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Unauthorized Copy Prevention

Important

  • Unauthorized Copy Prevention may not prevent information leaks in all cases.

Select [Unauthorized Copy Prevention] in the pop-up menu to change the printer specific settings.

Select the prevention effect that you want from the [Prevention Type:] list.

Text

  1. Text Type:

    Select the text type for the Prevention Text in the list.

  2. Enter User Text:

    If you select [User Text] in [Text Type:], enter a user text using up to 64 single-byte characters. If you select a Latin font for [Font:], enter single-byte alphanumeric characters.

  3. Font:

    Select a font style for the prevention text. Only TrueType fonts are available.

  4. Size:

    Specify a value to adjust the size of the prevention text.

    If you use a small font, it may not be effective for the prevention copy pattern.

    A font size of over 50 points is effective and 70 to 80 points is recommended.

  5. Angle:

    Specify a value in this spin box to rotate the prevention text about its central point.

    An angle of 30 to 40 degrees is effective for the prevention copy pattern and is recommended.

  6. Text/Pattern Effects:

    Select the type of effects applied to copies or prints.

    Unauthorized Copy Prevention for Pattern:

    Effects of Pattern:

    Print

    Effects of Pattern:

    Copy

    Text and Background

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Reverse Patterns (Text/Background)

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Text Only

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Background Only

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Data Security for Copying:

    Effects of Pattern:

    Print

    Effects of Pattern:

    Copy

    (without Copy Data Security Unit)

    Effects of Pattern:

    Copy

    (with Copy Data Security Unit)

    Text and Background

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Background Only

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

    Text/Pattern effects illustration

  7. Repeat:

    Print the prevention text string repeatedly from the top left of the page.

    [Position:] is not available.

  8. Line Space:

    Specify the line spacing.

  9. Position:

    Select a position to enter the prevention text in the list.

Color/Density

  1. Color:

    Select the color that the background text and pattern will print in.

  2. Density:

    Select the density of the prevention copy text/pattern.

Pattern

  1. Mask Type:

    Select the mask type for the background pattern.

    Type 1

    Pattern type 1 illustration

    Type 2

    Pattern type 2 illustration

    Type 3

    Pattern type 3 illustration

    Type 4

    Pattern type 4 illustration

    Type 5

    Pattern type 5 illustration

    Type 6

    Pattern type 6 illustration

    Type 7

    Pattern type 7 illustration

    Type 8

    Pattern type 8 illustration

    Type 9

    Pattern type 9 illustration

    Type 10

    Pattern type 10 illustration

Note

  • Due to the effects of the settings, the results of copying, scanning, and saving documents in the document server may vary depending on the machine model and setting conditions.

  • The [Color/Density] and [Pattern] settings are not required to use Data Security for Copying.

  • To use the Data Security for Copying function, the Copy Data Security Unit must be installed.

  • When copying a printed document with Unauthorized Copy Prevention for Pattern applied, the copy may have partial shading. Change the original type setting to [Text] or [Photo].

  • When the Unauthorized Copy Prevention setting is enabled on the machine, you can print patterns and text to prevent unauthorized copies being made on every document printed. The Unauthorized Copy Prevention settings can be configured on the control panel or in Web Image Monitor. For details, see "Unauthorized Copy Prevention/Data Security for Copying", Security Guide, or "Unauthorized Copy Preventn.", Print.