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IT Services Desk

Color Printing

An HP LaserJet 8550N color laser printer is available for public use in the Information Cafe on Level 1 near the Computer and Copy Services desk. The 8550N prints at 600 dpi with 4 toner dry type laser electrophotography. The full specifications are available on the HP web site.

Color printing costs between $0.50 and $3.00 per page. See the pricing page for details.

How to Print to the Color Laser Printer

This will explain how to print to the Color Laser Printer from the MicroLab, MicroLab Lite, or InfoCafe Labs. For details about the laser printer itself, please go here.

1. First, pull down the "File" menu and select "Print...".

You should not click on the Print button in the toolbar. It will cause you to miss the next step.

2. There are now two options for you to choose from:

a. If you would like to pay with your Husky Bucks simply select the printer (CARD-Color):

b. On the other hand if you would like to pay with cash, select the printer (CASH-Color). These color prints are sent to the CCS Desk and can be retrieved and paid for there.

3. If you have selected to print by Husky Bucks you may now go to the Card-Color Print Station located in InfoCafe 2 in front of the Computer & Copy Services Desk (keeping in mind your computer number):

4. Select your job from the list (based on Computer Number and Document), your print cost, pages to be printed and copies of those pages is all displayed at the top, from there click "Print".

5. Next you swipe your card with the black bar on the back facing towards you:

6. Your job will print at the printer next to the print station.