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Checking printer status from the printer driver – Epson STYLUS 7900 User Manual

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4. Press

to exit the menu.

For more information about the Printer Status menu, see page 227.

Checking Printer Status From the Printer Driver

The Epson Status Monitor utility installed with your printer driver lets you
check the levels of ink in the printer and the level of the maintenance
tank(s). Follow the steps below to use the utility to check the status.

1. Do one of the following to access the printer utilities:

Mac OS X: Open the

EPSON Printer Utility3

in your

Applications

folder. Select your printer and click

OK

.

Windows Vista: Click

, select

Control Panel

, select

Hardware

and Sound

, and click

Printers

. Right-click the icon for your

printer and select

Printing Preferences

. Click the

Utility

tab.

Windows XP: Click

Start

and select

Control Panel

. Double-click

Printers and Faxes

. Right-click your printer icon and select

Printing

Preferences

. Click the

Utility

tab.

2. Click the

EPSON Status Monitor 3

icon.

Tip: On a Macintosh, you
can also run maintenance
utilities by clicking the
Utility button in the print
job window or the

icon

on the printer settings
screen.

If you added a shortcut
icon for your printer to
the Windows taskbar,
you can right-click it and
select any utility you
want to run. See
page 150 to add the icon.