About the EPSON Status Monitor 3
EPSON Status Monitor 3 is a utility program that monitors your printer and gives you information about its current status, including the amount of remaining toner. If a print error occurs, the Status Monitor also provides you with a message describing the error. You can access EPSON Status Monitor 3 from your printer driver.
Before using Status Monitor 3, be sure to read the printer driver’s README file. This file contains the latest information on the printer driver including Status Monitor 3.
Environment for EPSON Status Monitor 3
Protocols
The protocols that must be installed to run EPSON Status Monitor 3 vary depending on your operating system and printer type. The following table divides printers into two categories: Local printers and Windows shared printers.
Use this table to determine what protocols you need to install according to your operating system and printer type, then see the corresponding section for your operating system.
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Windows 98 | LPT/USB | LPT/USB |
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Windows 95 | LPT | LPT |
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Windows NT 4.0 | LPT | LPT |
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Macintosh | USB | — |
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