Printing confidential and other held jobs

Storing print jobs in the printer

  1. From the home screen, navigate to:

    the menu icon > Security > Confidential Print > select a 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 0–9.

    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 lets you examine if the first copy is satisfactory or not. 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.


  2. Touch the Accept icon.

Printing confidential and other held jobs

Notes:

For Windows users
  1. With a document open, select File > Print.

  2. Open the printer properties, and then select Print and Hold.

  3. Select the print job type, and then assign a user name.

  4. Send the print job to the printer.

  5. From the printer home screen, open the Held Jobs folder and then release the job.

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

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

  3. Select the print job type, and then assign a user name.

  4. Send the print job to the printer.

  5. From the printer home screen, open the Held Jobs folder and then release the job.

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 in the TCP/IP section in the Network/Ports menu. 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 Settings tab > Security > Confidential Print Setup.

  3. Modify the settings:

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

  4. Save the modified settings.