VarioLink 2650cp Series User’s Guide281Network Printer Status UtilityWindows• Available on TCP/IP network connection only.The Network Printer Status utility is available if youradministrator has installed it.If the utility is installed, the printer driver Properties dialogbox changes.• a new Status tab is added.• an Option button is added to the Device Option tab.This utility allows you to view (but not change) the status ofthe following on the Status tab:• paper trays installed and the media assigned to them.• total size and percentage used of disk/memory.• percentage of toner remaining.General InformationThis utility creates an additional tab (STATUS) in the PostScriptand PCL drivers that allows the client to monitor the selectedprinter’s status.Load this program from the Menu Installer located on CD1.Important!If you select Automatic Status Update in the Statustab, the driver automatically pings the printer for thelatest status information every time you open theProperties dialog box.This causes a significant delay until the Properties dialogbox opens.To avoid this, use the Update Status button in theStatus tab to manually update the information ondemand.
