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Note:
You can see the status of the printer or information about jobs by clicking 
on the respective tab.
Job Information 
You can check job information on the  Job Information tab of the 
Detailed Status dialog box. 
c. Photoconductor 
Unit: Indicates the remaining life of the 
photoconductor unit.
The green level meter indicates the 
remaining life of the photoconductor unit 
that is set. The photoconductor icon 
flashes when an error in the 
photoconductor unit occurs or the 
photoconductor unit is near the end of its 
servise life.
d. Close button: Clicking this button closes the dialog box.
 
						

							
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Note:
You can see the status of the printer or information about consumables 
by clicking on the respective tab.
a. Job Name: Displays the user’s print job names. Other user’s print 
jobs are displayed as --------.
b. Status: Waiting: The print job which is waiting to be  printed.
Deleting: The print job which is being deleted.
Printing: The print job which is printed  currently.
Completed: Displays only your jobs that have  finished printing.
Canceled: Displays only your jobs that have  been canceled printing.
 Held: Job is on hold.
c. User: Displays the user name.
d. Computer: Displays the name of the computer that sent the print  job.
e. Job Type: Displays the job type. When the Reserve job function  is used, the jobs are displayed as Stored, Verify, 
Re-Print, and Confidential respectively. About the 
Reserve Job function, see Using the Reserve Job 
Function on page 167.
f. Cancel  Job 
button: Selecting a print job and clicking this button, cancels 
the selected print job.
g. Close  button Clicking this button closes the dialog box.
h. Print  button: Display the dialog box to print the held status job.
i. Refresh  button: Clicking this button refreshes the information on this 
menu.
j. Display  settings 
button Displays the Display settings dialog box to select items 
to be displayed.
 
						

							
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Notice Settings
To make specific monitoring settings, access EPSON Status 
Monitor and select Notice Settings from the file menu. The 
Notice Settings dialog box appears.
a. Printrer drop-down 
list (Mac OS X only): Select your printer from the drop-down list.
b. Monitor the printer  status check box: When this check box is selected, EPSON 
Status Monitor monitors the printer status 
during a print job is processed.
c Pop-up Notice: Sets the notification to be displayed.
d. Monitor Settings  button: Displays the Monitor Settings dialog box to 
set the monitoring interval.
e. OK button: Click this button to save the settings and  to exit the dialog box.
f. Cancel button: Click this button to exit the dialog box  without saving the settings.
 
						

							
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Setting Up the USB Connection
Note:
If you are connecting the USB cable to your Macintosh through a USB 
hub, be sure to connect using the first hub in the chain. The USB interface 
may be unstable depending on the hub used. If you experience problems 
with this type of setup, connect the  USB cable directly to your computer’s 
USB connector.
For Mac OS X users
1. Open the Applications folder on your hard drive, then open  the Utilities  folder and double-click the  Printer Setup Utility 
(for Mac OS X 10.3) or  Print Center (for Mac OS X 10.2 or 
below) icon.
2. Click  Add Printer  in the Printer List dialog box.
3. Select  EPSON USB  from the pop-up menu. Select your printer 
icon in the Product list, then click  Add.
g. Save button (Mac 
OS X only): Saves new changes and closes the dialog 
box.
 
						

							
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4. Close Printer Setup Utility  (for Mac OS X 10.3) or  Print Center 
(for Mac OS X 10.2 or below).
For Mac OS 9 users
1. Select  Chooser from the Apple menu. Click your printer’s 
icon, then click the USB port your printer is connected to.
2. Select  Background Printing  to turn background printing on 
or off.
Note:
❏ Background printing must be turned on for the EPSON Status 
Monitor to manage print jobs.
❏ When background printing is on, you can use your Macintosh 
while it is preparing a document for printing.
3. Close  Chooser.
 
						

							
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Canceling Printing
If the printouts are not what you expected and display incorrect 
o r  g a r b l e d  c h a r a c t e r s  o r  i m a g e s ,  y o u  m a y  n e e d  t o  c a n c e l  p r i n t i n g .  
When a print job continues on the computer, follow the 
instruction below to cancel printing.
For Mac OS X users
Open Printer Setup Utility  (for Mac OS X 10.3) or  Print Center (for 
Mac OS X 10.2 or below) and double-click your printer from the 
print queue. Then, select  Delete Job from the jobs menu.
For Mac OS 9 users
❏Press the Period (.) key while pressing the Command key to 
cancel printing. Depending on applications, the message 
shows the procedure to cancel printing during printing. If this 
appears, follow instructions in the message.
❏ During background printing, open EPSON Status Monitor 
from the Application menu. Then stop printing from EPSON 
Status Monitor, or delete the file that is in sleep mode.
After the last page is output, the  Ready (green) light on the 
printer turns on.
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 carefu l not to cancel print sent by other 
users.
 
						

							
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Uninstalling the Printer Software
When you wish to reinstall or upgrade the printer driver, be sure 
to uninstall the current printer software beforehand.
For Mac OS X users
1. Quit all applications, and restart your Macintosh.
2. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM in your Macintosh.
3. Double-click the  Mac OS X folder.
4. Double-click the  Printer Driver folder.
5. Double-click your printer’s icon. Note:
If the Authorization dialog box appears, enter the  Password or 
phrase , then click  OK.
6. When the software license agreement screen appears, read the  statement, then click  Accept.
7. Select  Uninstall from the menu at the upper left, then click 
Uninstall .
Follow the on-screen instructions.
For Mac OS 9 users
1. Quit all applications, and restart your Macintosh.
 
						

							
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2. Insert the EPSON printer software CD-ROM in your 
Macintosh.
3. Double-click the  English folder, then double-click  Disk 1 
folder inside the  Printer Driver folder.
4. Double-click the  Installer icon.
5. Click  Continue . When the software license agreement screen 
appears, read the statement, then click  Accept.
6. Select  Uninstall from the menu at the upper left, then click 
Uninstall .
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Sharing the Printer on a Network
Sharing the printer
This section describes how to share the printer on an AppleTalk 
network.
The computers on the network can share the printer that is 
directly connected to one of them. The computer that is directly 
connected to the printer is the print server, and the other 
computers are the clients which need permission to share the 
printer with the print server. The clients share the printer via the 
print server.
 
						

							
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For Mac OS X users
Use the Printer Sharing setting, which is a standard feature of Mac 
OS X 10.2 or later.
See your operating system’s documentation for details.
For Mac OS 9 users
Setting up your printer as a shared printer
Follow the steps below to share a printer connected directly to 
your computer with other computers on an AppleTalk network.
1. Turn on the printer.
2. Select Chooser from the Apple menu, then click your 
printer’s icon. Select USB port or FireWire port in the “Select 
a printer port” box on the right, then click  Setup. The Printer 
Setup dialog box appears.
Note:
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3. Under Printer Sharing Set Up, click 
Printer Sharing Setup.
4. The Printer Sharing dialog box appears. Select the  Share this 
Printer  check box, then type the printer name and password 
information as needed.
5. Click  OK to apply the settings.
6. Close  Chooser.
Accessing the shared printer
Follow the steps below to access your printer from another 
computer on the network.