EPSON Status Monitor 2 (Windows only) 12-26
Background Monitoring Icon and Status Alert
When you click and select the Monitor this printer check box in
the Monitoring Preferences dialog box, EPSON Status Monitor 2
monitors the selected printer. The background monitoring icon
changes its color according to the printer’s status, and the Status
Alert window opens according to the conditions you select in the
Monitoring Preferences dialog box.

Background monitoring icon

A printer-shaped background monitoring icon appears on the
taskbar after you install EPSON Status Monitor 2.
Double-clicking the background monitoring icon opens the
EPSON Status Monitor 2 window. Right-clicking this icon opens
a pop-up menu where you can choose to have the Status Alert
displayed in front of other windows on the desktop. This pop-up
menu also allows you to turn off the background monitoring
feature.
The background monitoring icon changes its color according to
the printer status:
Printer Icon:
Green
Yellow
Red
Gray
Meaning:
Ready to print.
Ready to print; however the printer has
detected something that may become a
problem if it isn’t fixed.
Cannot print because of a problem.
Cannot monitor the printer.