How to Use Hold Print
Follow the procedure below to print a document using the Hold Print function.
Windows 95 / 98 / Me
In the application, on the [File] menu, click [Print].
The [Print] dialog box appears.
Select the printer, and then click [Properties].
Click the [Setup] tab.
In the [Job Type:] list, click [Hold Print].
Click [Details...].
In the [User ID:] box, enter a user ID using up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters. File Name can also be set.
The user ID associates the user with his / her jobs.
Click [OK].
Click [OK] to close the printer properties dialog box.
After making the necessary settings, click [OK] to close the [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 Hold Print File
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On the machine's control panel, press the [Printer] key to display the printer screen.
Press [Print Jobs].
A list of the print files stored in the machine appears.
Press [Hold Print Job List].
A list of hold print files stored in the machine appears.
User ID, Date / Time and File Name also appear.
Depending on the security settings, certain print jobs may not be displayed.
Select the file you want to print by pressing it.
Press [Print].
A confirmation screen appears.
Press [Yes].
The hold print 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.
When printing is finished, the stored file is deleted.
If the application has a collate option, make sure it is not selected before sending a print job. The printer driver automatically collates Hold Print jobs by default. If a collate option is selected from the application's Print dialog box, there may be more prints than required.
Windows 2000 / XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows NT 4.0
In the application, on the [File] menu, click [Print].
The [Print] dialog box appears.
Right-click the printer icon, and then click [Printing Preference] on the command menu.
If you are using Windows 2000, select the printer, and then perform the following steps.
If you are using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, select the printer, and then click [Preferences].
Click the [Job Log] tab.
In the [Job Type:] list, click [Hold Print].
In the [User ID:] box, enter a user ID using up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters. File Name can also be set.
The user ID associates the user with his / her jobs.
Click [OK] to close the printer properties dialog box.
If you are using Windows 2000, perform the following steps.
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 Hold 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 [Hold Print Job List].
A list of hold print files stored in the machine appears.
User ID, Date / Time and File Name also appear.
Depending on the security settings, certain print jobs may not be displayed.
Select the file you want to print by pressing it.
Press [Print].
A confirmation screen appears.
Press [Yes].
The hold print 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.
When printing finishes, the stored file is deleted.
If the application has a collate option, make sure it is not selected before sending a print job. The printer driver automatically collates Hold Print files by default. If a collate option is selected from the application's Print dialog box, there may be more prints than required.
Mac OS / Mac OS X
From an application, on the [File] menu, click [Print].
The [Print] dialog box appears.
In the pop-up menu, click [Job Log].
On the [Job Type:] pop-up menu, click [Hold Print].
In the [User ID:] box, enter the user ID using up to eight alphanumeric (a-z, A-Z, 0-9) characters. File Name can also be set.
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 Hold 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 [Hold Print Job List].
A list of hold print files stored in the machine appears.
User ID, Date / Time and File Name also appear.
Depending on the security settings, certain print jobs may not be displayed.
Select the file you want to print by pressing it.
Press [Print].
A confirmation screen appears.
Press [Yes].
The hold print 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.
When printing is completed, the stored file is deleted.
Deleting a Hold Print File
If a printed document is not as required, you can delete the Hold Print file.
On the machine's control panel, press the [Printer] key to display the printer screen.
Press [Print Jobs].
A list of the print files stored in the machine appears.
Press [Hold Print Job List].
A list of Hold Print files stored in the machine appears.
Depending on the security settings, certain print jobs may not be displayed.
Select the file you want to delete by pressing it.
Press [Delete].
A confirmation screen appears.
Press [Yes].
After the file is deleted, the printer screen reappears.
Press [No] to cancel the delete request.
