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The DOS Print Monitor
The DOS Print Monitor is a utility that alerts you to
printer errors. It has two parts
•
The Message screen
•
The Main Menu screen
note:
The DOS Print Monitor is not supported for
Windows 95, and you should not install it on computers
running that system.
Loading and Unloading the DOS Print Monitor
The DOS Print Monitor cannot load when you are
emulating DOS from Windows 3.1x. You must first exit
Windows and return to the DOS prompt.
To load the Print Monitor, type MONITOR at the DOS
prompt.
If the Print Monitor is interfering with another program,
or if you wish to free more memory, deactivate it by
typing NOMONITR at the DOS prompt.
Using the Non-Active File List
When working in some software programs, such as
communications utilities, you may not want to be
interrupted by the DOS Print Monitor. To avoid
interruptions while in those specific programs, add
them to the list at the bottom of the REPLIST.MSG file.
For more information about this, open the
REPLIST.MSG file in the SILENT directory.
DOS Print Monitor Message Screen
The Print Monitor Message screen appears
automatically when a print error occurs.
Click Continue to close the Message screen.
Click Main Menu to display the Print Monitor Main
Menu screen (described below).
DOS Print Monitor Main Menu Screen
There are two ways to access the Main menu of the Print
Monitor
•
Click on the Main Menu button in the Message
screen
•
Press the Hot Key combination (the default is
Ctrl+Alt+S).
Use the tab key or mouse in the Main Menu screen to
move through menu items and then press Enter to make
a selection.
Select this to display the last
Display Last Message:
message sent by the DOS Print Monitor.
Deactivate DOS Print Monitor:
the Print Monitor stops checking the printer's status
and does not display messages.
Activate DOS Print Monitor:
the Print Monitor resumes checking the printer's
status and displays messages.
Select this to enter a different hot
Change Hot Key:
key combination. (The Hot Key lets you run the
Print Monitor from DOS or a DOS program.)
Change Colors:
This allows you to select
replacement colors for your Print Monitor message
and menu displays.
Select this to display the Print Monitor Help
Help:
screen.
Exit:
Exit returns you to DOS. The Print Monitor
remains in memory, able to monitor the printer,
until you type REP /d or type NOMONITR at the
DOS prompt.
Software for MS-DOS
When this is selected,
When this is selected,
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