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How to use the Hold Print function

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

Windows

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

    The [Print] dialog box appears.

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

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

  4. Click [Details...].

  5. In the [User ID:] box, enter a user ID using up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters. A file name can also be entered arbitrarily.

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

  6. Click [OK].

  7. Click [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 Hold Print files by default. If a collate option is selected from the application's Print dialog box, there may be more prints than required.

  8. Start 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 Hold Print files".

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

  10. Press [Print Jobs].

  11. Press [Hold 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.

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

  13. Press [Print].

  14. A confirmation screen appears.

  15. Press [Yes].

    The hold print file is printed.

Mac OS X

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

    The [Print] dialog box appears.

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

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

  4. In the [User ID:] box, enter the user ID using up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters. A file name can also be entered arbitrarily.

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

  5. After 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 Hold Print files".

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

  7. Press [Print Jobs].

  8. Press [Hold 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.

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

  10. Press [Print].

    A confirmation screen appears.

  11. Press [Yes].

    The hold print file is printed.

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