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Forced Secure Watermark enables you to set the machine to always print the specified hidden watermark on prints and copies.

1. Press (Settings/Registration) → [Function Settings] → [Common] → [Print Settings] → [Secure Watermark Settings].

If Document Scan Lock Kit is activated, press [Secure Watermark/Document Scan Lock].

2. Press [Forced Secure Watermark].

If Document Scan Lock Kit is activated, press [Forced Secure Watermark/Doc. Scan Lock].

3. Press [Set] for the function (Copy/Access Stored Files/Printer) to set the Forced Secure Watermark mode.

If Document Scan Lock Kit is activated, press [Force Secure Watermark] for the function (Copy/Access Stored Files/Printer) to set the Forced Secure Watermark mode.

4. Select the type of secure watermark to embed (Watermark, Date, Copy Set Numbering, Serial Number, or ID/User Name).

• If you select [Watermark]:

• If you select [Date]:

• If you select [Copy Set Numbering]:

• If you select [Serial Number]:

• If you select [ID/User Name]:

• If you select [Watermark]:

• Select a preset watermark → press [Next].

If you select [Custom] from the drop-down list, press [Enter] and enter the desired text → press [OK] → [Next].

• For instructions on entering characters, see "Basic Operations."

• If you have registered characters in [Register Characters for Page No./Watermark] in [Function Settings] (Settings/Registration), you can select the characters from the list.

• If you select [Date]:

• Select the date format → press [Next].

• If you select [Copy Set Numbering]:

• Enter the starting number using - (numeric keys) → press [Next].

• If you select [Serial Number]:

• Press [Next].

• The serial number that is displayed in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen when you press [Counter Check] on the control panel is printed.

• If you select [ID/User Name]:

• Press [Next].

• If a login service has been set, the ID or User Name of the user printing the document is printed.

• The watermark "CONFIDENTIAL" is printed if a login service is not set.

5. Set the background pattern, size, and color → press [OK].

• To print pattern on the background of copy, select the background pattern from the Background Pattern drop-down list.

• You can select [Small] (36 pt.), [Medium] (54 pt.), or [Large] (72 pt.) for the size of the text.

• You can select magenta, cyan, or black for the color of the text.

• To print the characters vertically across the page, press [Print Vertically].

• To use white letters on a colored background, press [White Letters on Colored Bkg.].

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