
You can also open EPSON Monitor3 by double-clicking the EPSON Monitor3 icon in the Extensions folder.

This opens a dialog box the same or similar to the one below. Then, after sending a print job to the printer, select EPSON Monitor3 from the Application menu at the right end of the menu bar. To use EPSON Monitor3, you must first turn on Background Printing in the Chooser or in the Background Printing dialog box. This utility also shows the status of the job currently being printed. Select this check box if you want to check the ink level before starting to print.Īfter you send a print job to the printer, you can use the EPSON Monitor3 utility to check on, control, or cancel print jobs that are queued for printing.

Select this check box if you want to check for errors before starting to print.Ĭheck the ink level before starting to print. Selecting this check box will make the computer temporarily store the image data on its hard drive and then send it to the printer as a whole to prevent banding in the printed image.Ĭhoose the folders for multiple-copy print data storage.Ĭheck for errors before starting to print. By default, graphics data is sent by the computer to the printer in rectangular bands, which prevents the printer from having to reconstruct an entire image in memory before printing it. Select this check box to prevent horizontal banding in your printout. The options in this dialog box allow you to make the following settings:Ĭhoose how the EPSON StatusMonitor notifies you in case of an error.Ĭhoose how the EPSON StatusMonitor notifies you if a warning message becomes necessary.Ĭhoose the folder for temporary spooling of print data.ĭata will be sent to the printer after being stored on your disk (To access the Utility dialog box, see Accessing the printer utilities.) The Configuration Settings dialog box appears as below. Click the Configuration button in the Utility dialog box. You can select the way the EPSON StatusMonitor utility monitors your printer, and the way you will be notified of information. You can check the set of black ink cartridges installed in the printer.
#PRINT QUEUE UPDATE#
To update ink-level information, click the Update button.īesides, the Cartridge Option information is displayed on the screen. The EPSON StatusMonitor informs you of the amount of ink remaining as of the time the StatusMonitor was opened. Installed ink cartridge information is not available.

To access the Utility dialog box, see Accessing the Printer Software. To use EPSON StatusMonitor, click the EPSON StatusMonitor button in the Utility dialog box. You can also use this utility to check ink levels before printing. If a printer error is detected, you will be informed with an error message. EPSON StatusMonitor utility regularly monitors the printer status.
