Operation Manual

Preventing Unauthorized Copying

You can print embedded patterns on printouts to prevent unauthorized copying.

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• Using the printer driver, you can embed a pattern in the printed document. If the document is

copied on a machine with the Copy Data Security unit, protected pages are grayed out in the

copy. This can minimize the risk of confidential information being copied. Protected fax messages

are grayed out before being transmitted or stored. If a document protected by unauthorized copy

guard is copied on a machine that is equipped with the Copy Data Security unit, the machine

beeps to notify users that unauthorized copying is being attempted.

If the document is copied on a machine without the Copy Data Security Unit, the hidden text

becomes conspicuous in the copy, showing that the copy is unauthorized.

• Using the printer driver, you can embed text in the printed document for unauthorized copy

prevention. If the document is copied, scanned, or stored in a Document Server by a copier or

multifunction printer, the embedded text appears conspicuous in the copy, discouraging such

unauthorized copying.

• See "Printing Documents that are not Allowed to Duplicate", Print .

• For details, see the printer driver Help and Security Guide .

Preventing Unauthorized Copying