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Job Type

Use this to select the type of print job.

The following table shows the tabs or menus where you can select this function.

Windows 2000 / XP / Vista, Windows Server 2003 / 2003 R2 / 2008

[Job Type:] on the [Job Setup] tab in the Printing Preferences dialog box.

Mac OS

[Job Type:] on [Job Log] in the print dialog box.

Mac OS X

[Job Type:] on [Job Log] in the print dialog box.

You can select the following items:

Normal Print

Select this for normal printing. The print job starts immediately after the print command is given.

Sample Print

Use this function to print only one set of a multiple print jobs.

The other sets are saved in the machine. The saved job can be printed from the machine's control panel. You can also delete the saved job.

Note

  • The “User ID” can contain up to eight alphanumeric (a- z, A- Z, 0- 9) characters.

  • Entering the “User ID” helps you distinguish your print job from others.

  • For details about how to use Sample Print, see Job Type.

Locked Print

Use this function to save documents in the machine memory with a password, and then edit and print them as you want.

Note

  • The “User ID” can contain to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters. The “Password” must be 4-8 digits.

  • Entering the “User ID” helps you distinguish your print job from others.

  • For details about how to use Locked Print, see Job Type.

Hold Print

Use this function to temporarily hold a file in the machine, and print it from the computer or the machine's control panel later.

Note

  • The “User ID” can contain up to eight alphanumeric (a- z, A- Z, 0- 9) characters.

  • The “File Name” can contain to 16 alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters.

  • Entering the “User ID” helps you distinguish your print job from others.

  • For details about how to use Hold Print, see Job Type.

Stored Print

Use this function to store a file in the machine, and then print it from the computer or the machine's control panel later.

Note

  • The “User ID” can contain up to eight alphanumeric (a- z, A- Z, 0- 9) characters. The “Password” must be 4-8 digits.

  • The File Name can contain to 16 alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters.

  • You can assign a password to a saved document, but password assignment is not mandatory.

  • Entering the “User ID” helps you distinguish your print job from others.

  • For details about how to use Stored Print, see Job Type.

Store and Print

Use this function to print the file at once and also store the file in the printer.

Note

  • The “User ID” can contain up to eight alphanumeric (a- z, A- Z, 0- 9) characters. The “Password” must be 4-8 digits.

  • The “File Name” can contain to 16 alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters.

  • You can assign a password to a saved document, but password assignment is not mandatory.

  • Entering the “User ID” helps you distinguish your print job from others.

  • For details about how to use Stored Print, see Job Type.