NOTE: There are two locations where you can display the status monitor on your computer: on your desktop or in the task tray. Red icon indicates a printing error has occurred. Green icon indicates a normal stand-by condition. The Status Monitor icon will change color depending on the machine's status. (There may be more than one listed.) Select the Action tab at the top of the window.Select Disable device or Enable device, and then confirm.If theres more than one HID-compliant touchscreen device listed, perform. Select the arrow next to Human Interface Devices and then select HID-compliant touch screen.
MONITORING AND VIEWING THE MACHINE'S STATUS In the search box on the taskbar, type Device Manager, then select Device Manager. Right-click on the Status Monitor icon again and select Exit.Ĥ.
Click on Load Status Monitor on Startup to remove the checkmark.ģ. Right-click on the Status Monitor window or in the task tray (bottom right corner of the screen) right-click on the printer icon.Ģ. The choices are Desktop, Tasktray, and Tasktray(On Error).ġ. Right-click on the Status Monitor window, left-click on Location, and then select the way you want to display the status monitor on your computer. Right-click on the Status Monitor window and left-click on Load Status Monitor on Startup in the menu.ģ. Or Programs => Brother => MFC-XXXX (where XXXX is the model number) => Status Monitor.įor Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 go to Brother utilities => Tools => Status Monitor.Ģ.
The Status Monitor utility is a configurable software tool that allows you to monitor the status of one or more devices, allowing you to get immediate notification of errors such as a paper empty or paper jam.