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Printer Software

Checking Printer and Print Job Status for Windows

Using the Progress Meter
Using the EPSON Spool Manager
Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

Using the Progress Meter

When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter opens, as shown in the illustration below.

The Progress Meter indicates the progress of the current print job and provides printer status information when bidirectional communication between the printer and computer is established. This meter also displays helpful tips for better printing and error messages, as explained below.

Note:

The Progress Meter does not appear when the Show Progress Meter setting is turned off in the Speed & Progress dialog box. See Using Speed & Progress for more information.

EPSON Printing Tips

Tips for getting the most out of your EPSON printer driver appear at the bottom of the Progress Meter window. A new tip appears every 30 seconds. For more details on a displayed tip, click the Details button.

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Using the EPSON Spool Manager

The EPSON Spool Manager is similar to the Windows Print Manager. If it receives two or more print jobs at one time, it holds them in the order that they were received (with printers on a network this may be cancelled a print queue). When a print job reaches the top of the line, the EPSON Spool Manager sends the job to the printer.

Note:

The EPSON Spool Manager is not available for Windows NT 4.0.

After you send a print job, an EPSON STYLUS PRO 5500 button appears on the taskbar. Click this button to open the EPSON Spool Manager. From the Spool Manager, you can view print status information about the print jobs which have been sent to your printer. You can also cancel, pause and resume, or restart selected print jobs.

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Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

EPSON Status Monitor 3 displays detailed information on the printer status.

Note:

Before using EPSON Status Monitor 3, be sure to read its READ ME file. To open this file, click Start, point to Programs and then EPSON or EPSON Printers, then click EPSON STYLUS PRO 5500 Read me.

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

There are two ways to access EPSON Status Monitor 3.

Double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on the Windows taskbar. To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, see Making monitoring preference settings.

Open the printer driver, click the Utility tab, then click EPSON Status Monitor 3.

When you access EPSON Status Monitor 3, the following window appears.

Viewing information in EPSON Status Monitor 3

EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides the following information:

Current Status:
EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides you with detailed printer status information, a graphic display, and status messages. If the ink runs low or out, the How to button appears in the EPSON Status Monitor 3 window. Clicking How to displays cartridge replacement instructions.

Ink Levels:
EPSON Status Monitor 3 provides a graphic display of the amount of ink remaining.

Making monitoring preference settings

The Monitoring Preference dialog box allows you to specify the monitoring features of the EPSON Status Monitor 3. Follow the steps below.

Open the printer software for your printer as described in Accessing the printer software for Windows.

Click the Utility tab, then click the Speed & Progress button. The Speed & Progress dialog box appears.

Click the Monitoring Preferences button. The Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears.

Make the following settings.

Select Notification

Displays the current error item notification settings.

Select the appropriate check boxes to specify the error types for which you wish to receive notification.

Select Shortcut Icon

Select the Shortcut Icon check box to have a shortcut icon placed in your Windows taskbar. Clicking the shortcut icon in the taskbar open EPSON Status Monitor 3. To select which icon is displayed, click the icon you prefer from the choices given; your selection is shown at the right.

Allow monitoring of shared printers

When this check box is selected, a shared printer can be monitored by other PCs.

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