Epson DFX-8500 User Manual - Page 119

EPSON Status Monitor 2 is a utility that comes with your printer for use with Windows 95. It allows you to monitor your printer's status, alerts you when printer errors occur, and provides troubleshooting instructions when needed. This chapter tells you how to use the Status Monitor to get printer status information and how to set the background monitoring feature to automatically alert you whenever your printer's status changes. When you install the EPSON Status Monitor 2, the Paper Memory utility is also installed automatically. This utility allows you to register up to eight types of paper. For more information, see page 5-12. Note: To monitor a DFX-8500 printer through a network, you must install an optional Type B Ethernet Interface Card (C82357@ ) in your printer and use the Status Monitor utility that comes with the interface card. See the manual that comes with the interface card for instructions on using the Status Monitor in a network environment. Installing EPSON Status Monitor 2 To install the Status Monitor, follow these steps: 1. Make sure that you have installed the printer driver for Windows 95. If not, install the printer driver for Windows 95 as described in Chapter 2. Note: If you installed the Status Monitor before the driver, install the printer driver, then install the Status Monitor again. 2. Insert Disk 1 of the EPSON Status Monitor 2 software in a disk drive. 3. Click START, then Run. 5-2 Using EPSON Status Monitor 2