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Systems and methods for selecting a media and a page size. A combination is provided for each media/page size pair in a printing system. A user can select a combination from a list of combinations and the media and page size that correspond to the selected combination are identified and used for a p

Systems and methods for selecting a media and a page size. A combination is provided for each media/page size pair in a printing system. A user can select a combination from a list of combinations and the media and page size that correspond to the selected combination are identified and used for a print job of the user. A color profile is selected automatically. The selected media is loaded in an appropriate printer and printed. The combination is an encrypted value that includes a media and a page size. The combination optionally includes an entity identifier. The combinations or identifiers are usually specific to a particular entity and cannot be used by other competing entities.

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1. In a printing system that includes a plurality of medias, wherein each media is available in at least one page size, a method for selecting a media/page size pair, the method comprising:selecting a combination from a list of combinations, wherein each combination in the list of combinations is as

1. In a printing system that includes a plurality of medias, wherein each media is available in at least one page size, a method for selecting a media/page size pair, the method comprising:selecting a combination from a list of combinations, wherein each combination in the list of combinations is associated with a particular media/page size pair;generating one or more coded identifiers after the combination is selected from the list of combinations, each coded identifier associated with a particular media/page size pair;comparing the selected combination with the one or more coded identifiers; anddetermining the particular media/page size pair from the coded identifier that matches the selected combination. 2. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein determining the particular media/page size pair from the identifier that matches the selected combination further comprises identifying each media/page size pair available to the printing system. 3. A method as defined in claim 2, wherein selecting a combination from a list of combinations further comprises:submitting each media/page size pair in the printing system to a coding entity; andreceiving a combination for each media/page size pair from the coding entity. 4. A method as defined in claim 3, wherein the selected combination is hashed and represents one or more of a media, a page size, and an entity, wherein generating one or more coded identifiers after the combination is selected from the list of combinations further comprises:hashing each identifier when the combination is selected; andcomparing each hashed identifier with the selected combination. 5. A method as defined in claim 1, wherein determining the particular media/page size pair from the identifier that matches selected combination further comprises:determining whether an entity represented in the selected combination is included in an approved entity list maintained by the printing system; andpermitting a print job to print if the entity represented in the selected combination is included in the approved entity list. 6. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising printing a print job using the particular media/page size pair associated with the selected combination. 7. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising locking at least a portion of the printing system such that only combinations that include an approved entity identifier can be used to select a media/page size pair. 8. A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising not storing the list of combinations in a memory of the printing system. 9. In a printing system that provides a plurality of medias, a method for selecting a media and a page size of the media from the plurality of medias for a print job, the method comprising:receiving a combination from a user at a printing system, wherein the combination is coded and represents a particular media and a page size of the particular media;coding at least one identifier in a list of identifiers maintained by the printing system;comparing the combination received from the user with the coded identifiers; andselecting the particular media and the page size of the particular media that is represented by the combination if the combination matches a coded identifier from the list of identifiers. 10. A method as defined in claim 9, wherein receiving a combination from a user at a printing system further comprises providing a list of combinations to the user, wherein each combination is a bar code and each combination represents one or more of an entity identifier, a media, and a page size. 11. A method as defined in claim 9, wherein comparing the combination with coded identifiers further comprises:hashing each identifier included in the list of identifiers; andcomparing each hashed identifier with the combination received from the user. 12. A method as defined in claim 11, further comprising:determining if the combination received from the user includes an entity identifier;determining that the entity identifier is valid for the printing system by comparing the entity identifier with other entity identifiers stored by the printing system; andprinting a print job on the particular media and the page size of the particular media that correspond to the combination if the entity identifier is valid. 13. A method as defined in claim 12, further comprising sending the print job to a printer adapted for printing on the particular media and the page size of the particular media that corresponds to the combination received from the user. 14. A method as defined in claim 12, further comprising locking one or more printers of the printing system, wherein each locked printer can only be used if the entity identifier in the combination is valid. 15. A method as defined in claim 13, further comprising unlocking one or more printers of the printing system where each unlocked printer can be used even if the entity identifier in the combination is not valid. 16. A method is defined in claim 9, further comprising printing a print job on the particular media and the page size of the particular media associated with the combination. 17. A computer program product having computer-executable instructions for performing the method of claim 9. 18. A method for managing media used for print jobs, the method comprising:identifying each media/page size pair used in a printing system, wherein the printing system includes one or more printers adapted for printing on each media/page size pair;providing each media/page size pair used in the printing system to a coding entity;receiving a combination from the coding entity for each media/page size pair, wherein the combination is coded such that the printing system cannot generate new combinations for new media/page size pairs; andproviding a list of combinations to users of the printing system, wherein users print a print job on a particular media/page size pair by selecting a particular combination associated with the particular media/page size pair. 19. A method as defined in claim 18, further comprising:storing each media/page size pair at the printing system; andmaking the list of combinations available to users without storing the list of combinations in memory of the printing system. 20. A method as defined in claim 19, further comprising:receiving a combination from a user for a print job;generating a list of identifiers, wherein each identifier corresponds to a different media/page size pair and wherein each identifier is coded;comparing the received combination with the coded identifiers; andidentifying a particular media/page size that corresponds to a coded identifier that matches the received combination. 21. A method as defined in claim 20, further comprising:storing a list of entity identifiers at the printing system; andincluding at least one entity identifier in each coded identifier. 22. A method as defined in claim 21, further comprising locking the printing system if an entity identifier included in the received combination does not match an entity identifier such that the user cannot select a media/page size pair for a print job. 23. A method as defined in claim 21, further comprising locking a portion of the printing system if an entity identifier included in the received combination does not match en entity identifier such that the user can only select a particular media/page size pair or only use a particular printer of the printing system. 24. A method as defined in claim 18, wherein only media/page size pairs having a combination from the coding entity can be selected by a user. 25. A method as defined in claim 18, further comprising automatically selecting a color profile of the media/page size pair associated with the received combination. 26. A computer program product having computer executable instructions for performing the method of claim 18.