A user interface is provided for a printer having a finishing device having a maximum physical sheet capacity and being operable at an operational sheet capacity equal to or less than the maximum physical sheet capacity, a marking device which applies marks to sheets of media supplied thereto and outputs the same to the finishing device which receives the sheets from the marking device. The user interface comprises a display and an input device. The display communicates to an operator of the printer a selectable operational capacity of the finishing device whereby the operator may select a selectable operational capacity, a selectable option to override the selectable operational capacity and a prompt to override the operational capacity. The input device permits the operator of the printer to indicate selections.