Status Monitor - Brother MFC-250C Software User's Manual

Status Monitor

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, paper jam or ink replacement required at pre-set update intervals.
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 Ink Level icon in the DEVICE SETTINGS tab of
ControlCenter2 or by choosing Brother Status Monitor located in Macintosh HD/Library/Printers/
Brother/Utilities.
Updating the machine's status
If you want the latest machine status while the Status Monitor window is open, click the update button (1).
You can set at 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
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 Ink Level button in the DEVICE SETTINGS tab of
ControlCenter2.
Quitting the window
Go to the menu bar and choose Quit.
Note
For Network Users, a Status Monitor Widget for Mac OS
from http://solutions.brother.com.
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