User's Manual

About Bi-Directional Printer Drivers 2-19
About Bi-Directional Printer Drivers
With Bi-Directional communication, a printer driver communicates with the printer through the network.
The Windows 2000 / XP / Server 2003 / Vista printer drivers can provide Bi-Directional capabilities for
TCP/IP networks.
After an initial setup procedure, Bi-Directional communication automatically updates the printer driver
with the printer’s installed options and reports specific information about the printer’s operational status,
active jobs, completed jobs, and paper status in your Xerox system.
Status Dialog
The Status dialog shows the status of the Xerox system as well as specific information about its print
jobs. Check the status of up to 25 jobs currently in the print queue or verify the status of completed jobs.
Use this dialog to check the properties of the paper loaded in different paper trays on your printer and
also the current paper levels in those trays. You can also use this dialog to verify that your printer is
functioning properly.
Click More Status on the bottom of any tab window to access the Status dialog.
NOTE: If network communication is temporarily unavailable or is not configured properly for the
printer, the network, or your workstation, the Bi-Directional information does not appear.
Figure 2-3: Status Dialog—Paper Status Tab