Printagent Program Menus - NEC Super Script 4400 Maintenance Manual

PrintAgent Program Menus

PrintAgent program menus are available two ways.
• In Windows 95/98, press the Start button, select Programs, and select NEC PrintAgent System to display
PrintAgent commands.
• Once you have started the PrintAgent, you can click on the PrintAgent icon (the green spider in the coffee cup)
in the Tool Tray at the bottom right corner of your Windows 95/98 desktop.
Menu commands are described below.
Start
PrintAgent starts automatically when you try to print or use the property pages. Keeping it running speeds print
time because you won't have to wait for PrintAgent to start up every time you print. To monitor the printer status,
PrintAgent must be running. To start PrintAgent, press the Windows Start button, select Programs, and select NEC
PrintAgent System to display PrintAgent commands. Choose Start. A red spider in a coffee cup appears in the
Windows Tool Tray in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. If the spider doesn't turn green after five seconds,
PrintAgent did not launch properly. Restart your computer and try again.
Stop
To stop PrintAgent, select Stop from the Tool Tray menu or Program menu.
Monitor a Printer
Select this from the Tool Tray menu to monitor any 4400N PrintAgent printer on your network.
Add Printers
Once the PrintAgent software is installed, you can add any 4400N printer to your system. SelectAdd Printer, enter
the URL of the 4400N printer and click Install.
If you get a message box indicating that the PrintAgent could not access the printer, first verify that the URL you
typed is correct. An easy way to verify a correct URL is to try adding the printer again.
If the URL was correct and PrintAgent still cannot establish communication, click on the Network Properties
button in the Add Printer dialog box and check your proxy settings. If you are trying to reach a printer using a
proxy server, you must check the Default Proxy host and port box, then enter your proxy host and port. To reach
a printer without using a proxy, you must either de-select the Default Proxy host and port checkbox, or enter the
URL or domain name in the No Proxy For text area.
If PrintAgent is still unable to establish communication with the printer, go to the Printer's Home Page using your
Web browser. If the proxy settings are correct in the browser and the Web page is not found, the problem is with
the printer, and you should contact the network administrator.
Remove Printers
To remove a PrintAgent printer, select Remove Printer. In the Printer Selectiondialog box that appears, select the
printer you wish to remove and press OK. Reset the PrintAgent for the removal to take effect.
Reset
If there are any communications or animation problems and the printer has power, select Reset and see if that
resolves the problem.
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unInstall
To uninstall the NEC PrintAgent System, including all PrintAgent printers and the NEC PrintAgent System, press
the Windows Start button, select Programs, and select NEC PrintAgent System to display PrintAgent commands.
Choose Uninstall . Respond Yes to the confirmation dialog boxes, and PrintAgent will be removed from your
computer.
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