> overcharge runs into several thousand pounds which for his small
business is
> a lot of money.
>
>
>
> Rob
>
>
>
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