Administrative support
Printing Lockout
Printing Lockout lets you lock or unlock a printer using an assigned PIN. When locked, every job the printer receives will buffer to the hard disk. A user can print jobs only by entering the correct PIN on the operator panel. You can assign a PIN through the Web page of the device.
Note: This setting is only available when a hard disk is installed.
Note: Back channel data will be processed while the printer is locked. Reports such as user or event logs can be retrieved from a locked printer.
To set Printing Lockout:
1Open your Web browser. In the address line, enter the IP address of the printer you want to configure using the format: http://ip_address/.
2Click Configuration.
3Under Other Settings, click Security.
4Click Printer Lockout PIN.
Confidential Print Setup
Confidential Print Setup lets you designate a maximum number of PIN entry attempts and set an expiration time for print jobs. When a user exceeds a specific number of PIN entry attempts, all of that user’s print jobs are deleted. When a user has not printed their jobs within a designated time period, the print jobs are deleted. To activate Confidential Print Setup:
Note: This feature is only available on network models.
1Open your Web browser. In the address line, enter the IP address of the printer you want to configure using the format: http://ip_address/.
2Click Configuration.
3Under Other Settings, click Security.
4Click Confidential Print Setup.
Black only mode
In black only mode, all colors print in grayscale. The printer prints fastest when in black only mode. Black only mode is off by default. Be sure to select black only mode both in the driver and through the printer operator panel.
Under certain circumstances after printing a job in black only mode, the printer may enter an
To turn on black only mode through the printer operator panel:
1Turn the printer off.
2Press and hold 
and 
while turning the printer on.
3Release both buttons when Performing Self Test appears on the display.
The printer performs its
4Press 
until 
Black Only Mode appears, and then press 
.
5Press 
until 
On appears, and then press 
.
Black only mode
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