Specifications

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5. If you want to have the Status Monitor 3 icon appear in your Windows
taskbar, click the
Shortcut Icon
checkbox. Then select the icon you
want to use.
After you enable the shortcut, you can simply double-click the icon to
open the Status Monitor 3 window (shown on page 4-16) or right-click
it, then select
Monitoring Preferences
in the pop-up menu.
6. Select
Allow monitoring of shared printers
if your printer is shared
and you want to let other users monitor it.
7. Click
OK
to save your settings.
Optimizing Print Speed
Using the Speed & Progress utility, you can optimize your printer’s parallel
port for the fastest data transfer rate and speed up the way your printer driver
processes multiple-copy print jobs.
1. Do one of the following:
•
Windows XP: Click
Start
and select
Control Panel
. Double-click
Printers and Other Hardware
, then double-click
Printers and
Faxes
. Right-click your printer icon and select
Printing
Preferences
.
•
All other versions of Windows: Click
Start
, point to
Settings
,
then select
Printers
. Right-click your printer icon and select
Properties
(Windows 95, 98, or Me),
Document Defaults
(Windows NT), or
Printing Preferences
(Windows 2000).
2. Click the
Utility
tab, then click the
Speed & Progress
button.
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