Student Guide Where can I print? Yu can print ut yur wrk frm any Printer acrss Campus; in the Libraries, Open Access areas and IT Labs (which are available t wrk in when they are nt being used fr teaching). The printers are als available n the Student Desktp and Simply Web s yu can print when using yur wn Laptp, Tablet, etc. n campus. See als Simply Print later in this guide fr access t printers when ff campus. This means that, during the busiest times f the year and there are queues, yu can use ther printers. Take a lk at ur Printer Lcatins list which will give yu infrmatin abut where printers are installed. Charges fr Printing & Cpying One black and white One A3 black and white One clur One A3 clur 1p 2p 5p 5p Nte: These prices are per page, s dublesided will be duble the price e.g. 2 sided B&W n = 2p Pltters: A0-3.00 and A1/A2-1.50 Tp up yur Print Credits Online, whenever yu like Click the Buy Credits buttn in the Student Hub, My Nrthumbria r lgn at nrthumbria.ac.uk/payfrprinting Hw des my Smartcard wrk with the printer? Yur University Smartcard will be autmatically assciated with all University printers. If it desn t wrk immediately yu will be asked t lgin using yur Nrthumbria Username and Passwrd. Once yu ve dne this yur card is assciated and yu can just swipe and g in future. Hw quickly are print credits added t my accunt? Print credits will shw n yur accunt in 5-10 minutes. Hw d I check hw many credits I have left n my accunt? Yu can check yur balance nline thrugh the Student Hub and My Nrthumbria.
Lgging Out & Getting back Hme The printer will lg yu ut autmatically when yu dn t press anything n the tuchpad fr ne minute. T lg ut earlier, press the Key buttn n the right-hand side. Yu can always return t the main menu by pressing the Hme buttn frm the left-hand side f the panel. Hw t Print Yu print by sending yur dcument t a Print Queue we just have 2 queues fr yu, Clur r Mn (Black & White) and dcuments are set t print duble-sided s that yu save paper and mney. Hw am I charged? Print credits will be debited frm yur accunt when yu select and print ut yur dcument. What happens if I dn t have enugh credits left t print the whle dcument? If yu dn t have enugh print credits left, the dcument will nt print. Yu will get a message saying: Srry, yu dn t have enugh credits t print yur dcument. Send yur dcument t print, changing any settings required e.g. larger paper, single-sided, multiple cpies G t the nearest printer, swipe yur Smartcard and select Print frm the menu Select the dcument and press the Print buttn n the tuchpad screen. What if I send a dcument t print by mistake? Yur dcuments will nly print ut when yu swipe yur Smartcard and select Print at the printer itself; meaning yu have time t cancel this mistake befre yu are charged. Frm the printer yu can select and delete the items yu dn t need. Paper Trays & Specialist Printing There are 5 paper trays available which have been set t use the fllwing: Tray 1 Tray 2 Tray 3 Tray 4 Tray 5 (Bypass Tray) A3 Yur chice fr, A3 r specialist use f up t apprx 100 sheets e.g. letterhead, clur paper, labels, card etc. Nte: On small printers, the Bypass tray is n the frnt.
Print A3 If yu want t print n A3 paper yu must select this frm the print menu Settings befre sending. G t File > Print > Lk at the Settings list and use the drp dwn menu t change the size t A3. Using Tray 5 fr Specialist Items Frm yur dcument select File > Page Setup Select the Paper tab Select Bypass Tray in bth First Page & Other Pages menu Yu can select the size and whether yu want single r duble sided etc Click OK > Print Lwer Tray 5 and lad yur specialist paper/card. The icns n the tray will give yu an indicatin n hw t lad the item e.g. face up, face dwn etc. Swipe yur Smartcard at the printer Select yur dcument and press Print n the tuch screen. Hw t Scan t Email Place the dcument(s) yu wuld like t cpy either in the feed tray r n the glass Swipe yur Smartcard and select Email frm the menu
Yu will see that the system defaults t email the dcument t yur Nrthumbria email address If yu wuld like t send the dcument t anther persn r email address at the same time, select New Recipient t add the additinal address If yu wuld like t send the dcument t anther persn and nt yurself, select New Recipient t add the additinal address. Then select yur name and select the Remve Recipient buttn n the right-hand menu Press the large Green buttn n the tp f the printer t begin scanning. Using the Jb Assembly functin Yu can build up several pages int just ne emailed dcument but selecting the Jb Assembly tab. Select Build Jb > On Yu will nw be able t scan items in where they will sit until yu are ready Press the green buttn t send the final scanned dcuments t yur email address. Hw t Cpy Place the dcument(s) yu wuld like t cpy either in the feed tray (face-up) r n the glass (face-dwn) Swipe yur Smartcard and select Cpy frm the menu: Black and White: Makes a cpy in black and white Clur: Makes a cpy in clur Match My Originals: Makes a cpy in bth, identifying which sheets are black and white and which are clur s that yu are charged accrdingly. Yu can then change settings t get the cpy yu d like, when set click the green buttn n the tp f the printer t begin cpying. Cpying Nn Standard Size e.g. bks Many bks have pages which are nt a standard size such as r A3. If the paper supply is left at Autmatically Select yu may get an errr message when trying t cpy a nn standard size dcument. Yu will need t set the paper size befre pressing the green buttn. Place the dcument r pen bk n the glass and select the paper size that yu want t print n. Yu can d this frm the Paper Supply menu r select Layut Adjustment > Original Size fr a custm size. Then press the green buttn.
Simply Print Simply Print allws yu t uplad and print a dcument frm yur wn laptp, Smartphne r hme cmputer t the University printers. Yur request will g int t the print queue just like it wuld n campus and yu can g t any available printer, swipe yur Smartcard and print ut yur dcument. See ur guide fr detailed instructins n Hw t Use Simply Print Want t check yur printing histry? Yu can take a lk at what yu have printed here: nrthumbria.ac.uk/printhistry Simply lgin with yur Nrthumbria Username and Passwrd t view tday s, yesterday s, last mnth s recrds. And nw fr the bring bit We all knw terms and cnditins are a bit dull, but please read thrugh these befre yu use the printing system: Yu will receive 10 free print credits at the beginning f each year f yur curse. That s the equivalent f 1000 black & white prints! The free print credits are given t cver mandatry printing in exams, printing yur assessment cver/hand-in sheets, and t cmpensate fr technical prblems such as printing errrs r paper jams. Yur print credit balance will rll ver frm ne year t the next. Hwever, n cmpletin f yur curse n refund will be given fr unused credits. N refunds/re-credits will be given fr printing errrs. If a printer is ut f rder, yu can use the next available printer. Cash refunds are nt available. IT Custmer Service, January 2017. The University reserves the right t change these terms. Help and Supprt If a printer is cmpletely ut f paper/tner r seems t be faulty, please cntact the IT Helpline. There s a label n the printer giving yu its Printer Name - please qute this when yu get in tuch t help us identify which printer is faulty.