Patent ID: 7280781

Claim:
A printing apparatus comprising: a print engine for fixing an image onto a substrate forming a hard copy; at least one finishing module for preparing and arranging a series of hard copies into sets for removal by a user, the finishing module including a control subsystem connected to a main electronic control system, the finishing module having a physical capacity but being operable at a user selectable limit capacity that is less than or equal to the physical capacity; and a control module including the main electronic control system having a user interface, the control module being configured to monitor an actual capacity in the finishing module and to compare the actual capacity to an active limit capacity that is one of either the limit capacity selected by a user or an override limit capacity, and the control module generates interactive visual information for displaying on a display of the user interface, the interactive visual information including: a limit capacity selection screen in which the user can select a limit capacity; an override screen in which the user can select an override limit capacity that is greater than the selected limit capacity and equal to or less than the physical capacity; and an override prompt screen in which the user can select to change an active limit capacity from the selected limit capacity to the override limit capacity.