Abstract: A quality check of the photoconductive belt of an electrographic print engine may be performed by writing a toner image on each of the virtual image frames of the loop and printing out those images. The printer user interface may provide a test screen to prompt a user to perform such a quality check. To facilitate the printing of sample receivers for each frame of a printer's film loop a user button is provided at the user interface. When selected, this signals the marking engine to schedule for print an appropriate number of receivers such that each frame on the film belt will be printed on. Each receiver may be a duplicate copy of a particular receiver in the currently printing job.

Abstract: A production printer having multiple input sources and an output source includes a Web server, a print server, and a printer. The Web server controls a repository of software and data that supports the software. A print server linked to the Web server is configured to download and install software stored on the Web server. The printer linked to the print server produces images on sheets received from one or more of the input sources. A method of downloading and installing software from a publicly accessible network into a printer includes: launching a monitoring program that searches across a publicly accessible network to generate a list of software, recording the addresses of potential software to be copied to one of a remote and a local interface; and installing the software in a memory to be installed immediately or stored for a later installation.

Abstract: A method of pre-selecting ordered media in a printing system. Ordered media, such as tabs, are pre-selected into a part for use in a print run and an unwanted part to be discarded. Pre-selecting the ordered media results in a more efficient processing of the print run because the unwanted part of the ordered media is absent and therefore not processed during the print run. Pre-selecting is performed through a user interface on the printing system.

Abstract: A printing system comprises at least one input source for storing a medium prior to printing or otherwise operating on the medium and a second input source to store at least one set of an ordered media comprising a plurality of sheets having different physical characteristics. A central processing unit stores a graphical representation of the set of ordered media. Upon the occurrence of a jam in the printing system, the central processing unit determines which sheet of the set of ordered media is the correct one to recover to. The central processing unit generates a graphical representation indicating the correct sheet of the set of ordered media to be recovered to and displays the representation on a display for the operator.

Abstract: A method of pre-selecting ordered media in a printing system. Ordered media, such as tabs, are pre-selected into a part for use in a print run and an unwanted part to be discarded. Pre-selecting the ordered media results in a more efficient processing of the print run because the unwanted part of the ordered media is absent and therefore not processed during the print run. Pre-selecting is performed through a user interface on the printing system.

Abstract: A copier or printer apparatus provides printed copies in accordance with instructions provided by respective remote users of the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a marking engine for printing copies of information; a user interface supervisor for controlling interface between users and the marking engine; and a network web server that downloads software to a computer at a remote location to which a remote user has access to provide user interface software for establishing a user operational interface for communicating requirements for a print job to the user interface supervisor for printing by the marking engine. In operation, the web server downloads applets for execution by the computer at the remote location wherein downloaded applets provide a program for the computer at the remote location to process data for a printer interface display screen page for viewing by the remote user.

Abstract: A printing system comprises a first input source to store a first medium and a second input source to store at least one set of an ordered media. The set of ordered media comprises a plurality of sheets having different physical characteristics. A user interface includes an input device for a user to select a first part of the ordered media set to be used in a print job and a second unwanted part of the ordered media to be discarded. A shredder is connected to the printing system. A central processing unit is configured to receive input from the user interface and send the first part or the ordered media to a job output and the second part of the ordered media to the shredder.

Abstract: A printing system comprises at least one input source for storing a medium prior to printing or otherwise operating on the medium and a second input source to store at least one set of an ordered media comprising a plurality of sheets having different physical characteristics. A central processing unit stores a graphical representation of the set of ordered media. Upon the occurrence of a jam in the printing system, the central processing unit determines which sheet of the set of ordered media is the correct one to recover to. The central processing unit generates a graphical representation indicating the correct sheet of the set of ordered media to be recovered to and displays the representation on a display for the operator.

Abstract: A copier or printer apparatus provides printed copies in accordance with instructions provided by respective remote users of the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a marking engine for printing copies of information; a user interface supervisor for controlling interface between users and the marking engine; and a network web server that downloads software to a computer at a remote location to which a remote user has access to provide user interface software for establishing a user operational interface for communicating requirements for a print job to the user interface supervisor for printing by the marking engine. In operation, the web server downloads applets for execution by the computer at the remote location wherein downloaded applets provide a program for the computer at the remote location to process data for a printer interface display screen page for viewing by the remote user.

Abstract: A graphic user interface for controlling a production printer is disclosed. The graphic user interface displays representations of the document to be produced by the production printer. Further, the interface provides visual indicators to indicate the presence of ordered media within the document as well as the attributes applied to the pages of the document corresponding to the ordered media. The graphic user interface allows the operator to view the applied page features for each page of ordered media in the document to verify they are correct prior to producing the document on the production printer. Further, the operator can modify incorrectly applied page features or add additional page features to correct errors.

Abstract: An automatic loader/unloader for a document feeder capable of feeding individual sheets of a document sheet set stack from a supply tray to an exposure station of a reproduction apparatus, and return such sheets to such supply tray, in a circulating manner along a travel path. The automatic loader/unloader comprises a first transport for transporting document sheets seriatim into the travel path, and a second transport for transporting document sheets seriatim from the travel path. A diverter selectively diverts document sheets into, or out of, the travel path. The diverter is controlled to load document sheets sequentially in the supply tray by directing document sheets transported by the first transport to form a document sheet set stack in the supply tray, or to sequentially unload document sheets from the supply tray by directing document sheets from the travel path to the second transport.