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Using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility

Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3
Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility that comes with your printer is available for Windows Me, 98, 95, 2000, or NT 4.0. It allows you to monitor your printer's status, alerts you when printer errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions when needed.

The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility is available only when:

The printer is connected directly to the host computer via the parallel port [LPT1] or the USB port.

Your system is configured to support bidirectional communication.

The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility is installed when you install the printer driver as described in the Setup Guide.

Note:

If you install the driver using Add Printer in the Printers folder, or using the "Point and Print" method, EPSON Status Monitor 3 may not function properly. If you want to use EPSON Status Monitor 3, reinstall the driver as described in the Setup Guide.

Before using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility, be sure to read the README file on the driver disk. This file contains the latest information on the utility.

Setting up EPSON Status Monitor 3

Follow these steps to set up EPSON Status Monitor 3:

Open the Utility menu as described in Using the Printer Driver with Windows Me, 98, and 95 or Using the Printer Driver with Windows 2000 and NT 4.0.

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

The following settings are available:

Select Notification	Displays the error item check box ON/OFF status. Turn on this check box to display the selected error notification.
Select Shortcut icon	The selected icon is displayed in the system tray on the taskbar on the computer screen. The setting's example is shown on the right window. By clicking the shortcut icon, you can access the Monitoring Preferences dialog box easily.
Receive error notification for shared printers	Error notification for a shared printer can be received when this check box is selected.
Allow monitoring of shared printer	When this check box is selected, a shared printer can be monitored by other PCs.

Note:

Click the Default button to revert all items to the default settings.

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Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

Do one of the following to access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility:

Double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on the taskbar. To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, go to the Utility menu and follow the instructions.

Open the Utility menu, then click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon. To find out how to open the Utility menu, SeeUsing the Printer Driver with Windows Me, 98, and 95 or Using the Printer Driver with Windows 2000 and NT 4.0.

When you access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility as described above, the following printer status window appears.

You can view printer status information in this window.

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