Checking Printer Status With Printingscout (Windows); Checking Printer Status Through E-Mail - Xerox Phaser 6180MFP User Manual

Checking Printer Status with PrintingScout (Windows)

PrintingScout is a tool that is installed with your Xerox printer driver. It automatically checks
the printer status when you send a print job. PrintingScout can check the paper size that is
loaded into the trays, the status of the output tray, and the remaining amount of consumables,
such as print cartridges.
Starting PrintingScout
Double-click the PrintingScout icon on the taskbar or right-click the icon and select Select
Printer.
If the PrintingScout icon is not displayed on the taskbar, open PrintingScout from the Start
menu:
1.
From the Start menu, select Programs > Xerox Office Printing > PrintingScout >
Activate PrintingScout.
2.
The Select Printer screen appears.
For details about the functions of PrintingScout, refer to the Online Help.

Checking Printer Status Through E-mail

When connected in a network environment where sending and receiving of e-mail is possible,
the printer can send an e-mail report to specified e-mail addresses containing the following
information:
■ The network settings and the printer status
The error status which has occurred on the printer
■
Setting the E-mail Environment
Activate CentreWare IS. On the Properties tab, configure the following settings according to
your e-mail environment. After configuring the settings on each screen, always click Apply,
and then turn off/on the printer to reboot. For details about each item, refer to the Online Help
for CentreWare IS.
Item Item to be configured
E-mail Alerts Recipient's E-mail
Address
Notification Items
Port Status StatusMessenger
Description
Set the e-mail address to which notices about
changes in printer status or errors are sent.
Set the contents of the notices to send in the
e-mail.
Select Enable.
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