Printing
Every registered Camosun student (except those taking only non-credit Continuing Education courses) has a PaperCut account with a one–time only credit of $1.50 for 15 single sided, letter or legal size, black & white prints or copies. You can purchase additional credits at the Bookstore or Library.
PaperCut – your copy and print account
PaperCut is the name of the system used at Camosun to track and charge for student printing and photocopying on campus. As a new student at Camosun, you start off with an account that includes print/copy credits worth 15 letter or legal size b&w prints or copies ($1.50). When you print to a lab printer, or copy on a student copier, the appropriate cost-per-print is automatically deducted from your account. You will need to purchase more credits if you wish to print or copy after your free print credits are used up.
- See Your PaperCut account for details
Camosun is proud to use 100% recycled chlorine free paper in all copiers and printers. Camosun encourages environmentally responsible printing by setting the default on most Camosun printers to double-sided, and gives a discount of .5¢ per page for printing double-sided. (If you need a single sided print, see Printing on campus)
Cost
Black and white
| Paper size | Price/page | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Letter or Legal size | 9.5¢ (double-sided) | 10¢ for single sided |
| Tabloid (11×17”) | 16¢ | Not available in all labs |
Colour
| Paper size | Price/page |
|---|---|
| Letter | 40¢ |
| Legal or Tabloid (11×17”) colour | 80¢ |
- Prices include GST & PST
- A discount of .5¢ to 1¢ is given for double sided printing.
- Printing/copying a black ink only page on a colour printer/copier costs 1¢ more than on a black only printer/copier.
Printing on campus
In the computer labs
You print as you would from any computer: File→Print or Ctrl+P.
- To change your printer, click on the drop-down list at the top of the printer window.
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To access more print options, use File→Print or Ctrl+P, then click on the Properties button.
- To print single sided click None under Print on Both Sides
- Remember: Camosun printers default to double sided, so you must choose single sided if that is what you want.
- PaperCut monitors your choices and deduct the appropriate amount of credits from your account when you print.
- We encourage everyone to print double-sided to save trees and money!
If a printer jams
- If a printer is disabled when you send your job, you will immediately receive a message that the printer is disabled, and your job will not be charged.
- If the printer jams while printing your job, immediately contact the Lab Tech for that lab. They can reimburse your account for print jobs that did not print properly. Print to another available printer.
Colour printing
At Lansdowne, you can print to a nearby colour printer from the General Purpose labs in the Ewing Building or to the AV colour printer on the first floor of the Library (before you print, make sure there is someone in AV who can retrieve your print job). At Interurban, print to the Library Learning Commons printer in the Campus Centre library. Some specialized labs also have access to a colour printer.
- Colour printing is about four times more expensive than black and white printing.
- Printing a black and white document to a colour printer costs 1¢ more than printing to a black and white printer.
Let the Printshop do it!
If you have a multi-page colour document, the Printshop can print it for a lower cost than using a standard printer. Printshop staff will process your job as quickly as possible—normally within 2 hours.
Wireless printing (coming soon)
Soon you will be able to print from most laptops to certain Camosun printers. You must log in once to a campus lab computer to activate your PaperCut account.