Monitoring print performance

摘要

A method and apparatus for printing with a printer includes detecting an errant page condition, and interrupting a print job in response to the possible errant page condition. An errant page condition can be the monitoring the printer for any waste of a consumable that will increase the cost per page to print. The cost per errant page can be approximated, and when the approximated cost per errant page is above a selected threshold level, the print job is interrupted. A list of options is then presented to a user interface to allow the user to select a course of action. A printing apparatus implements this method. The controller is programmed to interrupt the print job and present the options to the user interface.