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

["Rob Mouser" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for that Jon, the plot thickens!
Are you using the said same printer?

Many thanks,

Rob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Jon Whiten
> Sent: 01 September 2005 14:23
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Pay-per-click Colour Printers
>
> The RPCS driver allows you to select either colour or B/W for the
> print job (as output from Word say).
>
> In direct response to "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?"
>
> Ours certainly does not auto detect colour - you pre-select this in
> the print driver.  If you print "20 page word document with only
pages
> 1 and 9 having colour" then you get 20 pages colour or 20 pages
B/W as
> per the print driver setting.
>
>
> Our printer is very similar but includes a document server - I
> resolved this by outputting 1 B/W side to the document server ans 1
> Colour side to the document server and then printing these 2 files
> duplex - the meter then clicks 1 colour copy and 1 B/W copy.
>
> This solution is rubbish if the content is constantly changing and/or
> low volumes printed.  If printing high volumes it is worth the effort.
>
> I looked at Desktop Binder to try and create a single print job but
> all I can do with that is assemble several documents (from several
> sources if required) into one and then output this as an entire Colour
> print or entire B/W print. :(
>
>
>
> HTH
>
> ;oj
>
> On 8/31/05, Rob Mouser <groups@xxxxxxx> 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
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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