Epson AcuLaser C1100D User Manual

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Setting Monitoring Preferences
To make specific monitoring settings, click Monitoring 
Preferences in the Utility tab of the printer driver. The 
Monitoring Preferences dialog box appears.
The following settings and buttons appear in the dialog box:
a. Select Notification: Use the check boxes in this area to 
select the types of error that you 
wish to be notified about.
b.Default button: Restores default settings.
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							72Using the Printer Software with Windows c. Select Shortcut Icon: To use the shortcut icon, select the 
Shortcut Icon check box, then 
choose an icon. The icon you select 
appears on the right side of the task 
bar.
Once the shortcut icon is in the task 
bar, you can double-click it to open 
the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog 
box. Alternatively, you can 
right-click the shortcut icon, then 
select Monitoring Preferences 
from the menu to open the 
Monitoring Preferences dialog box, 
and your printer from the menu to 
open the EPSON Status Monitor 3 
dialog box.
d. Job Management: Select the Show job information 
check box to display the Job 
Information menu in the EPSON 
Status Monitor 3 window. When 
this check box is selected, the Job 
management icon appears on the 
the task bar during printing.
To display the notification message 
when your print job is finished, 
select the Notify when printing 
completed check box.
Note:
This menu is enabled only under the 
conditions given in “Connections 
Supporting the Job Management 
function” on page 74.
e.Allow monitoring of 
shared printers check 
box:When this check box is selected, a 
shared printer can be monitored by 
other PCs.
 
						

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Status Alert window
The Status Alert window indicates what type of error has 
occurred and offers you a possible solution. The window closes 
automatically once the problem is cleared.
This window will appear according to the selected notification in 
the Monitoring Preferences dialog box.
If you wish to see information about printer consumables, click 
Details. Once this button is clicked, the Status Alert window will 
not disappear even after a problem is cleared. Click Close to close 
the window.
Job Management function
Using the Job Management function, you can obtain information 
on print jobs on the Job Information menu in the EPSON Status 
Monitor 3 dialog box. You can also choose to have a notice appear 
on the screen when printing is completed. f.OK button: Saves new changes.
g.Cancel button: Cancels any changes.
h.Help button: Opens online help for the 
Monitoring Preferences dialog box.
 
						

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Connections Supporting the Job Management function
The Job Management function is available when the following 
connections are used:
Server and client environments:
❏When using the shared Windows 2000, Server 2003, or NT 4.0 
LPR connection with Windows XP, Me, 98, 95, 2000, or NT 4.0 
clients.
❏When using the shared Windows 2000 or Server 2003 
Standard TCP/IP connection with Windows XP, Me, 98, 95, 
2000, or NT 4.0 clients.
❏When using the shared Windows 2000, Server 2003, or NT 4.0 
EpsonNet Print TCP/IP connection with Windows XP, Me, 
98, 95, 2000, or NT 4.0 clients.
Client only environments:
❏When using the LPR connection (in Windows XP, 2000, Server 
2003, or NT 4.0).
❏When using the Standard TCP/IP connection (in Windows 
XP, 2000, or Server 2003).
❏When using the EpsonNet Print TCP/IP connection (in 
Windows XP, Me, 98, 95, 2000, Server 2003, or NT 4.0).
Note:
You cannot use this function in the following situations:
❏When using an optional Ethernet interface card that does not 
support the Job Management function.
❏Note that if the user account used to log on to a client is different 
from the user account used to connect to the server, the Job 
Management function is not available.
❏When using a computer running Windows XP as a print server.
 
						

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Note on deleting print jobs:
You cannot delete the print job spooling on client computers running 
Windows Me, 98, or 95 using EPSON Status Monitor 3 when the 
following connections are used:
❏When using the shared Windows 2000, Server 2003, or NT 4.0 LPR 
connection.
❏When using the shared Windows 2000 or Server 2003 standard 
TCP/IP connection.
❏When using the shared Windows 2000, Server 2003, or NT 4.0 
EpsonNet Print TCP/IP connection.
Using the Job Information menu
To display the Job Information menu, select the Show job 
information check box on the Monitoring Preferences dialog box 
(See “Setting Monitoring Preferences” on page 71 for details.), 
then click the Job Information tab on the EPSON Status Monitor 
3 dialog box.
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							76Using the Printer Software with Windows a. Status: Waiting: The print job which is waiting to be 
printed.
Spooling: The print job which is being spooled 
on your computer.
Deleting: The print job which is canceled 
during spooling on your computer 
by pressing the Cancel Job button, 
or being deleted.
Printing: The print job which is printing 
currently.
Completed: Displays only your jobs that have 
finished printing.
Canceled:  Displays only print jobs that have 
been canceled.
b. Job Name: Displays the user’s print job file names. Other 
user’s print jobs are displayed as --------.
c.Cancel 
Job 
button:Selecting a print job and clicking this button, 
cancels the selected print job.
d.Refresh 
button:Clicking this button refreshes the information on 
this menu.
 
						

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Setting to notify when printing is completed
When the Notify when printing completed check box is 
selected, the Notify when printing completed function can be 
used.
When this function is enabled, the notify dialog box appears after 
your print job is completed.
Note:
When you cancel a target job, the Notify when printing completed dialog 
box does not appear.
Stopping monitoring
You can stop monitoring the printing status by clearing the 
Monitor the Printing Status check box in the printer driver’s 
Utility menu if you don’t need to monitor the printer at all.
Note:
❏The Monitor the Printing Status check box is displayed in the 
Utility menu of Document Defaults in Windows NT 4.0, or in the 
Utility menu of Printing Preference in Windows XP, 2000, or 
Server 2003.
❏You can find out the current printer status by clicking the EPSON 
Status Monitor 3 icon in the printer driver’s Utility menu.
Monitored Printers settings
You can use the Monitored Printers utility to change the types of 
printers that EPSON Status Monitor 3 will monitor. When you 
install EPSON Status Monitor 3, this utility is also installed. 
Usually, it is not necessary to change the setup.
1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to EPSON Printers, then 
click Monitored printers.
 
						

							78Using the Printer Software with Windows 2. Clear the check boxes of the type of printers you do not want 
to monitor.
3. Click OK to apply the settings.
Setting Up the USB Connection
The USB interface that comes with your printer complies with 
Microsoft Plug and Play (PnP) USB specifications.
Note:
Only PC systems equipped with a USB connector and running 
Windows XP, 2000, Me, 98, and Server 2003 support the USB interface.
1. Access the printer driver.
2. For Windows Me or 98, click the Details tab.
For Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, click the Ports tab.
 
						

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3. For Windows Me or 98, select the EPUSB1: (your printer) USB 
port from the Print to the following port drop-down list.
For Windows XP, 2000, or Server 2003, select the USB001 USB 
port in the list on the Ports menu.
Note:
This screen may vary depending on your operating system.
4. Click OK to save this settings.
 
						

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Canceling Printing
If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect 
or garbled characters or images, you may need to cancel printing. 
When the printer icon is displayed on the taskbar, follow the 
instructions below to cancel the printing.
Double-click your printer icon on the task bar. Select the task in 
the list, then click Cancel from the Document menu.
After the last page is output, the Ready (green) light on the printer 
turns on.
The current job is canceled.
Note: 
You can also cancel the current print job that is sent from your computer, 
by pressing the + Cancel Job button on the printer’s control panel. When 
canceling the print job, be careful not to cancel print jobs sent by other 
users.