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Toner levels on Xerox

Great work on this. I’m having an issue monitoring a Xerox DocuColor 242 though. The reported toner levels fluctuate wildly every few minutes. Here is an example from CONSUM ALL:

Black Toner [K] Cartridge is at 253% – OK!
Black Drum Cartridge is at 55% – OK!
Black Toner [K1] Cartridge is at 1084% – OK!
Black Toner [K2] Cartridge is at 884% – OK!
| Black Toner [K] Cartridge=253;20;5; Black Drum Cartridge=55;20;5; Black Toner [K1] Cartridge=1084;20;5; Black Toner [K2] Cartridge=884;20;5;

Black Toner [K] Cartridge is at 15% – WARNING!
Black Drum Cartridge is at 17% – WARNING!
Black Toner [K1] Cartridge is at 1590% – OK!
Black Toner [K2] Cartridge is at 1071% – OK!
| Black Toner [K] Cartridge=15;20;5; Black Drum Cartridge=17;20;5; Black Toner [K1] Cartridge=1590;20;5; Black Toner [K2] Cartridge=1071;20;5;

This is for all consumables. Actual levels for K1 and K2 are 20% and 100%.

All other checks work. Tray levels look correct. Tray 5 says to refill it with .5 x .5 paper but it is set to 8.5×11.

Thanks.