Status Monitor; Turning On The Status Monitor; Monitoring And Viewing The Machine's Status - Brother MFC 9420CN - Color Laser - All-in-One User Manual

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Status Monitor

The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool that allows you to monitor the status of one or more
devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of errors such as paper empty or paper jam.

Turning on the status monitor

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Click Brother MFC-9420CN (XXX)* Printer located in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite
MFC-9420CN/Status Monitor on your computer. The Brother Status Monitor window will appear.
*(Select Brother MFC-9420CN Printer if you are using
a parallel cable or if you are connecting your machine via
Network. Select Brother MFC-9420CN USB Printer if
you are using a USB cable.)
2
Right-click on the Status Monitor window and select
Load Status Monitor on Startup in the menu.
3
Right-click on the Status Monitor window and select
Location, and then select the way to display the status
monitor on your computer—in the taskbar, in the
tasktray, in the tasktray (on Error) or on the desktop.

Monitoring and viewing the machine's status

The Status Monitor icon will change color depending on the machine's status.
Green icon means a normal stand-by condition.
Yellow icon means a warning.
Red icon means a printing error has occured.
Note
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You can check the device status at anytime by double-clicking the icon in the tasktray or selecting the
Status Monitor located in the Start/All Programs/Brother/MFL-Pro Suite MFC-9420CN on your
computer.
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For more information about using the Status Monitor software, right click the Status Monitor icon and
choose Help.
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