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User Guide
Using the Printer Manager Instrument Bar with the Mouse
The Windows toolbar includes the Matica application logo that, when clicked, displays a popup window
from where the Printer Status can be launched. Left-clicking the related icon on the instrument bar opens
the Printer Manager program.
Right clicking the related icon on the instrument bar opens the Windows menu popup program.
The menu consists of the following:
Printer Manager: Opens the Printer Manager program
Popup Job Status
Quit: closes the program.
Printers Management
The Printers Management window is displayed, as shown below, when the program is executed from the
Application bar or from Windows programs.
All the printer drivers installed on the computer are displayed in this window. From here, the Printer
Manager can be launched for a given printer by double-clicking on the related printer name.
The following information is available in this window:
1)
Printer Name: the name of the printer is displayed in this area. The printer name can be defined by the
user during the installation; if is not defined by the user, it will be defined from the program during the
installation in which case it will be composed of the printer name and the port where it was connected during
installation.
Double clicking the printer name opens the Printer Manager.
2)
Connection: the following connectivity is supported:
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USB (Local Connection)
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Wi-Fi Access Point (Printer Internal Router)
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LAN (cable)
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WLAN (Wi-Fi).
3)
Printer Status: this area can provide the following information:
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Matica Logo or Printer model logo
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Wi-Fi connection logo: the printer is connected via Wi-Fi
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Printer status with background color:
a)
Green: Ready
b)
Light Grey: Off-line
c)
Amber: Job underway – Error (with a brief description of the error)
4)
Ribbon Type: when the printer is connected, this area indicates the type of ribbon installed in the
printer.
5)
Remaining Capacity: this area indicates how much ribbon is still available. Once a printer is chosen and
the Printer Manager is opened after double-clicking on the printer name, the Printer Management window
reduces to an icon. To then reopen the Printer Management window, proceed as explained at the
beginning of this section.