Entering A Password; Changing The Password - IBM Network Color Printer Administrator's Manual

Entering a Password

Deleting a Password

Changing the Password

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4. Press the Enter push button. RUN SETUP moves to the first line of the
display panel, and PRINTER SETUP is displayed on the second line.
5. Use the Menu Scrolling push buttons to scroll through the menus until you
see the one you want. When you see the menu you want, press the Enter
push button to select it.
If a password has been assigned for the Run Setup menus, use the following
procedure to enter that password.
1. When a password is required, you see ENTER PASSWORD on the
display panel. Use the Menu Scrolling push buttons (the push buttons
with the up or down arrows on them) to see the first alphanumeric
character of the password on the second line of the display panel.
2. Use the right Cursor Position push button (the push buttons with the left
or right arrows on them) to advance the cursor to the next character
position.
3. Repeat step 1 and step 2 for each character in the password.
4. When you finish entering the password, press the Enter push button.
– If you entered the right password, you see PRINTER SETUP on the
second line of the display panel.
– If you entered a wrong password, you see PASSWORD INCORRECT
on the display panel. Press the Enter push button. You see TRY
AGAIN on the first line of the panel. Press the Enter push button and
repeat step 1 through step 4.
If you forget the password or no longer want to use one, use the following
procedure to delete the password.
1. Turn off the printer.
2. Turn on the printer.
3. Watch closely to see the message PRESS MENU FOR SETUP on the
display panel. When you see the message, press the up and down Menu
Scrolling push buttons at the same time .
4. You see on the display panel DELETING SETTINGS... and PLEASE
WAIT, STARTING UP. When the printer completes its startup procedure,
you may access the offline menus to set a new password (see "Changing
the Password") or return to a READY state.
The Change Password menu enables you to set or change the password for
the printer. When a password is required, only someone who knows the
password can use the Run Setup function to change the printer settings. In
most cases, only the key operator knows the password.