Restricting Machine Operation

You can restrict printing, copying, or faxing operations or to use a USB flash drive or a shared folder on the computer. Restrictions can be disabled temporality.

• Disabling Operation Restriction Temporarily

To enable this function, apply the administrator password for changing settings on the operation panel.

• Setting Administrator Password on Operation Panel

1. Make sure printer is turned on.

2. Flick HOME screen and tap Setup.

   • Using the Operation Panel

3. Tap Device settings.

4. Tap Operation restrictions.

5. Enter administrator password.

6. When confirmation screen of operation restriction is displayed, tap Yes.

   If you have already performed operation restriction setting, the menu items are displayed. Tap Change operation restrictions.

7. Tap operation you want to restrict and tap function you want to restrict.

   Copy

   Restricts copying operations. If you select Restrict all copying, you can restrict all copying operations. If you select Restrict color copying, you can restrict color copying operations only.

   Print from storage medium

   Restricts to print from a USB flash drive.

   Scan to USB flash drive

   Restricts to save the scanned data on a USB flash drive.

   Scan to destination folder

   Restricts to forward the scanned data to a shared folder on the computer.

   Scan (E-mail direct from device)

   Restricts to send an e-mail with scanned data attached from the printer.

   E-mail address book

   Restricts operations related to the printer's e-mail address book.

   FAX transmission

   Restricts to send a fax from the printer. (Sending a fax from the computer is not restricted.)

   FAX reception

   Restricts to receive a fax.

   Important

   • If the printer receives a fax while Restrict is selected, Not available. An operation restriction is set. is displayed on the touch screen and the fax standby screen is displayed. In this case, you cannot receive the faxes. Ask the administrator of the printer you are using to change the setting and have the sender resend the faxes.

   Directory

   Restricts operations related to the printer's directory.

8. Tap Exit.

   The operation restrictions you selected are enabled.

Note

• If you disable all restrictions, tap Cancel operation restrictions in step 6. When the confirmation screen is displayed, tap Yes.

  To disable each operation restriction, tap the item in step 7 and tap Do not restrict.