Operation Manual

Working with the Status Monitor3-2
Working with the Status Monitor
Introduction
The Status Monitor shows information about the current status of the printer.
The Status Monitor can be installed from the Utilities and Documentation CD/
DVD.
For details on the installation, refer to the Reference Guide on the Utilities
and Documentation CD/DVD.
Operating Environment
The Status Monitor can be used on computers running Windows Server
2008/Vista/XP/Server 2003/2000 connected to the printer using the Ethernet
connection.
Opening the Status Monitor
Use one of the following steps to open the Status Monitor:
 Windows Server 2008/Vista/XP/Server 2003—From the Start—All Pro-
grams menu, choose the item that contains the printer utilities, and then
Status Monitor. Double-click the Status Monitor icon displayed in the
taskbar.
 Windows 2000—From the Start—Programs menu, choose the item that
contains the printer utilities, and then Status Monitor. Double-click the
Status Monitor icon displayed in the task bar.
Using the Status Monitor
Status Tab
 Select Printer—Selects the printer whose status is displayed. In addition,
the messages that appear in the message window of the selected printer
are displayed.
 Graphic—Normally, the logo is displayed. When a printer error is
detected, a graphic representation of the printer is shown, and the loca-
tion of the problem is indicated. When the background of the printer
graphic is red or yellow, there is an error and the job has been interrupted.
 Advanced Options—Click Advanced Options to display the Advanced
Options dialog box. From the Advanced Options dialog box, select
whether the Status Monitor automatically starts when the operating sys-
tem is started and whether error notifications are sent by e-mail.