Canon imagerunner advance C5550i User Manual page 469

Adding a Digital Signature
You can convert scanned originals into PDF/XPS files with a digital signature. A digital signature is similar to the act of
signing and sealing papers, which enables you to check who created the file and if the file was tampered or forged
after it was signed. For detailed information about a digital signature and its settings, see
Signature to Sent Files(P. 642) .
1
Place the original.
2
Press <Scan and Send> on the Main Menu.
3
Specify the destination on the Scan Basic Features screen.
Screen(P. 408)
4
Press the setting button for file format.
5
Press <PDF> or <XPS>
● If you do not log in to the machine with personal authentication management and select <XPS>, press <Add
Device Signature>.
6
Select the digital signature and press <OK>.
<Device Signature>
The name of the machine is added to the file as a signature. The reader can verify that the file is scanned
from the machine.
<User Signature>
The name of the user who logs in to the machine with personal authentication management is added to
the file as a signature. The reader can verify that the file is scanned by the user.
Scanning
Placing Originals(P. 106)
<Add Digital Signatures>.
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<Main Menu> Screen(P. 94)
Scan Basic Features
Adding a Digital