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The following will show how to print from a ASU an App State lab computer that prints to the Pharos printers PaperCut printers located across campus.

Before sending a print request, please be sure to preview what you will be printing to ensure that you only print the pages you desire.  This is especially important when printing web pages from a website, since you will be charged for the number of pages printed.

Step 1: Send your document to the printer as you normally would.  The default printer, “LAB M606DN Printer” on PC and “ASU-Lab-HP LaserJet M606” on Mac, should automatically be selected.  Print jobs can be submitted to the color printer by selecting the HP 5550DN printer.  Once you submit the print job, a window will pop up asking you to enter either your ASU username or the 9-digit code printed on the front of the guest Appalachian Express card you have purchased.

• Enter your ASU username (e.g, doeja) if using your AppCard at the release station or the 9-digit code on the front of the guest Appalachian Express card if it will be used at the release station.

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Step 2: Next, go to the Pharos Uniprint Release Station and swipe your AppCard or Guest Express Card to login.  You may need to move the mouse first or hit Enter to wake the station up.  If you get an error that says “The account could not be found”, please try to swipe your card again.

Step 3: Once logged into the release station, you should see the list of print jobs that match the card used to log in to the release station, as shown below.  If you do not see your print job, please make sure that you have entered the correct information when you sent the print job from the client pop-up.

• Select the print job or jobs you would like to print (you can select multiple jobs by holding down the CTRL or SHIFT key and clicking the left mouse button).  Your cost will be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
• Once selected, you can click Print at the bottom right of the screen to send your job to the printer.

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Step 4: Press the “ESC” button on the keyboard or press the “Logoff” button with your mouse on the screen to logout of the release station.

NOTE: If you do not release your print job, it will be deleted from the print queue in one hour.

Malfunctions / Credits

We will no longer be processing refunds for the Pharos system. 

Pharos Pricing Guide

Price Per Sheet:

• Letter (8 1/2 x 11):
  • Black and White - $.03
  • Duplex (2 sided) - $.03
  • Color  - $.50

Printing Tips

• Make sure you are printing the correct document.
• Be sure you print to the correct queue and printer.
• Be sure you look on the description column to find the correct name for the document you wish to print, or check the id_name if you are on a Mac to make sure you are choosing the correct print job.
• Your card is debited as soon as you release the job to the printer. Once you have released the wrong document, there is no way to stop it from printing and debiting your card.
• If you submit a document for printing and decide later that you no longer wish to print it, simply leave the document in the print queue. Any document left in the print queue longer than one hour will be deleted automatically.

1. Be sure you select print to the correct print queue for your print job at a lab computer:

• • ASU-STUDENT-PRINT-BW for black & white printing
  • ASU-STUDENT-PRINT-COLOR for color printing

2. Authenticate at the Printer in one of the following ways:

• • AppCard swipe, 
  • Banner ID entry or 
  • App State username and password entry.

3. Once you are logged in, you will see the PaperCut main menu. Press Print Release (the button in the middle) to see your current print jobs:

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4. The next screen will show a list of your pending print jobs. Select the print job(s) you want to release (a check mark will appear when a job(s) is selected. All print jobs are held for 24 hours if they are not printed.). 

• • You can adjust the print options, such as quantity, for a specific job by clicking the right arrow next to the print job you want to change. 
  • You can also select print options on this screen such as grayscale for black and white and 2-sided printing (at the bottom of the screen).
  • Press the Print button (lower right corner of the screen) to release the print job and print your document (Students will see the print job cost in the print job details header, outlined in red here)
    
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5. Press the logout icon in the top right of the screen (to the right of your name) to logout or press the home icon in the top left of the screen to go back to the main screen.

Important Note:

Student Employees will have two options when printing.

• Bill your personal funds for school work or
• Bill the employing department/unit for your professional work.

Supported Files

The following file formats are supported:

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• Microsoft Office® documents
• Microsoft Outlook® files
• PDF files
• Images (JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP)
• Text files (CSV, RTF & TXT)
• Open Office documents
• Google Docs 7 Sheets

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