HDD Lock Password: Changing the HDD Lock Password
With the Enhanced Security mode activated, you can specify a new lock password (8 to 32 alphanumeric characters, with case-sensitive) by changing the default lock password initially given to the HDD.
Setting up a lock password will prevent the leakage of document data by taking out an illicitly-switched HDD. If the HDD itself is externally accessed, the data readout will not be available until the correct lock password is entered.
Do not use your name, birthday, employee number, etc. for a password that others can easily figure out.
Be careful not to inform anybody else of the password, or not to let it known to others.
Follow the procedure on Administrator Setting to display the [Administrator Setting Menu] screen.
Press [Security Setting] on the [Administrator Setting Menu] screen, and then press [HDD Management Setting] and [HDD Lock Password] in sequence.
The [HDD Lock Password] screen is displayed.
Press [Current Password] to enter the password currently used, then press [OK].
Default password is the machine's serial number consisting of 13 alphanumeric characters. The machine's serial number is 13 alphanumeric characters, and this is displayed at the upper right of [UTILITY] screen.
Press [New Password] to enter your new password, then press [OK].
Enter 8 to 32 one-byte characters for the HDD lock password.
Press [Input Confirmation] to enter your new password once more, then press [OK].
Press [OK] to complete the setting.
To cancel the change, press [Cancel].
In either case, the screen returns to the [HDD Management Setting Menu] screen.