Monitoring settings

Settings

Explanations

 

 

EPSON Status

You can access EPSON Status Monitor 3 when you

Monitor 3

click this button. To monitor the printer, make sure the

 

Monitor the printing status check box is selected.

 

 

Monitoring

Click this button to open the Monitoring Preferences

Preferences

dialog box where you can make settings for EPSON

 

Status Monitor 3. See “Setting up EPSON Status Monitor

 

3” on page 59 for more information.

 

 

Using EPSON Status Monitor 3

EPSON Status Monitor 3 is available for Windows XP, Me, 98, 95, 2000, and Windows NT 4.0. It allows you to monitor your printer’s status, alerts you when printer errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions when needed.

EPSON Status Monitor 3 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.

EPSON Status Monitor 3 is installed when you install the printer driver as described in the Start Here.

Note:

If you install the driver 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 Start Here.

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