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Status Monitor
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The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of the machine, letting you
see error messages such as paper empty, paper jam or ink replacement required at pre-set update intervals.
Before you can use the tool you must choose your machine in the
Model
pop-up menu in ControlCenter2.
You can check the device status by clicking the
Ink Level
icon in the
DEVICE SETTINGS
tab of
ControlCenter2 or by choosing
Brother Status Monitor
located in
Macintosh HD
/
Library
/
Printers
/
Brother
/
Utilities
.
Updating the machine’s status
If you want the latest machine status while the
Status Monitor
window is open, click the update button (1).
You can set at what interval the software will update the machine status information. Go to the menu bar,
Brother Status Monitor
and choose
Preferences
.
Hiding or showing the window
After starting the
Status Monitor
, you can hide or show the window. To hide the window, go to the menu
bar,
Brother Status Monitor
and choose
Hide Brother Status Monitor
. To show the window, click the
Status Monitor
icon in the dock or click the
Ink Level
button in the
DEVICE SETTINGS
tab of
ControlCenter2.
Quitting the window
Go to the menu bar and choose
Quit
.
Note
For Network Users, a Status Monitor Widget for Mac OS
®
X 10.4 or greater is also available as a download
from http://solutions.brother.com.
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