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Changing the Password and Page Limit

You can change the password and page limit settings that you have registered.


  1. Press (Additional Functions) → [System Settings] → [Dept. ID Management].
  1. Press [On] → [Register Dept. ID/Password].
  1. Press [] or [] to display the department whose password you want
    to change → select the department → press [Edit].

  • Press and hold down [] or [] to quickly and continuously scroll through the available Department ID pages. Continuous scrolling is useful when a large number of Department IDs are registered.
  1. Enter the new password (up to seven digits) using - (numeric keys).
  • Press [Password]
  • Press [Password] → enter the desired password using - (numeric keys).
  • Press [Confirm] → enter the same number to confirm the password using - (numeric keys) → press [OK].

You cannot store a password with only zeros as the number, such as <0000000>. If you enter a number that begins with zeros, the leading zeros are ignored.
Example: If <02> or <002> is entered, <0000002> is stored.

  • If you make a mistake when entering the password, press (Clear) to clear the password → enter the
    correct password.
  • You cannot change the Department ID.
  • If Use Asterisks to Enter Access No./Passwords in System Settings (from the Additional
    Functions screen) is set to 'Off', passwords you enter are not displayed as asterisks (********). (See "Setting the Display Method When Entering a Password.")
  1. If you want to change or set a page limit restriction, press [Turn Limits On/Off and Set Page Limits].
  1. Change the page limit restriction, if necessary.
  • Press [On] under the desired function(s).
  • Press [] (Page Limit) next to [On]/[Off] of the desired function(s) → enter the page limit restriction using - (numeric keys).
  • Press [OK] → [OK].

If you do not want to set a page limit restriction for a function, press [Off] under the desired function's name.

  • If you make a mistake when entering a number, press (Clear) to clear the number → enter the correct number.
  • You can set the page limit from 0 to 999,999 pages. Once a page limit is reached, copying, scanning, or printing is not possible.
  • The page limit refers to the number of printed surfaces. Therefore, a two-sided print is counted as two pages.
  1. Press [Done] → [OK].
  • If you selected [On] in step 2, pressing [OK] activates Department ID Management.

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