1. Organization Management

Checking All Printer Operating Results

A data collection period can be selected to check the operating result data collected for all printers.

  • The following data collection periods can be selected:
    Today/Past 7 days/Past 30 days/Past 90 days/ Custom
    Custom can be set to a period from the 1st day of the month three months before today's date to today's date.
Data Summary Period Selection Screen
  • The following operating result items are displayed:

Display item

Explanation

Actual Use

Displays the total usage time for each printer status over the selected period.

Ink Usage

Lists the ink usage values and cost for each type of ink over the selected period.
The ink usage values displayed include the ink used for both printing and maintenance operations.

Print Count

Displays the total number of prints over the selected period.

Print Area

Displays the total print area over the selected period.

Print Length

Displays the total print length over the selected period.

Number of Cuts*1

Displays the total number of cuts over the selected period.

Cut Length*1

Displays the total cut length over the selected period.

  1. This is displayed only for models equipped with cutting functions.

  • Values indicated for ink usage are estimates calculated by the printer firmware based on printing conditions.
    Depending on how printers have been adjusted, values indicated may not match the actual amount of ink consumed for printing.
  • Accurate data may not be displayed unless the PC on which PICT Up is installed and the printer are always connected.

 

Displaying ink usage details for each type of ink

  1. Click [Details] for the ink type item to view in detail on the Ink usage list for each ink set.
Printer tabulation within the organization screen
  • Ink usage and cost are displayed for each ink color for the type of ink selected.
Ink usage window

 

Viewing data filtered by group

  1. Set a group for the printer to be filtered.
    Creating a new group
Screen with groups set up
  1. Select the group to be used for filtering from [Group], then click [Update].
Screen for selecting groups for aggregation
  • Check to confirm that the display details have been changed.

 

Downloading operating results as a file

  1. Click [CSV].
Screen to click CSV
  • The [CSV output] dialog appears.
  1. Select the type and period for the data to be downloaded.
CSV Output Dialog 2
  • The following information is exported in CSV format:

Type

Description

Actual Use

The actual use for each day

Ink Usage

The ink usage and cost for each day

Job Results

The job record for each day
The job record includes the following information:

  • Print Count (for printer only)
  • Print Area (for printer only)
  • Print Length (for printer only)
  • Number of Cuts (for cutting unit only)
  • Cut Length (for cutting unit only)
  • CSV Output can be set to a period from the 1st day of the month three months before today's date to today's date.
  1. Click [Download].
  • Downloading of a ZIP file containing a CSV file starts.
  • The data download function is available only when viewing in a browser on a PC.
  • If file downloading does not start within 30 seconds, check to confirm that browser pop-ups are not being blocked.
    CSV file output is not possible