How to Use Locked Print

Follow the procedure below to print a document using the Locked Print function.

Windows

In the application, on the [File] menu, click [Print].
The [Print] dialog box appears.
Select the printer, and then click [Preferences].
Click the [Job/Log] tab.
In the [Job Type:] list, click [Locked Print].
In the [User ID:] box, enter a user ID using up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters, and then enter a 4-8 digit password in the [Password:] box.
The user ID associates user with his / her jobs.
Click [OK] to close the printer properties dialog box.
Start the printing from the application's [Print] dialog box.
The document file is saved in the machine.
To print the document, perform the following steps.
To delete the document, see "Deleting a Locked Print File".
On the machine's control panel, press the [Printer] key to display the printer screen.
Press [Print Jobs].
A list of print files stored in the machine appears.
Press [Locked Print Job List].
A list of locked print files stored in the machine appears.
[User ID], [Date / Time] and [File Name] also appear.
Select the file you want to print by pressing it.
Press [Print].
The password screen appears.
Enter the password using the number keys, and then press [OK].
A confirmation screen appears.
A confirmation screen will appear if the password is not entered correctly. Press [OK] to enter the password again.
When multiple print files are selected, the machine prints only files that correspond to the entered password. The number of files is displayed on the confirmation screen.
Press [Yes].
The locked file is printed.

If the application has a collate option, make sure it is not selected before sending a print job. The printer driver automatically collates Locked Print jobs by default. If the collate option is selected in the application's [Print] dialog box, there may be more prints than required.

Mac OS / Mac OS X

In the application, click [Print] on the [File] menu.
The [Print] dialog box appears.
In the pop-up menu, click [Job Log].
On the [Job Type:] pop-up menu, click [Locked Print].
In the [User ID:] box, enter a user ID using up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters, and then enter a 4-8 digit password in the [Password:] box.
The user ID associates the user with his / her jobs.
After making the necessary settings, click [Print].
The document file is saved in the machine.
To print the document, perform the following steps.
To delete the document, see "Deleting a Locked Print File".
On the machine's control panel, press the [Printer] key to display the printer screen.
Press [Print Jobs].
A list of print files stored in the machine appears.
Press [Locked Print Job List].
A list of locked print files stored in the machine appears.
[User ID], [Date / Time] and [File Name] also appear.
Select the file you want to print by pressing it.
Press [Print].
The password screen appears.
Enter the password using the number keys, and then press [OK].
A confirmation screen appears.
A confirmation screen will appear if the password is not entered correctly. Press [OK] to enter the password again.
When multiple print files are selected, the machine prints only files that correspond to the entered password. The number of files is displayed on the confirmation screen.
Press [Yes].
The locked file is printed.

Press [Stop] to cancel printing.
To cancel printing, press [Exit]. Then, press [Job Reset]. After it has started, the file is deleted.

Deleting a Locked Print File