Epson AcuLaser C9100B User Manual

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5. Set the password for the job by entering a four-digit number 
in the password text box.
Note:
❏Passwords must be four digits.
❏Only numbers from 1 through 4 can be used for passwords.
❏Keep passwords in a safe place. You must enter the correct 
password when printing a Confidential Job.
6. Click OK. The printer stores the print job on the Hard Disk 
Drive. 
To print or delete this data using the printer’s control panel, see 
“Printing and Deleting Reserve Job Data” on page 340.
Monitoring Your Printer Using EPSON Status 
Monitor 3
EPSON Status Monitor 3 is a utility program that monitors your 
printer and gives you information about its current status.
Note for Windows XP users:
❏Shared Windows XP LPR connections and shared Windows XP 
Standard TCP/IP connections with Windows clients do not support 
the Job Management function.
❏EPSON Status Monitor 3 is not available when printing from a 
Remote Desktop connection.
Note for Windows 95 users:
When monitoring network printers in a Windows 95 environment, 
Windows Socket 2 must be installed. Windows Socket 2 is available from 
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							92Using the Printer Software with Windows Note for Netware users:
When monitoring NetWare printers, a Novell Client that corresponds 
to your operating system must be used. Operation is confirmed for the 
versions below:
❏For Windows Me, 98, or 95:
Novell Client 3.4 for Windows 95/98
❏For Windows XP, 2000, or NT 4.0:
Novell Client 4.9 for Windows NT/2000/XP
❏To monitor a NetWare printer, connect only one print server to each 
queue. For directions, see the Network Guide for the printer.
❏You cannot monitor a NetWare queue printer beyond the IPX router 
because the setting for IPX hops is 0.
❏This product supports NetWare printers configured by a 
queue-based printing system such as Bindery or NDS. You cannot 
monitor NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services) printers.
Installing EPSON Status Monitor 3
Follow the steps below to install EPSON Status Monitor 3.
1. Make sure that the printer is off and that Windows is running 
on your computer.
2. Insert the printer software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
Note:
❏If the language selection window appears, select your country.
❏If the Epson Installation Program screen does not appear 
automatically, double-click the My Computer icon, 
right-click the CD-ROM icon, click OPEN in the menu that 
appears, then double-click Epsetup.exe.
 
						

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3. Click Continue. When the software license agreement screen 
appears, read the statement, then click Agree.
4. In the dialog box that appears, click Local.
Note:
See the Network Guide for information on installing EPSON Status 
Monitor 3 on a network.
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							94Using the Printer Software with Windows 6. Select the EPSON Status Monitor 3 check box, then click 
Install.
7. In the dialog box that appears, make sure that your printer’s 
icon is selected, and click OK. 
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8. In the dialog box that appears, select your country or region, 
and the URL for EPSON’s Web site in that country or region 
appears. Then click OK.
Note:
❏In the dialog box, you can set the URL for the site where you 
can order consumables online. See “Order Online” on page 99 
for details.
❏Selecting your country or region allows you to change the 
settings of the URL.
❏When you click the Cancel button, the Web site’s URL does 
not appear, but the EPSON Status Monitor 3 installation 
continues.
9. When the installation is complete, click OK.
 
						

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Accessing EPSON Status Monitor 3
Follow the steps below to access EPSON Status Monitor 3.
1. Access the printer driver, then click the Utility tab.
2. Click the EPSON Status Monitor 3 icon.
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Getting printer status details
You can monitor printer status and obtain information on 
consumable products using the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog 
box.
Note:
This screen may vary depending on your operating system version.
a. Icon/Message: The icon and message show the 
printer status.
b. Printer image: The image at the upper left shows the 
printer status graphically.
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							98Using the Printer Software with Windows c. Text box: The text box next to the printer image 
displays the current status of the 
printer. When a problem occurs, the 
most probable solution is displayed. 
d.Close button: Clicking this button closes the dialog 
box. 
e.Consumables: Displays information for the paper 
trays and consumables.
f.Job Information: Displays information for the print 
jobs. The Job Information menu is 
displayed when the Show job 
information check box on the 
Monitoring Preferences dialog box is 
on. See “Using the Job Information 
menu” on page 107 for details.
g. Paper: Displays the paper size, the paper type 
and the approximate amount of paper 
remaining in the paper source. 
Information for the optional cassette is 
displayed only if this option is 
installed. 
h. Toner: Indicates the amount of remaining 
toner. The toner icon flashes if the 
toner is low. 
i.Order Online 
button:Clicking this button enables you to 
order consumables online. See “Order 
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Order Online
To order consumables online, click the Order Online button on 
the EPSON Status Monitor 3 dialog box. The Order Online dialog 
box appears. j. Photoconductor 
Unit:Indicates the remaining functional life 
of the photoconductor unit.
The green level meter indicates the 
remaining life of the photoconductor 
unit that is set. The level meter color 
turns to red when the life is low.
k. Waste toner 
collector:The icon flashes when remaining 
functional life of the waste toner 
collector is low or an error has 
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							100Using the Printer Software with Windows a.Status Monitor 
button:Opens the EPSON Status Monitor 3 
dialog box. 
b. Text  box: Displays the consumables and codes.
c.Order Now/Find 
Dealer button:Connects to the URL where you can 
place an order and find the dealer 
nearest you.
When you click this button, a 
confirmation window asking if you 
wish to connect to the Web site 
appears. If you do not want this 
window to appear, select the Do not 
display the confirming window 
check box in the confirmation 
window.
d.Utility Settings 
button:Opens the Utility Settings dialog box 
and allows you to change the settings 
of the registered URL. 
If you do not want the confirmation 
window to appear when you press 
the Order Now/Find Dealer button, 
select the Do not display the 
confirming window check box in the 
Utility Setting dialog box.
e.Close button: Closes the dialog box. 
f.Do not display 
this window 
automatically 
check box:When this check box is selected, the 
Order Online dialog box does not 
appear automatically.