Xerox P12 manual DOS Status Monitor, Using the Status Monitor

7-2DOS Status Monitor

The DOS Status Monitor is a memory-resident (TSR) program that can pop up in DOS programs giving you real-time feedback on Xerox DocuPrint P12 status as well as enabling you to pause/continue printing, reset the printer, or eject a page. The amount of status information displayed depends on whether the bi-directional communication with the printer is enabled.

7-2-1 Using the Status Monitor

To load the DOS Status Monitor, type XC12SM and press Enter at the DOS prompt. The DOS Status Monitor is invoked by pressing a hot-key combination. The default is Ctrl-Alt-S. You can see the name of the printer, the printer port it is connected to, and its current status on the upper portion of this status monitor.

☞7-1-6 Change Status Monitor settings menu

Below the printer status information area, the printer control options are indicated. To access an option, type its letter as indicated on the screen.

◆P - Pause Printing

Pressing P during printing will stop further printing after the current page has been printed. If no print data is received by the printer when you press P, the printer goes off-line until C is pressed. This option will not be displayed on the DOS Status Monitor if no bi- directional connection exists.

◆C - Continue Printing

When printing is paused, or when the printer is waiting for some action from you, pressing C resumes the print job. This option will not be displayed on the DOS Status Monitor if no bi-directional connection exists.

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