Workflow to allow continued printing in presence of severe printer error

A printing apparatus comprising:

• printing elements;
• a media path positioned to supply sheets of media to said printing elements;
• a media storage device maintaining said sheets of media and providing said sheets of media to said media path;
• a processor device operatively connected to said media storage device and said media path;
• and
• a graphic user interface operatively connected to said processor device,
• said processor device monitoring operations of said media storage device and said media path to detect media path faults,
• said processor device evaluating said media path faults to determine a severity of said media path faults,
• said graphic user interface including a user-selectable bypass option to perform a bypass operation based on at least one of said media path faults exceeding a previously established severity level, and
• said processor device performing said bypass operation based on a combination of said at least one of said media path faults exceeding a previously established severity level and said user-selectable bypass option being selected.

A method comprising:

• monitoring operations of a media storage device and a media path of an apparatus using a processor device of said apparatus to detect media path faults, said media storage device maintaining sheets of media and providing said sheets of media to said media path, said media path being positioned to supply sheets of media to processing elements of said apparatus;
• evaluating said media path faults to determine a severity of said media path faults using said processor device;
• providing a user-selectable bypass option to perform a bypass operation based on at least one of said media path faults exceeding a previously established severity level, said user-selectable bypass option being provided on a graphic user interface of said apparatus;
• and
• performing said bypass operation using said processor device based on a combination of said at least one of said media path faults exceeding a previously established severity level and said user-selectable bypass option being selected.

A method comprising:

• monitoring operations of a media storage device and a media path of a printing apparatus using a processor device of said printing apparatus to detect media path faults, said media storage device maintaining sheets of media and providing said sheets of media to said media path, said media path being positioned to supply sheets of media to printing elements of said printing apparatus;
• evaluating said media path faults to determine a severity of said media path faults using said processor device;
• providing a user-selectable bypass option to perform a bypass operation based on at least one of said media path faults exceeding a previously established severity level, said user-selectable bypass option being provided on a graphic user interface of said printing apparatus;
• and
• performing said bypass operation using said processor device based on a combination of said at least one of said media path faults exceeding a previously established severity level and said user-selectable bypass option being selected.