Dell 3100cn Color Laser Printer - Manual (Page 195)

Understanding Your Printer Software
Use the Drivers and Utilities CD that came with your printer to install a combination of software programs, depending on your operating system.
The following software programs can only operate on Windows. They cannot operate on Macintosh, UNIX, or Linux.
Printing Status Window
The Printing Status Window alerts you when an error or warning occurs, for example, when the top cover is open or toner is running low.
The Printing Status Window always launches when printing. When an error occurs, the error message appears on the Printing Status Window.
Status Window
On the Status Window, you can check how much toner and paper are remaining or the configuration of options for the local printer.
Status Monitor Console
Use the Status Monitor Console to manage multiple Status Window.
l Select a printer from the list view (or Printer Selection) by clicking its name to open a Status Window or Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool for a
particular printer.
l Select Help to read the online help.
l The Status Monitor Console displays the Status Window for local connections, or the Dell Printer Configuration Web Tool for network connections.
Dell Supplies Management System
You can launch the Dell Supplies Management System dialog box from the Printing Status window, the All Programs menu, or the desktop icon. You can
also launch it from the Status Window when a toner error occurs.
You can order consumables by phone or from the web.
1. Click Start ® All Programs ® Dell Printers ® Dell Laser Printer 3100cn ® Dell Supplies Management System.
The Dell Supplies Management System window appears.
2. If ordering from the Web:
a. When you cannot get information from the printer automatically by two-way communication, a window that prompts you to type the Service Tag
number appears. Type your Dell printer Service Tag number in the field provided.
Your Service Tag number is located inside the front door of your printer.
b. Click Visit Dell printer supplies ordering web site.
3. If ordering by phone, call the number that appears under the By Telephone heading.
User Setup Disk Creating Tool
The User Setup Disk Creating Tool program located in the MakeDisk folder of the Utilities folder on the Drivers and Utilities CD and the printer drivers located
on the Drivers and Utilities CD are used to create driver installation packages that contain custom driver settings. A driver installation package can contain a
group of saved printer driver settings and other data for things such as: