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How To / Using the Printer Driver with Windows
About EPSON Status Monitor 3
The EPSON Status Monitor 3 is a utility program that monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status. For example, you can find out the amount of remaining toner through this utility. If a print error occurs, the utility provides you with a message describing the error. The Status Monitor 3 is accessed from within the printer driver. See the following section for more information.
Before using Status Monitor 3, be sure to read the printer driver's README file. This file contains the latest information on the printer driver and EPSON Status Monitor 3.
If you did not install the EPSON Status Monitor 3 after the installation of the printer driver, install the EPSON Status Monitor 3 according to the following steps:
 | Insert the printer software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. The Installation Program screen appears as shown below: |
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| | If the EPSON Installation Program screen does not appear automatically, perform either of the following procedures. |
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 | In the Installation Program screen, double-click Install EPSON Status Monitor 3. Alternatively, you can install it by selecting Install EPSON Status Monitor 3 and then clicking the arrow at the top right. |
 | In the dialog box that appears, make sure that your printer's icon is selected, and click OK. This automatically installs the utility program. |
 | When the installation is complete, click OK. |
You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 directly from any application programs, from your Windows operating system.
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| Do not clear the Monitor the printing status check box. If you clear the check box, the Status Alert window no longer comes up to notify you when an error occurs and your printer may not recover from some errors. |
You can monitor printer status and obtain information on consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box.
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Icon/Message: |
Shows the printer status. |
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Printer image: |
The image at the upper left shows the printer status graphically. |
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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. |
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Close button: |
Closes the dialog box. |
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Paper: |
Displays the paper size, 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. |
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Toner: |
Indicates the amount of remaining toner. The toner icon flashes if toner is low (10 percent or less) or out. |
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Photoconductor unit life: |
Indicates the remaining functional life of the photoconductor unit. |
You can use "Monitored Printers" utility, to change the type of printers that EPSON Status Monitor 3 will monitor. When you install the EPSON Status Monitor 3, this utility is also installed. Usually, it is not necessary to change a setup. Use this utility when you want to change the settings for some reason.
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| Click Start, point to Program, point to EPSON Printers, then click Monitored Printers. |
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| Clear the check box of the printers which are not monitored. |
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| Click OK. |
To make specific monitoring settings, click Monitoring Preferences in the Utility menu of the printer driver. The Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears.
The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box:
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Select Notification: |
Use the check boxes in this area to select the types of error that you wish to be notified about. |
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Default button: |
Restores default settings. |
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Select Shortcut Icon: |
To use the shortcut icon, select the Shortcut Icon check box and choose an icon. The icon you select appears on the right side of the task bar. |
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Allow monitoring of shared printers check box: |
To monitor a shared printer, select this box. You need to make this setting on the server. |
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OK button: |
Saves new changes. |
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Cancel button: |
Cancels any changes. |
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Help button: |
Opens online help for the Monitoring Preferences dialog box. |
The Status Alert window appears automatically when an error occurs. It indicates what type of error has occurred and offers you a possible solution. It closes automatically once the problem is cleared.
The Status Alert window opens under the conditions you select in the Monitoring Preferences dialog box.
If you wish to see information about printer consumables, click Consumables. Once this button is clicked, the Status Alert window will not disappear even after a problem is cleared. To close the box, you need to click Close.
You can stop monitoring the printing status by clearing the Monitor the Printing Status check box in the printer driver's Utility menu if you don't need to monitor the printer at all.
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