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Status Monitor

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The 

Status Monitor

 utility is a configurable software tool for monitoring the status of the machine, letting you 

see error messages such as paper empty or paper jam at pre-set update intervals. You can also access the  
web based management. Before you can use the tool you must choose your machine in the 

Model

 pop-up 

menu in ControlCenter2.You can check the device status by clicking the Status Monitor icon in the 
DeviceSettings tab of ControlCenter2 or by choosing Brother Status Monitor located in 

Macintosh 

HD

/

Library

/

Printers

/

Brother

/

Utilities

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Updating the machine’s status

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If you want the latest machine status while the 

Status Monitor

 window is open, click the 

 icon. You 

can set what interval the software will update the machine status information. Go to the menu bar, 

Brother 

Status Monitor

 and choose 

Preferences

.

Hiding or showing the window

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After starting the 

Status Monitor

, you can hide or show the window. To hide the window, go to the menu bar, 

Brother Status Monitor

 and choose 

Hide Brother Status Monitor

. To show the window, click the 

Status 

Monitor

 icon in the dock or click the 

Status Monitor

 in the 

DeviceSettings

 tab of ControlCenter2.

Quitting the window

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Go to the menu bar and choose 

Quit Brother Status Monitor

. 

Web Based Management (Network Connection Only)

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You can access the Web Based Management System by clicking the machine icon on the 

Status Monitor

screen. A standard Web Browser can be used to manage your machine using HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer 
Protocol). For more information on the Web Based Management System, see 

Web Based Management in 

the 

Network User’s Guide

.