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Printing in the Library

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Printing in the Library

From a library desktop computer in the front of the library:

  1. When printing a document, a Print screen will open with a drop-down section titled Printer
    --> Select (BR_MY111-COQ1) for black & white printing. If printing color, change the status on the print settings and select printer (BR_MY111-ColorPRQ1) 
  2. Next, a Print Job Details* pop-up box will appear. Enter a name for the print job (the name can be anything) and your Blinn ID number, starting with B00, and click Print
  3. Next, a Message about your print job pop-up box will appear containing account information and current charges.
    --> To accept the charges and print your document, click Yes.
  4. If a color print job, go to the Print Release Station next to the paper vending machine, and log in just as you logged in to your computer, select the name of the job you sent, and hit Print. The job will print at the service desk. 
From a library desktop computer in the back of the library:
  1. When printing a document, a Print screen will open with a drop-down section titled Printer
    --> Select (BR_MY111-COQ1) for black & white printing. If printing color, change the status on the print settings and select printer (BR_MY111-ColorPRQ1) 
  2. Next, a Message about your print job pop-up box will appear containing account information and current charges.
    --> To accept the charges and print your document, click Yes.
  3. Documents sent to the default printer will print on the Photocopier in the back of the classroom area, unless you are printing in color. If a color print job, go to the Print Release Station at the front of the library, next to the paper vending machine, and log in just as you logged in to your computer, select the name of the job you sent, and hit Print. The job will print at the service desk. 

Mobile Printing

Print from your personal laptop or desktop computer:

  1. Log in to print.blinn.edu using your Blinn username and password.
  2.  Click the Upload button at the top of the screen and select the document you want to print from your computer files.
  3.  Select your preferred Print Options by checking the document and altering the print options at the bottom of the page.
  4.  Log in to an on-campus Print Release Station* with your Blinn username and password to print your document.
  5.  Click on your print job name(s), then click Print to retrieve your document(s).

Print from your mobile device:

  1. Download the Pharos Print app and enter the server address (print.blinn.edu) and port (443). 
    --> On Android, log into the app and upload your document.
    --> On iOS, log into the app and select the file you want to print. Select the ios icon and send to Pharos Print.
  2. Log in to an on-campus Print Release Station* with your Blinn username and password to print your document.  

*On-campus Print Release Station locations - Library, Learning Center (Academic Building - Room # 13), Bullock Lab

Student Print Account Management (Adding Funds)

  1.  Log in to print.blinn.edu using your Blinn username and password.
  2.  Click the Add Funds link at the bottom of the page.
  3.  Enter the monetary amount you would like to add, check the agreement box, and continue to payment.
  4.  Choose your payment method and enter your billing information.
  5.  Continue to the following page to submit your payment.
  6.  Return to the home page of your printing account and double-check that your allowance reflects your new payment

Printing Charges

Students registered for the current semester receive a $15 print credit at the beginning of the semester. Charges for printing are deducted from the student's print account based on the following schedule. Once the $15 print credit is exhausted students may add additional funds to their print account online (see "Student Print Account Management")

Single-Sided Black & White
  .07 per sheet
Double-Sided Black & White
  .12 per sheet
Single-Sided Color
  .50 per sheet
Double-Sided Color
  .98 per sheet

Charges are for letter size paper, if you attempt to print a document that is a larger size (legal, A4, etc.) the system will charge the highest amount (.50 per sheet). 

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