Konica Minolta COPY PROTECTION UTILITY User Manual

Copy Protection Utility

User’s Guide

Contents

1 Introduction
1.1	System requirements .......................................................................	1-1
1.2	Main features ....................................................................................	1-2
1.3	Specifying copy protection/stamp settings ...................................	1-3
	Advance preparations ....................................................................	1-3
	Specifying basic Copy Protection Utility settings ..........................	1-3
	Copy protection/stamp pattern settings ........................................	1-3

2	Advance preparations
	2.1	bizhub OpenAPI settings .................................................................	2-1
		Installation procedure ....................................................................	2-1
	2.2	Installing the Copy Protection Utility ..............................................	2-1
		Installation procedure ....................................................................	2-1
	2.3	Uninstalling ........................................................................................	2-2
3 Specifying basic Copy Protection Utility settings
		procedure .......................................................................................	3-1
	3.1	Device Registration ..........................................................................	3-2
4 Copy protection pattern settings
	4.1	Specifying copy protection patterns ..............................................	4-1
		Installation procedure ....................................................................	4-1
	4.2	Description of the Copy Protect Settings dialog box ....................	4-6
	4.2.1	Changing the font and character size of copy protection text ......	4-7
	4.2.2	Specifying the rotation angle of copy protection text ....................	4-8
5	Stamp pattern settings
	5.1	Specifying stamp patterns ...............................................................	5-1
		Installation procedure ....................................................................	5-1
	5.2	Description of the Pattern Stamp Settings dialog box .................	5-5
	5.2.1	Specifying the image data .............................................................	5-6
		Specifying by using the Open dialog box ......................................	5-6
		Specifying by dragging the image file ............................................	5-7

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5.2.2	........................Specifying the Enlargement for the stamp pattern	5-8
5.3 Batch copy Copy Protects and Stamps .........................................		5-9
	Procedure .......................................................................................	5-9

6 Other Functions

6.1	Importing/exporting programmed data	.......................................... 6-1
	Saving a backup of data (exporting) ..............................................	6-1
	Reading backed up data (importing) ..............................................	6-4
6.2	Importing a selected pattern ...........................................................	6-7
	Installation procedure ....................................................................	6-7
6.3	The copy of the pattern setting .....................................................	6-12
	To copy the pattern setting ..........................................................	6-12

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About this Product

The Copy Protection Utility is, as plug-in of Device Set-Up, used to program multifunctional products with copy protection and stamp information.

Copy protection is the printing of invisible characters when copying or printing with a multifunctional product.

When a document containing these characters is copied, these characters appear, indicating that it is a copy.

This feature is convenient, for example, when limiting secondary copies of highly confidential documents.

Trademarks and registered trademarks

Trademark acknowledgements

KONICA MINOLTA and the KONICA MINOLTA logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.

Microsoft® and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

All other company and product names are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Dialog boxes

The dialog boxes shown in this manual are those that appear in Windows XP.

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Note

The dialog boxes that appear in this document may differ from those that appear on your computer, depending on the installed devices and specified settings.

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Note

Unauthorized reproduction, translation or duplication of this document, whether in its entirety or in part, is strictly prohibited.

The content of this document is subject to change without notice.

Copyright © 2005 KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. All rights reserved.

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Introduction	1

1 Introduction

1.1System requirements

The operating environment for the Copy Protection Utility is described below.

-Operating system

Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 4 or later),

Windows XP Professional/Professional x64 Edition (Service Pack 1 or later) or Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Business x64 Edition/Enterprise x64 Edition

-Computer

PC/AT compatible machine installed with a Pentium 300 MHz or faster processor

-Memory

128 MB or more

-Network

Computer with TCP/IP protocol settings correctly specified

-Hard disk

20 MB or more of available space

-Library

Microsoft. NET Framework 2.0

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1.2Main features

The main features for the Copy Protection Utility are listed below.

Specifying and editing copy protection settings

Copy protection patterns used by a device (multifunctional product) can be specified and changed.

Specified data can be imported as palette files (*.cpf, *.xml).

Specified data can be exported as palette files (*.xml).

Character settings files (*.ctf) created with Copy Protection Utility version 1 can also be imported.

Specifying and editing stamp settings

Stamp patterns used by a device (multifunctional product) can be specified and changed.

Specified data can be imported as palette files (*.cpf, *.xml).

Specified data can be exported as palette files (*.xml).

