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Pay for Print Instructions

There are three "Pay for Print" stations available

  • First floor of Pfahler
  • First floor of Olin
  • First floor of Myrin

Charges

  • There is a charge for all printing.
  • Payment is to be made when charges are added to student accounts.
  • Charges are accrued and added to student accounts shortly after the end of the semester.
  • Students are allowed to charge up to a credit limit of $500
  • As charges are accrued, the displayed credit limit declines and the display indicates the remaining credit limit.
  • The current per page cost for printing is $.10 for black and white and $.10 for color.

$500 CREDIT

  • You have a $500 credit limit in our Pay for Print system. 
  • This is similar to a credit limit on a Credit Card.  If you manage to print $500 worth of paper, you will not be able to print any more documents using the Pay for Print system until you have paid off the $500. 
  • At the end of each term you will be billed for the full amount of credit you have used. 
  • Example: If your Credit is $400 at the end of the semester, you will be billed $100.

Saving Money

  • It is suggested that you use the printer we issued you when you received your laptop to avoid these costs.
  • Depending upon the printer model, you may obtain replacement cartridges from the manufacturer, Ursinus College bookstore or at other stores in local shopping centers.

Using the Pay for Print System

Printing from your own computer

  • First you will have to add the "Pay for Print" printer to you computer. You need to do this once for each Pay for Print station you wish to use.
    • Click ‘add printer’ in the ‘printers’ control panel located in your start menu.
    • When prompted for what kind of printer select “A network Printer, or a printer attached to another computer” then click next.
    • On the next screen select “connect to this printer” and click next again.
    • In the Browse screen that follows find “zack2” under the “Ursinus” group. The three printers will be listed there, called
      • Myrin1Floor
      • Olin1Floor
      • PfahlerHall
  • Select the printer you want, click next one more time and you are ready to use the printer as just like any other printer.
  • After you print from your computer you will have to go to the correct Pay for Print station and follow steps 2 - 7 below.

Using the printers from the computer labs

  1. Click the ‘print’ button in any program and the job will be sent to the print release station located next to the printer
  2. Your login name will appear on the touch screen
  3. Clicking on your name brings up a list of all the jobs you have waiting
    • You can submit several jobs and release them all at once.
  4. Select your documents by clicking on them (a check mark will appear next to each selected document) and choose either delete (which will delete the job without printing it) or GoPrint. Selecting GoPrint brings up the login window.
    GoPrint select documents screen
  5. Use the keyboard on the touch screen to enter your ID and password. Your student ID & Password are your username and password used in the computer labs and for e-mail – Click “Sign In” when done.
    GoPrint login screen
  6. The final screen allows you to approve the charges and start printing!
    GoPrint accept charges screen
    The value amount you have printed is displayed under your quota ID next to the word Credit

That’s all there is to it! If you have questions using this system please contact the Technology Support Center at x2244 or by e-mailing techsupport@ursinus.edu.
PAY FOR PRINT

The Pay-for-Print laser printers are easily accessed on the first floor of Myrin, Olin, and Pfahler or from any computer connected to the campus network.

There is a charge for all printing from these printers.