Brother MFC 8480DN - Manual (Page 140)

Printing and Faxing
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Status Monitor
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The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of the machine, letting you
see error messages such as paper empty or paper jam at pre-set update intervals. You can also access the
web based management. Before you can use the tool you must choose your machine in the Model pop-up
menu in ControlCenter2.You can check the device status by clicking the Status Monitor icon in the
DeviceSettings tab of ControlCenter2 or by choosing Brother Status Monitor located in
Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/Brother/Utilities.
Updating the machine’s status
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If you want the latest machine status while the Status Monitor window is open, click the icon. You
can set what interval the software will update the machine status information. Go to the menu bar,
Brother Status Monitor and choose Preferences.
Hiding or showing the window
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After starting the Status Monitor, you can hide or show the window. To hide the window, go to the menu bar,
Brother Status Monitor and choose Hide Brother Status Monitor. To show the window, click the
Status Monitor icon in the dock or click the Status Monitor in the DEVICE SETTINGS tab of
ControlCenter2.