Tally Genicom 9316 manual Working with the Status Display

Working with the Status Display

Introduction

The Status Monitor shows information about the current status of the com- puter’s local printer.

Environment

The Status Display can be used with Windows XP, 2000, Me, and 98 con- nected via a parallel cable or USB cable.

Opening the Status Display and Showing the Supplies Status

Use one of the following steps to open the Status Display.

Windows XP—Choose Start, All Programs, then TallyGenicom 9316 Util- ities, and then TallyGenicom 9316 Status.

Windows Me/2000/98—From the Start menu, choose Programs, then TallyGenicom 9316 Utilities, and then TallyGenicom 9316 Status.

Altering the Size of the Status Display Window

From the Display menu, choose Status (Reduce) to decrease the size of the window, or

From the Display menu, choose Status (Expand) to increase the size of the window.

Using the Status Display

When the background of the right-hand printer graphic is green, the printer is in standby mode or a job is printing normally.

When the background of the right-hand printer graphic is red, there is an error and the job has been interrupted. The status of the printer and the error message are shown in the dialog boxes on the left.

The function areas include:

Printer status—Displays text messages that describe the current opera-

￿tional status of the printer.

How to recover—Provides you with explanations of what you need to do in order to correct problems and recover from error conditions.

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