Printing confidential and other held jobs

Storing print jobs in the printer

  1. From the printer control panel, navigate to:

    the menu icon > Security > Confidential Print > select the print job type

    Use

    To

    Max Invalid PIN

    Limit the number of times an invalid PIN can be entered.

    Note: When the limit is reached, the print jobs for that user name and PIN are deleted.

    Confidential Job Expiration

    Hold print jobs in the computer until you enter the PIN from the printer control panel.

    Note: The PIN is set from the computer. It must be four digits, using the numbers 1–9.

    Repeat Job Expiration

    Print and store print jobs in the printer memory.

    Verify Job Expiration

    Print one copy of a print job and hold the remaining copies. It allows you to examine if the first copy is satisfactory. The print job is automatically deleted from the printer memory when all copies are printed.

    Reserve Job Expiration

    Store print jobs for printing at a later time.

    Note: The print jobs are held until deleted from the Held Jobs menu.

    Notes:

    • Confidential, Verify, Reserve, and Repeat print jobs may be deleted if the printer requires extra memory to process additional held jobs.
    • You can set the printer to store print jobs in the printer memory until you start the print job from the printer control panel.
    • All print jobs that can be initiated by the user at the printer are called held jobs.

  2. Touch Submit.

Printing confidential and other held jobs

Note: Confidential and Verify print jobs are automatically deleted from memory after printing. Repeat and Reserve jobs are held in the printer until you delete them.
For Windows users
  1. With a document open, click File > Print.

  2. Click Properties, Preferences, Options, or Setup.

  3. Click Print and Hold.

  4. Select the print job type (Confidential, Repeat, Reserve, or Verify), and then assign a user name. For a confidential print job, also enter a four-digit PIN.

  5. Click OK or Print.

  6. From the printer home screen, release the print job.

    • For confidential print jobs, navigate to:

      Held jobs > select your user name > Confidential Jobs > enter the PIN > Print

    • For other print jobs, navigate to:

      Held jobs > select your user name > select the print job > specify the number of copies > Print

For Macintosh users
  1. With a document open, choose File > Print.

    If necessary, click the disclosure triangle to see more options.

  2. From the print options or Copies & Pages pop-up menu, choose Job Routing.

  3. Select the print job type (Confidential, Repeat, Reserve, or Verify), and then assign a user name. For a confidential print job, also enter a four-digit PIN.

  4. Click OK or Print.

  5. From the printer home screen, release the print job.

    • For confidential print jobs, navigate to:

      Held jobs > select your user name > Confidential Jobs > enter the PIN > Print

    • For other print jobs, navigate to:

      Held jobs > select your user name > select the print job > specify the number of copies > Print

Modifying confidential print settings

Note: This feature is available only in network printers or printers connected to print servers.
  1. Open a Web browser, and then type the printer IP address in the address field.

    Notes:

    • View the printer IP address on the printer home screen. The IP address appears as four sets of numbers separated by periods, such as 123.123.123.123.
    • If you are using a proxy server, then temporarily disable it to load the Web page correctly.
  2. Click Configuration > Other Settings tab > Security > Confidential Print Setup.

  3. Modify the settings:

    • Set a maximum number of PIN entry attempts. When a user exceeds that number, all of the jobs for that user are deleted.

    • Set an expiration time for confidential print jobs. When a user has not printed the jobs within that time, all of the jobs for that user are deleted.

  4. Save the modified settings.