Configuring the Status Display of Printer Monitor

You can configure Printer Monitor to display the status of the default printer in the main icon in the task tray.

Note
You can monitor the status of the printer/fax to which the application-enabled port has been specified using Desktop Monitor Setup. For more information on how to specify an application-enabled port, see the following. Monitoring Preparation When installing a Canon printer driver, do not change the status display settings. The default settings of Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1 restrict icons displayed in the task tray area. Follow the steps below to display the Printer Monitor icons in the task tray area. 1.Select the [Start] menu (for Windows 7) or the Charm [Settings] (for Windows 8/Windows 8.1) > [Control Panel]. [Control Panel] is displayed. 2.Select [Small icons] in [View by]. All the Control Panel items are shown in [Control Panel]. 3.Select [Notification Area Icons]. The [Notification Area Icons] window is displayed. 4. Select the [Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar] check box, and click [OK]. The [Notification Area Icons] window closes. 5.Close [Control Panel]. If you only want to set the "main icon", set [Show icon and notifications].

Note

You can monitor the status of the printer/fax to which the application-enabled port has been specified using Desktop Monitor Setup. For more information on how to specify an application-enabled port, see the following.

Monitoring Preparation

When installing a Canon printer driver, do not change the status display settings.

The default settings of Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1 restrict icons displayed in the task tray area. Follow the steps below to display the Printer Monitor icons in the task tray area.

1.Select the [Start] menu (for Windows 7) or the Charm [Settings] (for Windows 8/Windows 8.1) > [Control Panel].

[Control Panel] is displayed.

2.Select [Small icons] in [View by].

All the Control Panel items are shown in [Control Panel].

3.Select [Notification Area Icons].

The [Notification Area Icons] window is displayed.

4. Select the [Always show all icons and notifications on the taskbar] check box, and click [OK].

The [Notification Area Icons] window closes.

5.Close [Control Panel].

If you only want to set the "main icon", set [Show icon and notifications].

Right-click

(Main) on the task tray, and select [Printer Monitor Tool].

The [Printer Monitor Settings] dialog box is displayed.

Select the [Monitor status of default printer] check box.

Click [OK].

The status of the default printer is displayed in the main icon in the task tray.

Note
For details on the status display, see the following. List of Status Icons of Printer Monitor In cases such as when the default printer normally used by other users is removed, or if the default printer cannot be monitored, restart Printer Monitor or reconfigure the default printer settings. An application may temporarily switch to another printer from the default printer and it may not be notified. In this case, switching of the monitor target will not be performed; therefore the printer will not be monitored.

Note

For details on the status display, see the following.

List of Status Icons of Printer Monitor

In cases such as when the default printer normally used by other users is removed, or if the default printer cannot be monitored, restart Printer Monitor or reconfigure the default printer settings.

An application may temporarily switch to another printer from the default printer and it may not be notified. In this case, switching of the monitor target will not be performed; therefore the printer will not be monitored.