As the demand for laser printing
has been increasing steadily in recent years due to increased
e-Learning activities, the Computing Services Centre (CSC)
has planned to implement supplementary laser printing service
for students in Semester A (Ref:
Network Computing Issue 49 - September 2006). After
testing the acquired printing solution for a period of time,
the CSC announced the new fast printing service to all students
on Jan 31 2007. This charged service is a supplement to the
existing quota-based printing service to meet the following
purposes:
- Provides self-service printing
in both Colour and in Black & White
- Supports high-volume printing
at fast speed
- Provides low-cost printing
when the allocated print quota is used up
The new printer is placed
in front of the Service Counter. It supports both black &
white and colour laser printing. Users can use the fast printer
by submitting print jobs from any PC in the CSC Teaching Studios
or the Library’s Information Space. The print jobs will queue
up in the system and be printed only when their owners release
them at the release station that is placed next to the printer.
For security reasons, users have to key in their personal
EID/password at the release station to release (i.e., to activate
the printer for) their print jobs. The fast printing service
is charged at the following rates and payment must be made
by a Octopus Card:
-
black & white printing – $0.3 per page
- colour
printing – $3.0 per page
After launching the fast printing
service for about two months, we see that it is well received
by users based on the usage statistics. There is indeed such
a need and we will continue to monitor and fine-tune the service
for further improvement.
Users may read the posters
and guidelines posted on the notice board and the printer
for details of the fast printing service. More information
(including policies, guidelines etc.) can be found at the
following FAQ website:
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