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Erasing Data on Printer's Hard Disk

Important

  • The administrator password is required to change settings if it is enabled for changing settings using the operation panel.
  • For a more secure method of preventing data recovery, we recommend physically or magnetically destroying the hard disk. In this case, the hard disk can no longer be used.
  • You cannot erase HDD data if there is a job queue. Additionally, print jobs are not processed while data erasing is in progress.

  1. Make sure printer is turned on.

  2. Flick HOME screen and tap Device settings.

  3. Tap Hard disk settings.

  4. Enter administrator password if it is enabled.

  5. Tap Data deletion.

  6. Tap erasing method.

    Fast
    Erases file management data for print job data stored on the printer's hard disk.
    Choose this method for relatively fast erasure.
    Because only the file management data is erased, the print job data itself is not erased.
    Fast secure
    Erases the data encryption key specified for the hard disk drive.
    Specifying the encryption key again does not allow you to read and use data saved in the past safely and fast.
    Select to erase highly confidential data.
    Secure
    Overwrites the entire hard disk with 00, FF, and random data (one time each) after the data encryption key specified for the hard disk drive is erased.
    Verification is performed to check if the data was correctly written.
    Choose this method to erase especially confidential data.
    It is virtually impossible to recover the overwritten data.
    Conforms to the DoD5220.22-M standard of the U.S. Department of Defense.
    Secure (VSITR)
    Overwrites the entire hard disk with 00 next overwrites with FF after the data encryption key specified for the hard disk drive is erased.
    After repeating this process three times, the entire hard disk is overwritten with AA.
    It is virtually impossible to recover the overwritten data.
    Conforms to the guidelines of German Federal Government (VS-ITR).

  7. Confirm displayed message and tap Yes.

    Data on the hard disk are erased.