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How to use the Locked Print function

Follow the procedure below to print a document using the Locked Print function.

Windows

1In the application, on the [File] menu, click [Print].

The [Print] dialog box appears.

2Select the printer, and then open the [Printing Preferences] dialog box.

3On the [One Click Presets] tab, in the [Job Type:] list, click [Locked Print].

4Click [Details...].

5In the [User ID:] box, enter a user ID using up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters, and then enter a 4-8 digit password in the [Password:] box.

The user ID associates user with his / her jobs.

6Click [OK].

7Click [OK] to close the [Printing Preferences] dialog box.

If the application has a collate option, make sure it is not selected before sending a print job. The printer driver automatically collates Locked Print jobs by default. If the collate option is selected in the application's [Print] dialog box, there may be more prints than required.

8Start the printing from the application's [Print] dialog box.

The document file is saved in the machine.

To print the document, perform the following steps.

To delete the documents, see "Deleting Locked Print files".

9On the machine's control panel, press the [Printer] key to display the printer screen.

10Press [Print Jobs].

11Press [Locked Print Job List].

A list of print files stored in the machine appears.

[User ID], [Date / Time] and [File Name] also appear.

Depending on the security settings, certain print jobs may not be displayed.

12Select the file you want to print by pressing it.

13Press [Print].

The password screen appears.

14Enter the password using the number keys, and then press [OK].

A confirmation screen appears.

A confirmation screen will appear if the password is not entered correctly. Press [Exit] to enter the password again.

When multiple print files are selected, the machine prints only files that correspond to the entered password. The number of files is displayed on the confirmation screen.

15Press [Yes].

The locked file is printed.

Mac OS X

1In the application, on the [File] menu, click [Print].

The [Print] dialog box appears.

2In the pop-up menu, click [Job Log].

3On the [Job Type:] pop-up menu, click [Locked Print].

4In the [User ID:] box, enter a user ID using up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters, and then enter a 4-8 digit password in the [Password:] box.

The user ID associates the user with his / her jobs.

5After making the necessary settings, click [Print].

The document file is saved in the machine.

To print the document, perform the following steps.

To delete the documents, see "Deleting Locked Print files".

6On the machine's control panel, press the [Printer] key to display the printer screen.

7Press [Print Jobs].

8Press [Locked Print Job List].

A list of print files stored in the machine appears.

[User ID], [Date / Time] and [File Name] also appear.

Depending on the security settings, certain print jobs may not be displayed.

9Select the file you want to print by pressing it.

10Press [Print].

The password screen appears.

11Enter the password using the number keys, and then press [OK].

A confirmation screen appears.

A confirmation screen will appear if the password is not entered correctly. Press [Exit] to enter the password again.

When multiple print files are selected, the machine prints only files that correspond to the entered password. The number of files is displayed on the confirmation screen.

12Press [Yes].

The locked file is printed.

Note

  • To cancel printing, press [Exit]. Then, press [Job Reset]. The file will be deleted.

  • When printing is completed, the stored file is deleted automatically.