Private Print option with Toshiba 850e

kenyafundi · #1 June 22nd, 2009, 02:10 PM

I was wondering if you can setup a private print job with the Toshiba 850e Copier Mac OSX drivers? We are able to do it on our PCs, but I do not see a printing preferences options where I can check the Private Print job box, and set a password. We are thinking about switching to macs here at our school, but our teachers really like the private print option of the copier.

Thank you!

MisterMe · #2 June 22nd, 2009, 03:07 PM

What is the benefit of the private print option?

DeltaMac · #3 June 22nd, 2009, 03:23 PM

One benefit is 'eyes-only' printing

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A Private Print Job allows you to send a print job, such as school report cards, to a password protected folder on the hard drive of the printer. The print job is held until you enter the password at the printer. You must be at the printer to actually have the job print.

The Toshiba 850e mentioned by the OP is an office-level printer/copier, so the staff may not want every job to print at the time it's sent to the printer. You would have 'secure' control of that print job.

lbj · #4 June 22nd, 2009, 04:35 PM

So while loaded to the printer "server", it would not print unless I was physically at the printer and able to directly input a code/password on the printer?

DeltaMac · #5 June 22nd, 2009, 05:14 PM

That's what the short article says, I think.

So, the OP wants to use that feature on a Mac, and the manuf's Mac driver doesn't seem to make that available.

Do you think that a custom PPD would give access to that type of hardware feature?

MisterMe · #6 June 22nd, 2009, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DeltaMac

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Do you think that a custom PPD would give access to that type of hardware feature?

PPD's are cross-platform. If the Toshiba is a PostScript printer, then its PPD will work on the Mac, Windows, or any other OS that has a PostScript driver. It will also enable all of the printer's features on each OS.

DeltaMac · #7 June 22nd, 2009, 08:03 PM

The OP says that the Toshiba driver does not show the Private Print option, hence my question (rephrased) - How do you access a feature that the PPD might provide, but the interface software (the print options window) does not offer the option to access that feature?

MisterMe · #8 June 23rd, 2009, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltaMac

The OP says that the Toshiba driver does not show the Private Print option, hence my question (rephrased) - How do you access a feature that the PPD might provide, but the interface software (the print options window) does not offer the option to access that feature?

The PPD provides the interface. I have never seen an instance where a supported feature was not user-accessible. The closest was back in the MacOS 8/MacOS 9 days when we had the option of using PostScript drivers from either Apple or using Adobe. HP PPDs preferred the Adobe driver. However, all HP features were accessible from the Apple driver printer dialog box. They were just a bit clumsier and a little harder to find, but they were there.

My advice to the OP is that Mac and Windows printer dialog boxes are laid out differently. All of the options that are supported on Windows are also availale on the Mac and more. Take the time to explore each of your options. In the MacOS X print dialog box, most options are accessed using popup menus. popup menu selection. It will bring-up a new dialog box that may have additional popups, checkboxes, and such like. Also, certain features may be accessible via the File/Page Setup... dialog box rather than the File/Print... dialog box. Go through the Page Setup dialog box to ensure familiarity with each option.