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Canceling a Print Job

This section gives instruction to stop printing from the computer or the control panel after confirming to start printing.

1Check the machine to see if relevant data is printing.

If the Data In indicator lights up or blinks, the machine is receiving data from a computer.

2Cancel printing.

Since canceling procedures vary depending on the print job status, check the job status and cancel printing according to the following procedure.

  • Before Printing Starts

    1. Double-click the printer icon on the Windows task tray.

    2. Select the name of the job you want to cancel.

    3. On the [Document] menu, click [Cancel].

    4. Click [Yes].

  • While Printing Is in Progress

    1. Press the [Job Reset] key.

    2. Press the selection key beneath [Current] or [All Jobs], and then press the selection key beneath [Yes].

      Press [Current] to cancel the current print job, or [All Jobs] to cancel all jobs.

Note

  • Set [I/O Timeout] in the [Host Interface] tab to a larger value, if printing resumes from the middle of a print job even after the printing has been canceled.

  • To stop a large print job, cancel the print job on the client computer in addition to pressing the [Job Reset] key on the control panel.