User's Manual

Basic Printing
1-5
Checking Printer Status
While your document is printing, the
EPSON
D
espooler dialog
box appears on your screen:
This dialog box shows the progress of your print job and the
status of your printer. If you run out of paper while printing, for
example, the Despooler warns you. You can use the buttons to
cancel, pause, or restart your print job.
The Status Monitor at the bottom of the dialog box shows how
much ink is left in your printer, along with these status icons:
The name of
the file you’re
printing
appears here
Click to
pause printing
Click to cancel
printing
Click to
restart printing
Note:
The Status Monitor
appears only if you’re
using Windows 95 and
you’re not printing over
a network.
The Status Monitor is checking the printer’s
status.
An error has occurred. Check your printer or see
Chapter 6 for troubleshooting information.
The printer is ready to print.
The printer is currently printing.
The ink level is low or empty; check the
B or A
Ink Out light on the control panel and replace the
cartridge if necessary.
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