Opening the Status Window

The printer Status Window opens automatically in the following situations:

When you print a document, provided "While Printing" is selected for "Display Printer Status Window" the [Option Settings] dialog box of the Status Window.
When an error occurs or user action is required.
When Windows starts, if the Status Window was open the last time Windows was closed.

You can also open the [Printer Status Window] by clicking the [Status Window] icon in the Windows Taskbar, and selecting your printer. If the icon is not displayed in the taskbar, click [Start] and select [Program], your printer's model, your printer's model Status Window, then the icon will be displayed in the taskbar.

The [Printer Status Window] appears every time you attempt to print. If you would like to hide the [Printer Status Window], right click the [Status Window] icon in the Windows Taskbar, and select [Exit all printers' Printer Status Windows].

If multiple printers are connected, select a printer from the list. The [Status Window] opens and displays information for the selected printer.