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Printing with Windows / Checking Printer Status and Managing Print Jobs

Using the Progress Meter

When you send a print job to the printer, the Progress Meter (Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0) or the Despooler (Windows 3.1) appears on your computer screen.

Progress Meter (Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0)

The Progress Meter indicates the progress of the current print job and provides printer status information when bidirectional communication between the printer and computer is established. This meter also displays helpful tips for better printing, as explained below.

Note:
The Progress Meter does not appear when Show Progress Meter is turned off in the Speed & Progress dialog box. See Speed & Progress (Not available for Windows 3.1) for information.

EPSON Printing Tips (Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0)

Tips for getting the most out of your EPSON printer driver appear at the bottom of the Progress Meter window. A new tip appears every 30 seconds. For more details on a displayed tip, click the Details button.

Error messages (Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0)

If a problem occurs while printing, an error message appears in the Progress Meter window. When the ink runs low or out, the How to button appears in the Printer Status window. Click How To and the Status Monitor will lead you step-by-step through the cartridge replacement procedure.

Despooler (Windows 3.1)

The Despooler dialog box shows the progress of the current print job.

Use these buttons to cancel, pause and resume, and restart selected print jobs from the Despooler.

Stop

Cancels printing

Pause

Pauses printing until you click it again

Reprint

Opens a dialog box that allows you to choose to restart printing from the current page, reprint the whole document, or hold the document for printing later


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