Managing Print Jobs

You can customize the appearance of items on the Status Monitor 2 main window using the View menu options or options on the button bar.

If you’re monitoring multiple printers, you can reorder them in the Installed Printers list by clicking in the Printer Name, Status, or Job Count title bar.

When you start Status Monitor 2, you see the main window:

If you have more than one printer you want to monitor, you can add them using the Add Printer option in the Settings menu. To save system resources, you may want to delete any printers from the Status Monitor 2 list that you don’t need to monitor. To do this, click the printer in the Installed Printers list and select Delete Printer from the Settings menu.

The color of the Installed Printer icon indicates the printer status as follows:

Installed Printer

 

icon color

Status message

 

 

Green

The printer is ready to print.

 

 

Yellow

Paper and/or ink level is low.

 

 

Red

Paper and/or ink is out, paper is jammed, or a

 

print or communication error has occurred.

 

 

Gray

Printer not detected.

 

 

Other options in Status Monitor 2 let you view more details of the printer or job status, as described in the next sections.

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