Patent ID: 6944408
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A control device for monitoring wear parts for a printer or copier, comprising: a counter device connected to the printer or copier so as to count a number of sheets printed by the printer or copier; a memory device for storing initial values and thresholds for individual wear parts of the printer or copier; said counter device starting to count the number of the sheets printed at the initial values and counting in a direction toward the thresholds; an alarm device connected to compare a number of printed sheets to the thresholds and operable to output an alarm signal when a predefined threshold is exceeded; a control device being fashioned with a setting function for individual setting of at least one of the initial values and the thresholds for the individual wear parts; a separate setting device that is connectable to said control device to enable said setting function, said setting function being enabled only with said separate setting device, wherein said setting function can only be called with an authorization code.