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View the Status Monitor
The status monitor starts automatically when printing starts and displays the printer
status and remaining ink ribbon level.
View Settings for the Status Monitor
Set to show or hide the status monitor. The default setting is "Use the Status
Monitor."
1
Select [Start] > [Windows System Tools] > [Control Panel] >
[Hardware and Sound] > [Devices and Printers].
For Windows 11:
Select [Start] > [All apps] >[Windows Tools] > [Control Panel] > [Hardware
and Sound] > [Devices and Printers].
For Windows 8.1:
From the desktop charm, select [Settings] > [Control Panel] > [Hardware
and Sound] > [Devices and Printers].
2
Right-click the printer icon, and select [Printing Preferences].
3
Click the [Status Monitor] tab.