This section explains how to start the Status Monitor and display the printer status, remaining ink levels, and other information.

The procedure for starting the Status Monitor and displaying status information is described below.

1. Enter the following from the command line of a terminal software.

[user@zzz /yyyy]$ cngpijmonmx340 [printer_name]

Example:

[user@zzz /yyyy]$ cngpijmonmx340 MX340USB

Start the Status Monitor to display the printer status, the remaining ink levels, and other information.

 

The Status Monitor may not be displayed properly if the LAN environment has been configured and the IP address has been specified on your computer.
If such is the case, make sure to perform the configuration specified at 4 in "Restriction of the Status Monitor" of "Main Restrictions."

For information about how to respond if an error message is displayed on the Status Monitor, see below.

Error correction

You can start the Status Monitor easily by creating a command shortcut to launch the Status Monitor on your desktop.

For details about restrictions related to the Status Monitor, see "Restriction of the Status Monitor" in "Main Restrictions."