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Print Documents Using CU Print

This article applies to: CU Print


You must be on a wired campus network, eduroam, or connected via CU VPN to use this procedure. CU Print will not work on RedRover due to lack of authentication.

To print from your own computer, you need to have installed the CU Print software.
The software is already installed in computer labs.

Use Print Preview in your application (Word, Powerpoint, etc.) to help avoid unexpected results. Check how your document will look before you print.

When you're ready to print, choose the Print command in your application.

Make sure your document is set to a valid paper size: Letter (8-1/2 by 11 inches), Legal (8-1/2 by 14 inches), and Ledger (11 * 17 inches). CU Print printers do not have settings for A4 or other European standard sizes.

Then select one of the CU Print queues, either CU Print‑BW or CU Print‑Color. This will select this print queue for this document only. You have two hours from the time you submitted the print request to get to a printer and release the document. After two hours, the print job will be deleted from the queue.

You can, optionally, set one of the CU Print print queues as your default printer

Follow the set of steps below that apply to the type of printer you are using.

Lexmark Color and Black-and-White Printers

  1. Tap or hover your Cornell ID card at the printer's card reader. A list of your available print jobs will appear, showing number of pages and cost to print.
    Either a white rectangle on a dark background with wi-fi style waves on both sides or a red dot on a light background with wi-fi style waves on both sides
  2. Select which jobs to print (or jobs to cancel). You can also press Release all to print all jobs. 

The selected jobs will print and be charged to your account. 

If the printer is jammed or missing toner, you will not be charged for the job and it will remain on your CU Print queue, so the job can be printed at another printer.

Toshiba Multi-Function Printer/Scanner/Copiers

  1. Tap or hover your Cornell ID card at the printer's card reader.
  2. On printer's control panel, press Print Release. List of print jobs appears, showing number of pages and cost.
  3. Select a job to print or press Print All.
  4. After printing, press the Home icon, then press Logout.

The selected job will print and be charged to your account. 

If the printer is jammed or missing toner, you will not be charged for the job and it will remain on your CU Print queue, so the job can be printed at another printer.

Toshiba Single-Function B&W or Color Printers

  1. Tap or hover your Cornell ID card at the printer's card reader.
  2. On the printer's screen, press Print Release. List of print jobs appears, showing number of pages and cost.
  3. a) Single job to print: by pressing the arrow beside the desired job
    b) Print Entire Qeue: hit the blue Print All button (bottom left corner)
  4. After printing, press Logout.

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