Epson EPL-1220, Reference Manual

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Chapter 3 Using the Printer Driver 50
Monitoring Your Printer (EPSON Status Monitor 3)
About the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility
The EPSON Status Monitor 3 is a utility program that monitors
your printer and gives you information about its current status.
For example, you can find out the amount of remaining toner
through this utility. If a print error occurs, the utility provides you
with a message describing the error. The Status Monitor 3 utility
is accessed from within the printer driver. See the following
section for more information.
Before using Status Monitor 3, be sure to read the printer driver’s
README file. This file contains the latest information on the
printer driver and Status Monitor 3.
Accessing the EPSON Status Monitor 3
The EPSON Status Monitor 3 monitors the printer during printing
and while the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box is open.
You can access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 directly from any
application programs, from your Windows operating system.
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To access the EPSON Status Monitor 3 from your application,
click the
Print or Page Setup command on the File menu. You
also need to click Setup , Options , Properties , or a
combination of these buttons.
Then click the
Utility tab, and click the EPSON Status Monitor
3 icon to start the EPSON Status Monitor 3 utility.