Brother 7420 Status Monitor (Windows only)

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Status Monitor (Windows® only)
The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool that allows you to monitor the status of one or more
devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of errors such as paper empty or pape r jam.
How to turn on the status monitor
1Click Brother MFC-XXXX (USB) Printer or Brother
DCP-XXXX (USB) Printer (Where XXXX is your model
name and if you are connected by USB then USB will be
in the printer driver name) located in the Start/All
Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX/Sta tus
Monitor on your computer. The Brother Status Moni tor
window will appear.
2Right-click on the status monitor window and select
Load Status Monitor on Startup in the menu.
3Right-click on the status monitor window and select
Location, and then select the way to display the status
monitor on your computer—in the taskbar, in the
tasktray, in the tasktray (on Error) or on the desktop.
Monitoring and viewing the machine’s status
The Status Monitor icon will change color depending on the machine’s status.
Green icon means a normal stand-by condition.
Yellow icon means a warning.
Red icon means a printing error has occured.
Note
■You can check the device status at anytime by double-clicking the icon in the tasktray or selecting the
Status Monitor located in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-XXXX on your
computer.
■For more information abou t using the Status Monitor softwa re, right click the Status Monito r icon and
choose Help.