Printing on Campus - Pharos

The Pharos printing system has replaced Ninja printing on the CUMC campus as of Thursday evening, August 20th. Pharos was trialed in March and April on multiple printers in the Hammer building. Due to overwhelmingly positive responses via a survey given at the end of the trial, we have replaced the Ninja printing system with Pharos.

IMPORTANT: any pages purchased online via the myUNI web site will only be able to be used on the Morningside campus through the Ninja system. If you will not be printing at Morningside, please do not purchase pages this way!

Improvements to campus printing via Pharos include:

• A printing quota of 1000 pages for students.
• Print jobs only need to be sent to one printer/queue, then any Pharos printer can be selected to print out the job. NOTE: Color print jobs must be sent to a separate queue.
• 3 of the laserjet printers have been upgraded to newer models, for a total of 18 black and white and 1 color printer. Printer locations did not change from the original Ninja location, and a printer will be available on each of the Hammer Lower Levels I and II.
• You can quickly and easily configure your own computer to print to all of the Pharos printers with one installation. For instructions, please select the appropriate link for your operating system:
  • Windows XP and Vista - both 32 and 64-bit systems (Click here for basic information about 32 vs 64-bit Windows computers)
  • Macintosh OS 10.5 Leopard
  • Macintosh OS 10.4 Tiger

Printer Locations

Printers are installed in the same locations as the prior "Ninja" systems:

How to Print Using Pharos

1. Select Print as you normally would from within the software program you are using.
   • Black and white Pharos printers print double-sided by default. To print single-sided you must select advanced options when you are first sending the print job (File - Print - Properties or Layout).
   • To print to ANY black and white Pharos printer on campus, select the CUMC BW queue. This is the default printer on all public computers.
   • To use the Color printer on the 2nd Floor of the Hammer building, select the Color2NDFLR_3 queue.
2. After a moment, a Pharos popup window will appear on your computer’s screen prompting you to log in. Type in your UNI and select the Print button in the lower right.

   

• Pharos Terminal Printer - Pharos printers with a terminal/computer attached to it, including the Color printer.
• Pharos Touch Panel printer - there are two printers on the 2nd floor of the Hammer building that use a touch panel on the front of the printer itself to control

1. Hit the Enter key on the keyboard at the terminal/computer screen to reach the Login window.
2. Type your UNI into the Login ID field.
3. Type your Pharos password in the Password field and hit the Enter key on the keyboard.
   If you are not sure what your Pharos password is please contact the CUMC IT Service Desk at extension 5-Help, option 5 (212-305-4357) or come to the Service Desk on the 2nd floor of Hammer.
4. All of your print jobs will be listed. Click on the job you wish to print to highlight it, then select the Print button.
   • Nothing is deducted from your quota until the job prints out.
   • You will remain logged in for about 10 seconds after printing - to log out immediately, press the Logoff icon in the lower left.
5. Your job will print out. Select the Logoff button in the lower left of the screen to log off of the Pharos terminal, or you will be automatically logged off after 10 seconds.

1. Go to either of the Pharos printers and press the Print Release printer icon in the upper right of the display panel's screen, which is located on the printer itself:
   
   



2. Type in your UNI by pressing the appropriate keys on the display panel’s keypad, then press OK.

   

3. Type in the password for your UNI and press OK. If you are not sure what your Pharos password is please contact the CUMC IT Service Desk at extension 5-Help, option 5 (212-305-4357) or come to the Service Desk on the 2nd floor of Hammer.
4. The display menu will read Please wait as your print jobs are accessed. You will then see a list of your Pharos print jobs by file name:

   

   • If the document you wish to print is selected (a black dot will appear to its left), press the Print button.
   • To select a different document, press the circle to its left. A black dot will appear, indicating that it has been selected. Then press the Print button.
   • To print all of your jobs, press Print All.
   • Information including the number of pages for the selected print job, your total Pharos quota by dollar amount and your UNI are displayed on the right.
5. The word <empty> will display when all of your available print jobs have been printed. You will remain logged in on the printer for approximately 10 seconds after printing. Be sure to press the Home icon in the upper left corner of the panel, then press Sign Out to log out of Pharos immediately.
6. Your document(s) will print out into the tray on the left side of the printer.

• CUMC Students receive a semester print quota of one thousand pages. This appears on the Pharos terminals and touch panes in dollar amounts, with $100 equaling 1000 pages, $10 equaling 100 pages, etc.
  • One side of a Black and White printed page = .05; Two sides = .10 
  • One side of a Color printed page = $1.00
• All print jobs that you have not yet printed will remain in the Pharos queue under your UNI for 24 hours. After 24 hours, print jobs expire and are removed from the queue.
• Nothing is deducted from your print quota until it is physically printed. If a print job jams, it will automatically re-print on the same printer once the jam has been cleared. Please contact the Service Desk if a printer jams and you need assistance.
• Black and white Pharos printers print double-sided by default. To print single-sided you must select advanced options when you are first sending the print job (File - Print - Properties or Layout).
• Please contact the CUMC IT Service Desk at extension 5-Help, option 5 (212-305-4357) or come to the Service Desk on the 2nd floor of Hammer with any questions.
• More information can be found on the Student Printing FAQs page.