Printing and Faxing

Status Monitor

The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of the machine, letting you see error messages such as paper empty or paper jam at pre-set update intervals. You can check the device status by launching Brother Status Monitor. Follow these steps:

For Mac OS X 10.5.8

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Run the System Preferences, select Print & Fax, then choose the machine. Click the Open Print Queue..., then click Utility. Status Monitor will start up.

For Mac OS X 10.6.x to 10.7.x

a Run the System Preferences, select Print & Fax or Print & Scan, then choose the machine.

 

b Click the Open Print Queue..., then click Printer Setup. Select the Utility tab then click

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Open Printer Utility. Status Monitor will start up.

 

 

Updating the machine’s status

 

 

If you want the latest machine status while the Status Monitor window is open, click the

icon. You can

 

set the interval at which the software will update the machine status information. Go to the menu bar, Brother Status Monitor and choose Preferences.

Hiding or showing the window

After starting the Status Monitor, you can hide or show the window. To hide the window, go to the menu bar, Brother Status Monitor and choose Hide Status Monitor. To show the window, click the

Brother Status Monitor icon in the dock.

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