Checking printer status from the printer driver – Ericsson STYLUS PRO 4900 User Manual

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Checking Printer Status From the Printer Driver

The Epson Status Monitor utility installed with your printer driver lets you
check the levels of ink in the printer and the level of the maintenance
tank(s). Follow the steps below to use the utility to check the status.

1. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:

Windows 7 and Windows Vista: Click

, select

Control Panel

,

select

Hardware and Sound

, and click

Devices and Printers

.

Right-click the icon for your printer and select

Printing

Preferences

. Click the

Utility

tab.

Windows XP: Click

Start

and select

Control Panel

. Double-click

Printers and Faxes

. Right-click your printer icon and select

Printing

Preferences

. Click the

Utility

tab.

Mac OS X: Open the

EPSON Printer Utility4

in your

Applications

folder. Select your printer and click

OK

.

2. Click the

EPSON Status Monitor 3

icon.

The software checks the amount of ink in the printer and maintenance
tank(s) and displays one of these windows:

Tip: On a Macintosh, you
can also run maintenance
utilities by clicking the
Utility button in the print
job window or the

icon

on the printer settings
screen.

Note: On the Mac, the
Paper Setup from Printer
is not acquired.

Windows

Mac OS X

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