Printing

Limited Free Printing

All registered students receive $5 of free printing at the beginning of each semester. At the end of the semester any unused funds will not carry over when new funds are added for the next semester.  The money can only be used for printing and the balance will be reflected in the Pharos MyPrintCenter website and app as a combined total of your free printing balance along with your campus cash.

If you use more than $5 printing in a semester you will need to add money to your Campus Cash account, which can be done in 2 different ways: U Card cash-to-card machines or via the GET App.

1. U Card cash-to-card machines

If you have cash, you can put money on your Campus Cash account by using your U Card at any cash-to-card machine. They are located in the following places:

• Library first floor
• Kirby food court level by the ATMs
• Swenson Science Building by room 105 near the skywalk

2. GET App

You can also use the GET app to add funds to your Campus Cash account if you don't have cash, and you can use the app to check your Campus Cash balance. Download the GET mobile App from iTunes or the Google Play store.

How to Print

All ITSS student printers support touch-free printing.

As long as you have adequate funds on your Free Printing or Campus Cash account you will be able to release the print job from the MyPrintCenter website or the Pharos Print app as detailed:

Use the MyPrintCenter Website

• Open MyPrintCenter. and log in with your UMD username and password.
• Optionally, select the Upload button to upload documents from your device if you did not send your print job another way.
• Select the print job you would like to send to the printer.
• Select the Print options tab on the bottom.
• Select a printer (check the printer you want to print to for the correct name).
  • You may also adjust the duplexing (double-sided) and number of copies at this point.
• Select Print.

Use the Pharos Print Mobile App

First, install Pharos Print on your device from the Apple Store or Google Play. Then:

• Use the Pharos Print app with the following settings:
  • Server mobileprint.d.umn.edu
  • Port 443
  • Log in with your UMD Username and Password.
• Optionally, select the Upload button to upload documents from your device if you did not send your print job another way.
• If uploading a print job select Browse
  • Documents available on your mobile device will be readily available. Choose the one you would like to print.
  • If you would like to connect to your Google Drive, select Browse with the left arrow at the top left of the screen. This will bring you to the list of locations available.
    • Select Google Drive and go through the authentication process.
    • Open the file you would like to print.
    • Select the ellipsis menu at the top of the document.
    • Select Share and Export from the menu.
    • Share to the Pharos Print app by choosing Send a Copy (you may have to select the app from a longer list by choosing More).
    • A dialog box will come up that says "Share <your file name> with Pharos Print?" Select Print at this point.
    • This will send your print job to the queue.
  • Return to the Pharos Print app and get back to the main page with your printing queue. Select the print job you would like to send to the printer.
  • Select your desired Print options tab on the bottom (double-sided, number of copies, etc.)
  • Select a printer (check the printer for the correct name).
  • Select Print.

You can remove a document from the queue by selecting the document and then choosing Delete. (Note: You won't get a confirmation message before your document is deleted, so be sure you want to delete the document from the queue before performing this action.)

For Color Printing Only:

The ITSS color printer is located in the Kathryn A Martin Library 1st floor on the counter at the ITSS Computer consultant station. You may print simple color 8½ by 11 inch pages from this machine.

For complex color printing jobs, please consult the UMD Print Shop, Kirby Plaza 125.

Please Note

• Print jobs are automatically removed after two hours in the queue.

Printer Locations

Need Help?

• Problems?
  • Visit the TechCenter in Kirby Plaza 165 or the first floor Library desk ITSS Computer consultant station.
• Need a new UCard?
  • Visit the UCard office, 202A Kirby Plaza.
• Need complex color printing or design and layout help?
  • Visit the UMD Print Shop, Kirby Plaza 125.