Using Printer Status and Alerts
Printer Status and Alerts is only supported for Windows 98 and later.
The Printer Status and Alerts software is available to users of both networked and directly connected printers. This software allows you to view the embedded Web server information for a particular printer. It also generates messages on the computer regarding the status of the printer and print jobs. Depending on how the printer is connected, you can receive different messages.
You can set alerts options for a single printer that supports Printer Status and Alerts, or you can set alert options for all printers that support Printer Status and Alerts. For networked printers, these alerts only appear for your jobs.
Note that even if you are setting alert options for all printers, not all options you select can apply to all printers. For example, if you select the option for notifying you when the print cartridges are low, then all directly connected printers that support Printer Status and Alerts will generate a message when the print cartridges are low. However, none of the networked printers will generate this message, nor will directly connected printers that do not support Printer Status and Alerts.
To choose which status messages appear
1Open Printer Status and Alerts in one of these ways:
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•On the Start menu, point to Programs, point to Printer Status and Alerts, and click Printer Status and Alerts.
2Click the Options icon in the left pane.
3In the For field, select the printer driver for this printer, or select All Printers.
4Clear the options for the messages you do not want to appear, and select the options for the messages you do want to appear.
5Under Status Check Rate, select how frequently you want the software to update the printer status information that the software uses to generate the messages. Status Check Rate might not be available if the printer administrator has restricted the rights to this function.
To view status messages and information
On the left side of the window, select the printer for which you want to see information. Information provided includes status messages, supplies status, and printer capabilities. You can also click the Job History (clock) icon at the top of the window to view a list of previous jobs sent to the printer from your computer.
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