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Print
Stations
The Pharos Print system can be
found in most labs and libraries on campus. Nearly all
public access computers utilize the system and there are
easy to install print drivers that are
available for use when printing from your own laptop.
When you print from a lab or library
computer, a popup will appear that will ask you to name your print job.
Once you've printed from the client machine (lab computer, laptop), locate
the Omega Print Station in the lab.
Depending upon whether the machine can do both printing and copying, the
Omega Terminal may look like either of the pictures below:
If it looks like the first
screenshot, you will need to hit the 'Printing' button on the
Omega terminal first. Once
you have reached the Printing screen, swipe your Plus Account Card
(student ID, Dart Card) in the attached card reader. A list of jobs
will appear on the screen. This screen also tells you how much money
you have on your account. Select your job with the mouse, which will
display the cost of the job, and click on "Print". Often it is
helpful to sort them by the Time or Owner to help find your
particular job. Do so by selecting these words at the top of the
screen. The print system
will automatically log off the print station, but it's a good habit to get
into to log it off yourself by clicking on "Log Off".
Card Swipe Problems:
The card swipes on the station can take all four swipe
directions, both up and down with the swipe facing left and
right. If, after you have swiped all four directions, the card
still does not read correctly, please exit out of the function
with the Exit button in the lower left corner and re-enter. This
should remedy the problem.
Timeout Issues: The
touch screens are set to timeout after 60 seconds for both
Printing and Copying functions. This is to protect your card
against unauthorized access in case you forget to log out or
there is a problem with the device that prevents you from
logging out. To have more time, you simply need to press a
button on the touch screen device and your time will be reset to
60. Copying a page on the Canon device will not reset the time
for you, only action on the touch screen device will.
Re-calibrating (ONLY
to be done by Library or Lab Personnel) Symptoms
that will indicate that a device needs to be re-calibrated
include no touch registration at all by the device, or even the
device not registering properly where you touched. In order to
remedy this, you will need to unplug the power for the hub of
the Omega device (the computer-looking portion that has all of
the wire connections) and then plug it immediately back in. The
device then will re-boot like a normal computer, eventually
displaying a screen with the words 'Starting Up Omega'. At this
point, hold your finger on the touch screen of the Omega device
until the screen disappears. A calibration prompt will then
appear on the screen. Touch the blinking circles in the fours
corners in succession, and the will re-set the calibration of
the device and allow it to work properly. If this does not
remedy the situation, please Contact Us.
Printers
The below printers are
representative of models that you are likely to find on campus:
A black and white Lexmark Printer
A color Lexmark Printer
A black and white Canon Printer/Copier |
