Erasing Data On The Printer's Hard Disk - Canon imagePROGRAF iPF755 User Manual

Erasing Data on the Printer's Hard Disk

When erasing all data on the hard disk, choose from the following three options.
This operation is only available from the Control Panel.
Erasure Method
High Speed
Secure High Spd.
Secure
Note
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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.
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Erase HDD Data is not available if there is a job queue.
Additionally, print jobs are not processed during execution of Erase HDD Data.
1.
On the Tab Selection screen of the Control Panel, press ◄ or ► to select the Settings/Adj.
tab ( ).
Note
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If the Tab Selection screen is not displayed, press the Menu button.
2.
Press the OK button.
The Set./Adj. Menu is displayed.
3.
Press ▲ or ▼ to select System Setup, and then press the OK button.
4.
Press ▲ or ▼ to select Erase HDD Data, and then press the OK button.
Time Required
A few seconds Erases le management data for print job data stored on the
printer's hard disk. Choose this method for relatively fast
erasure. Because only the le management data is erased, the
print job data itself is not erased. Note that it may be possible to
read this data using commercial data recovery software.
About 40 minutes Overwrites the entire hard disk with random data. No verication
is performed to check if the data was correctly written. Choose
this method to erase highly condential data. Note that it may
be possible to read the overwritten data using specialized data
recovery tools.
Approximately 6 Overwrites the entire hard disk with 00, FF, and random data
hours (one time each). Verication is performed to check if the data
was correctly written. Choose this method to erase especially
condential data. It is virtually impossible to recover the
overwritten data. Conforms to the DoD5220.22-M standard of
the U.S. Department of Defense.
Details
Hard Disk
Hard Disk 609