Printer Utilities (Windows); Printer Utilities; Before Using The Printer Status Monitor - Sharp AR-M162 Operation Manual

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PRINTER UTILITIES (WINDOWS)

This chapter explains printer utilities that are used to manage and monitor the network printer.

PRINTER UTILITIES

The "Software CD-ROM (1)" included in the network expansion kit contains the following two printer utilities.
Printer Status Monitor
(for general users)
This allows the user to check on the computer screen
whether or not the machine is able to print.
It provides information on error states such as paper
misfeeds and shows the configuration of the machine
(number of trays, etc.) by means of illustrations.
Available paper sizes and paper remaining are also
indicated.
• In order to use the Printer Status Monitor and Printer Administration Utility, the machine must be connected to
Note
a network.
• To install the Printer Status Monitor and Printer Administration Utility, see "2. INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
(FOR OPTIONS)" in the "Software setup guide".
• To use the Printer Administration Utility in Windows 95, a system file must be updated. See "2. INSTALLING
THE SOFTWARE (FOR OPTIONS)" in the "Software setup guide" and view the detailed information in the
"Software Selection" window of the installer.

BEFORE USING THE PRINTER STATUS MONITOR

To use the Printer Status Monitor to monitor the status of the machine, the printing environment must be configured
as explained below.
Printing via a server:
Install the software as explained in "Using the machine
as a shared printer via a server" in "2. INSTALLING
THE SOFTWARE (FOR OPTIONS)" in the "Software
setup guide".
When the first print job is executed after starting up the
Printer Status Monitor, the machine's IP address is
automatically set in the Printer Status Monitor.
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Printer Administration Utility (for
the administrator)
This allows the administrator to check information on
supplies and error states of the machine and other
SHARP printers (compatible with the Printer
Administration Utility) that are connected to the
network. Settings can also be changed via the utility.
Direct printing without a server:
Install and configure the software as explained in
"INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER (STANDARD
INSTALLATION)" in "2. INSTALLING THE
SOFTWARE (FOR OPTIONS)" in the "Software setup
guide".
(This is not necessary if the software has already been
installed and configured.)