Secure formatting – TA Triumph-Adler LP 4140 User Manual
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Options
ADVANCED OPERATION GUIDE
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6
Press
U or V to display the desired mode. The display changes as shown
below.
Normal
(default) : Overwrites 3 times. (Overwrites 2 times with
random data, then 1 more time with NULL
data.)
Quick
: Overwrites 1 time. (Overwrites with NULL
data.)
7
Press [OK].
8
Press [MENU]. The display returns to Ready.
NOTE:
When the printer is overwriting data while Ready is displayed,
Ready and Overwriting appear alternately in the message display.
When the printer is overwriting data while Processing is displayed,
Processing and Overwriting appear alternately in the message display.
Secure Formatting
Overwrites the hard disk data completely. Use this function when stopping
the use of the hard disk.
IMPORTANT: Administrator need to perform secure formatting to avoid
eliminating data of the hard disk without notice.
1
Press [MENU].
2
Press
U or V repeatedly until Security
>
appears.
3
Press
Z.
4
Press
U or V repeatedly until >Secure
Format
appears.
5
Press [OK]. A blinking question mark (?)
appears.
Pressing [CANCEL] here returns to the
>Secure Format
display.
6
Press [OK]. Secure Formatting is
performed.
##
indicates the progress of the Secure
Formatting.
When Secure Formatting is completed, the display returns to >Secure
Format
.
Security >
>Secure Format
>Secure Format ?
>Secure
Formatting ##%