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Using the Printer Software with Macintosh

Monitoring Your Printer using EPSON Status Monitor 3

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3
Getting printer status details
Setting Monitoring Preferences
Status Alert window
Using the Job Management function

EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status.

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

You can access EPSON Status Monitor 3 by selecting the EPSON Status Monitor 3 alias from the Apple menu.

Note:

The appropriate printer port must already be selected in the Chooser so that necessary information can be received from the selected printer driver when the EPSON Status Monitor 3 starts. If the printer port is not correct, an error will occur.

If you change the printer driver in the Chooser while the spool file is printing in the background, output to the printer may be disrupted.

Printer and consumable products status information appears in the status window only if the Chooser is acquiring status normally.

For Mac OS X users

Click Print in the File menu of any application. The Print dialog box appears.

Select Utilities in the list where Copies & Pages is displayed.

Click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon.

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Getting printer status details

You can monitor printer status and get information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.

Note:

This screen may vary depending on your operating system version.

a.	Icon/Message:	The icon and message shows the printer status.
b.	Printer image:	The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically.
c.	Text box:	The text box next to the printer image displays the current status of the printer. When a problem occurs, the most probable solution is displayed.
d.	Close button:	Clicking this button closes the dialog box.
e.	Paper:	Displays the paper size, the paper type and the approximate amount of paper remaining in the paper source. Information for the optional cassettes are displayed only if this option is installed.
f.	Toner:	Indicates the amount of remaining toner. The toner icon flashes if toner is low.
g.	Photoconductor Unit:	Indicates the remaining functional life of the photoconductor unit.

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Setting Monitoring Preferences

To make specific monitoring settings, select Monitor Setup from the File menu. The Monitor Setup dialog box appears.

The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box:

Select Notification:

Select the types of error that you wish to be notified about.

Note:

You can choose Once a day for consumables.

Once a day: When a notification occurs, it is displayed once a day until resolved.

Default button:

Restores default settings.

OK button:

Saves new changes.

Save button:

Saves new changes and closes the dialog box.

Note:

This function is only available with Mac OS X.

Cancel button:

Cancels any changes.

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Status Alert window

The Status Alert window indicates what type of error has occurred and offers you a possible solution. The window closes automatically once the problem is cleared.

This window will also appear according to the selected notification in the Monitor Setup dialog box.

If you wish to see information about printer consumables, click Show Details, for Mac OS X users, click button. If you click this button, the Status Alert window will not disappear even after the problem is cleared. To close the window you need to click Close.

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Using the Job Management function

You can obtain information on the print jobs on the Job Information menu on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.

To display the Job Information menu, select the Show job information check box on the Monitoring Preferences dialog box. Then click the Job Information menu on the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.

Note:

This screen is from the Mac OS X operating system.

a.	Status:	Waiting:	Waiting to print.
		Printing:	Current job is being printed.
		Completed:	Indicates job has been printed.
		Canceled:	Indicates job has been canceled.
b.	Job Name:	Displays the user's print job file names. Other users print jobs are displayed as --------.
c.	Job Type:	The jobs are displayed as Normal. Job Type is displayed only for Mac OS X.
d.	Cancel Job button:	Selecting a print job and clicking this button, cancels the selected print job.
e.	Refresh button:	Clicking this button refreshes the information on this menu.

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