Printing from Your (Windows) Computer to a Library Printer

Scope: This guide explains how to use the UM Libraries' print system to print jobs sent from non-library computers running Windows operating systems (Windows XP, 2000, 95, 98, 98 second edition, 98 Plus, etc.) to library printers. This service allows students, faculty, and staff to send print jobs from anywhere on the campus network: laptops (wireless too), department/office computers, dorm room computers, etc.

Table of Contents

• Overview--First Time Users
• Download/Install
• Print
• Questions?
• How to Uninstall
• Off campus? Set up a VPN to utilize this pay-for-print service.

Overview

You must print out the job within 4 hours of sending it or it will be dropped from the queue

If this is your first time printing (or photocopying) in the Libraries, you'll need to have one of the following to retrieve your print job:

• A Terrapin Express Account on your UM ID card (Students, Faculty, Staff) OR
• A Photocopy Card (Visitors)

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Download/Install

• Download the appropriate printer driver software: Windows 2000/XP
  The Libraries' Pay-for-print system does not support Windows operating systems prior to 2000/XP. It supports the Windows Vista Operating System (32-bit). Windows Vista 64-bit is not supported at present. To determine which Vista operating system you have, do this:
  1. Click the Start button (windows logo in bottom-left corner)
  2. Click Control Panel
  3. Double-click System
  4. Vista bit-type will be displayed for System Type.

• Close all programs except your internet browser.
• Double click on the software you just downloaded: "Libraries Printers"
• Click Install.
• Click Finish.

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Print

1. Preview your print jobs before printing: the Libraries do not offer refunds on print jobs.
   • Click on File > Print Preview > Review Your Job

   
   (Microsoft Word)

2. Select File > Print and then select a printer: Black & White (MckBlack#1) or Color (Mckcolor1); from your browser or other software to send print job(s) to the print queue. NOTE: You do not need to select a pickup location. You will be able to print out your job at any of the Libraries' print stations. For library locations, see map of Library Locations and Library Printers.

   
   
   (Microsoft Word)

3. When the print window appears, select a printer (current prices) and click Print or OK.
    
   • LibrariesBW on LIBP4P (for black and white printing) or
   • LibrariesColor on LIBP4P (for color printing)

    

4. Enter a title for your print job and your name in the "Print Job Details" window and click "Next". This will help you identify your work when you go to the print station.

    

5. Click Print on the next "Print Job Details" screen. Do not type anything into the box that appears on this screen.
   

   NOTE: You may send multiple print jobs to the queue prior to printing . Print jobs will remain in the queue for 4 hours.

    

6. Go to a print station at a library of your choice (see map of Library Locations and Library Printers) within 4 hours to print your job out.

    

7. Pay for your print job by swiping the appropriate card through the reader. The screen will indicate the $ balance on your card.
   • Terrapin Express is a pre-paid debit account attached to your University ID card.

   • Photocopy Cards are intended for visitors to the Libraries, and are available for purchase at 13 stations throughout the Libraries.

    

8. Select your print job(s) from the queue. The names you entered in the "Print Job Details" window should now be visible in the print queue listing. You can select multiple print jobs by holding down the "control" key while clicking on each job. The screen will show the total number of pages to print, the cost, and the remaining $ balance on your card.
   
   
   

9. Click on the "Print" button to print your job(s). Your account will not be debited until you click on the "Print" button.

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QUESTIONS?

• See Printing FAQs
• Ask us! via chat, e-mail, or telephone

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How to Uninstall

If you no longer want the ability to print from your computer to the Libraries' printers, follow these directions to remove the software:

First remove the 2 Libraries' printers from your printer list.

1. Go to your computer's Control Panel.
2. Click on Printers (or Printers and Faxes).
3. Delete LibrariesBW on LIBP4P printer (select the printer and use your delete key).
4. Delete LibrariesColor on LIBP4P printer.

Next uninstall the software.

Once you begin the uninstall process, follow the directions on the screens. On the second screen you will have to select "Pharos Notify" as the component you wish to uninstall.

1. Click on Start.
2. Choose All Programs (or Programs).
3. Choose Pharos > Uninstall Pharos.
4. Follow the dirctions on the screens.

Follow the directions to restart your computer. If you do not restart, your computer may become unstable.

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