Status tab

The Status tab has links to the following main pages:

Device Status. View printer status information. This page indicates various printer conditions such as a paper jam or an empty tray. Use the virtual control panel buttons on this page to change printer settings. After you correct a problem with the printer, click the Refresh button to update the device status.

Supplies Status. View detailed supplies status such as the percentage of toner remaining in the print cartridges and the number of pages that have been printed with the current print cartridges. This page also has links to order supplies and to find recycling information.

Print Info Pages. Print the configuration page and other information pages that are available for the printer, such as the Supplies Status page, the Demo page, and the Menu Map.

Alerts tab

Use the Alerts tab to configure the printer to automatically notify you of printer alerts. The Alerts tab has links to the following main pages:

Set up status alerts

Administrative settings

On the Set up status alerts page, you can turn alerts on or off, specify when the printer should send an alert, and select from the following types of alerts:

a pop-up message

a task-bar icon

Click Apply to activate the settings.

On the Administrative settings page, you can set the frequency with which the HP Toolbox checks for printer alerts. The following settings are available:

Less often: every 15000 milliseconds

Normal: every 8000 milliseconds

More often: every 4000 milliseconds

If you want to reduce network I/O traffic, reduce the frequency with which the printer checks for alerts.

Device Settings button

Clicking the Device Settings button connects you to the printer’s embedded Web server.

See Using the embedded Web server for more information.

HP Toolbox links

The HP Toolbox links on the left side of the screen provide links to the following options:

Select a device. Select from all of the HP Toolbox-enabled devices.

View current alerts. View the current alerts for all of the installed printers. (You must be printing to view current alerts.)

Text only page. View HP Toolbox as a site map that links to text-only pages.

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