About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 Utility

The EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility comes with your printer but is available only when using Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0. It allows you to monitor your printer’s status, alerts you when printer errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions when needed.

The EPSON Status Monitor 3 is available only when:

❏The printer is connected directly to the host computer via the parallel port [LPT1].

❏Your system is configured to support bidirectional communication.

You can install the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility when you install the printer driver.

Before using the Status Monitor, be sure to read the README file in the Disk 1 folder on the driver disk. This file contains the latest information on the Status Monitor.

Note:

If you install the driver by using Add Printer in the Printers folder, or by using the “Point and Print” method, Status Monitor 3 may not function properly. If you want to use Status Monitor 3, reinstall the driver as described in Chapter 1.

Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3

There are three ways to access EPSON Status Monitor 3:

❏Double-click the printer-shaped shortcut icon on the taskbar at the bottom of your computer screen. To add a shortcut icon to the taskbar, see “Utility menu.”

❏Open the printer software window, click the Utility tab, then click EPSON Status Monitor 3.

6-2Using EPSON Status Monitor 3