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Printing Securely from a Computer (MF8380Cdw Only)

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Setting Secure Printing

Registering from the Operation Panel

Caution

When the setup is complete, restart the machine for the settings to take effect.

1. Press [ ] (Menu).

2. Select ⋖System Settings⋗ using [ ] or [ ] and press [OK].

When the system manager ID and the system manager PIN are specified, use the numeric keys to enter the ID and number, and then press [ ] (Log In/Out).

3. Select ⋖Secure Print Settings⋗ using [ ] or [ ] and press [OK].

4. Select ⋖On⋗ using [ ] or [ ] and press [OK].

<Off>Secure Printing is not available.
<On>Secure Printing is available.

5. Select the setting using [ ] or [ ] and press [OK].

* Specify a time range for erasing a secure print job waiting for security password input.

You can specify a value between 10 minutes to 240 minutes by one minute.

6. Press [ ] (Menu) to close the menu screen.

7. Restart the machine.

Printing by Secure Printing

This section describes sending a secure print job from a computer, select the job on the operation panel, and then enter PIN to finish printing.

Caution

When the secure print job is retained by the machine

If the secure print job is retained in the machine's memory, other print jobs might not be printed. In this case, print the secure print job. If the machine still does not print your job, try sending the job again from the computer.

Caution

Printer Driver Screen

For details on displaying the printer driver, see the following in the e-Manual.

- "Printing"

- "Configuring the Default Print Settings"

Checking the Printer Option for Secure Printing

Caution

To configure the printer option settings, you must log on to your computer as a member of the Administrators or Power Users group.

1. Open the printer folder.

Windows 2000

From the [Start] menu, select [Settings] -⋗ [Printers].

Windows XP Professional/Server 2003

From the [Start] (or [start]) menu, select [Printers and Faxes].

Windows XP Home Edition

From the [start] menu, select [Control Panel] -⋗ [Printers and Other Hardware] -⋗ [Printers and Faxes].

Windows Vista

From the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel] -⋗ [Printer].

Windows 7/Server 2008 R2

From the [Start] menu, select [Devices and Printers].

Windows Server 2008

From the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel] and then double-click [Printers].

2. Right-click the icon of the printer whose settings you want to specify -⋗ click [Printer properties] (or [Properties]).

3. Click [Device Settings] and make sure that [Allow Use of Secured Print] is selected.

If [Allow Use of Secured Print] is deselected, select it and click [OK].

Sending a Secure Print Job

1. Click [Page Setup], [Finishing], [Paper Source], or [Quality] at the printer driver screen.

2. Select [Secured Print] from [Output Method] and click [OK].

3. Click [OK].

4. Click [Print] (or [OK]).

5. Specify the desired settings for the secure print job and click [OK].

[Document Name] Enter a name up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

[User Name] Enter a name up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

[PIN] Enter a number up to 7 digits.

The secure print job is sent to the machine.

Entering PIN for Printing

1. Press [ ] (Secure Print).

You cannot perform Secure Printing while waiting to scan (while ⋖Remote Scanner⋗ is selected for the scan type on the basic scan screen). Press [ ] (Back) before you perform Secure Printing.

2. Select a user using [ ] or [ ] and press [OK].

If the above screen is not displayed, go to Step 3.

3. Select a document to print using [ ] or [ ] and press [OK].

4. Enter the PIN and press [OK].

Printing starts.

5. Press [ ] (Status Monitor/Cancel) to close the Copy/Print Job screen.

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