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1.3Specifying copy protection/stamp settings

Perform the operations described below to program devices with copy protection and stamp patterns.

Advance preparations

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From the device, specify the bizhub OpenAPI settings.

Install the Copy Protection Utility onto the computer.

–“Installing the Copy Protection Utility” on page 2-1

Specifying basic Copy Protection Utility settings

1 Start the Copy Protection Utility, and then specify the automatic protection settings and register the devices to be programmed with copy protection/stamp patterns.

–Refer to “Device Set-Up User’s Guide” for more information about auto protect function and searching/registering of device.

Copy protection/stamp pattern settings

The following information is required before copy protection/stamp patterns can be specified.

Be sure to obtain this information first.

0 Administrator password for the device

0bizhub OpenAPI Login Name and password for the device

1Specify and edit the copy protection/stamp patterns for each device.

–“Copy protection pattern settings” on page 4-1

–“Stamp pattern settings” on page 5-1

2Program the device with the copy protection/stamp information.

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2 Advance preparations

2.1bizhub OpenAPI settings

Installation procedure

Before installing the Copy Protection Utility, specify the bizhub OpenAPI settings on the device.

%Specify the bizhub OpenAPI Login Name and password from the control panel of the device as necessary.

–For details on the procedure for specifying the bizhub OpenAPI settings from the control panel of the device, refer to the device’s User’s Guide.

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Follow the instructions in the User’s Guide for the device to specify the settings for SSL transmission.

2.2Installing the Copy Protection Utility

Install the Copy Protection Utility onto your computer.

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Before installing the utility, be sure to log in with Administrator privileges. Quit all applications (including virus detection programs) that are running.

When the Device Set-up is not installed, the Device Set-up installer is activated. Be sure, first of all, to install the Device Set-up.

Installation procedure

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Start the installer (Setup.exe).

Follow the instructions that appear to complete the installation.

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2.3Uninstalling

The Copy Protection Utility can be uninstalled using either of the following two methods.

-Using “Add/Remove Programs” in “Control Panel”

– With Windows 2000, click [Control Panel], then [Add/Remove Programs]. - Using Setup.exe again

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Before uninstalling, quit the Copy Protection Utility and the Device SetUp.

Please note that the use of the Copy Protection Utility becomes unavailable if the Device Set-Up is uninstalled with the Copy Protection Utility installed. On an occasion like this, reinstall it with the installer of the Copy Protection Utility to install the Device Set-Up.

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3Specifying basic Copy Protection Utility settings

The following procedure describes how to specify the necessary settings when the Copy Protection Utility is first started.

procedure

1 From the Windows Start menu, start the Copy Protection Utility.

–Click the Windows [Start] , point to [All Programs] ([Programs] in Windows 2000), then [KONICA MINOLTA], then [Copy Protection Utility], and then click [Copy Protection Utility].

–When a shortcut has been created while in the installation of the Copy Protection Utility, double-click the shortcut on the desk top.

Main window appears.

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Detail

When activated for the first time, the Application protect settings window is displayed. For details of the method for setting the application protect, refer to “Device Set-up user’s guide.”

Refer to “Device Set-Up User’s Guide” for more information about main window.

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3.1Device Registration

When using the Copy Protection Utility, it is necessary to make a search for a supported device on the network for registration.

As a method for the search/registration of a supported device, the following are available.

-Method for searching a supported device on the network

-Method for searching a supported device with the IP address specified.

-Method for registering a supported device from the Function access restriction file

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Detail

For details of the method for search/registration of the supported device, refer to the user’s guide of the Device Set-up.

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4 Copy protection pattern settings

4.1Specifying copy protection patterns

The following procedure describes how to specify settings for copy protection patterns.

The following information is required before copy protection patterns can be specified. Be sure to obtain this information first.

- Administrator password for the device

- bizhub OpenAPI Login Name and password for the device

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Note

The control panel of the device being set is locked while the copy protection settings are being specified.

Installation procedure

1 From the Windows Start menu, start the Copy Protection Utility.

–Click the Windows [Start], point to [All Programs] ([Programs] in Windows 2000), then [KONICA MINOLTA], then [Copy Protection Utility], and then click [Copy Protection Utility].

–If automatic protection settings have been specified, the Stop Protection dialog box appears. Type in the access password, and then click the [OK].

The main window appears.

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2 Select the device to set the copy protection pattern from the list and click [Edit Copy Protect/Stamp].

3 Specify [Function to import], [Import to], and click [Import].

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