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• "Hidden Pattern" is a function provided for the purpose of deterring unauthorized printing. It does not guarantee the
prevention of information leakage.
• Text may not be completely hidden on an output sheet with a pattern print under certain machine conditions. In "Settings
(administrator)", select [Security Settings]
→
[Hidden Pattern Print Setting]
→
[Contrast] if this is the case.
• The hidden pattern may not emerge on copies with certain types of devices or under certain setting conditions used to
copy an output sheet with a pattern print.
• When the color mode is set to [Black and White] or when it is set to [Automatic] and the original is recognized as black and
white, a black background pattern is printed even if a cyan or magenta pattern is selected.