Configuring Device and Job Monitoring Settings

With Desktop, you can monitor the status of a device or a job by using the Printer Monitor function. Enable the monitoring function to check the status of a device or a job on a computer. You can check the notifications with the output button or icon on the taskbar.
Printer Monitor also enables you to monitor the status of print jobs, and manage print logs and fax transmission/reception logs.
NOTE
Follow the steps below to display the Printer Monitor and Document Monitor icons in the taskbar notification area.
For Windows 7/Windows 8.1
1. Open [Control Panel].
2. Select [View by] > [Small icons].
3. Select [Notification Area Icons].
4. For imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop and imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop - Printer Monitor, set [Show icon and notifications], then click [OK].
For Windows 10
1. Select the [Start] menu > [Settings].
2. Select [System] > [Notifications & actions] > [Select which icons appear on the taskbar].
3. Set imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop and imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop - Printer Monitor to [On].

Monitoring the Device Status

Configure the settings to monitor the status of devices with the printer output button or the icon on the taskbar.

Monitoring Devices with the Printer Output Button

1.
Right-click the printer output button, and select [Change].
2.
Select the [Display device status] check box, and click [OK].
3.
The status of the printer is monitored.

Monitoring Devices with the taskbar Icon

1.
Right-click (Printer Monitor) in the taskbar, and select [Printer Monitor Settings].
[Printer Monitor Settings] is displayed.
2.
Select the [Monitor the device status and display it on the Printer Monitor icon] check box, and select the device to monitor in [Printer].
3.
Click [OK].
The status of the selected printer is monitored.

Monitoring Print Jobs/Fax Transmission Jobs

In Desktop, the result of printing/sending faxes can be confirmed on a computer. The icon indicating the progress in the taskbar changes according to the status of the job. Therefore, previously bothersome tasks can be easily performed on a computer, which makes work for printing and sending faxes more efficient.
1.
Right-click the Quick Printing Tool on which devices to monitor are registered, and select [Detailed Settings].
[Detailed Settings for imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop Quick Printing Tool] is displayed.
2.
Select the job types to monitor on the [Monitoring Settings] tab, and select the notification method.
3.
Click [OK].
Print jobs and fax transmission jobs are monitored.

Monitoring Fax Reception Jobs

Fax reception can be confirmed using the fax reception notification icon and fax reception notification message in the taskbar. Since the display in the taskbar alternates between the fax reception notification icon and the status displayed in the Printer Monitor icon, you can immediately notice when there is a received fax.
1.
Right-click the Quick Printing Tool on which devices to monitor are registered, and select [Detailed Settings].
[Detailed Settings for imageRUNNER ADVANCE Desktop Quick Printing Tool] is displayed.
2.
Select the [Monitor received fax jobs] check box on the [Monitoring Settings] tab, and select the notification method.
3.
Click [OK].
Fax reception jobs are monitored.