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Printing: How to use Dawg Prints

What is this?

Through an agreement with UW Creative Communications, we have two Dawg Prints self-serve printing stations in the College. The BE Library (Gould 334) has a black & white laser printer, while the Digital Commons (Gould 007) has a color laser printer. Both printers are stocked with 8.5" x 11" (letter) and 11" x 17" (tabloid) paper; the DC printer also supports 8.5" x 14" (legal) paper.

Each station has a card reader that takes Husky Cards, Dawg Prints Cards, or Department Cards (for CBE faculty/staff) for payment, and a computer to manage print jobs.

You can print to a self-serve printing station from Macintosh and Windows computers in the BE computing labs, and from the loaner computers that CBE students can check out from the Built Environments Library.

What's available, and how much does it cost?

paper size single-sided
black & white		 double-sided
black & white		 single-sided
color
[DC Only]		 double-sided
color
[DC Only]
8.5" x 11" (letter) $0.12 $0.23 $0.75 $1.50
8.5" x 14" (legal)
[DC Only]		 $0.17 $0.33 $1.00 $2.00
11" x 17" (tabloid) $0.24 $0.47 $1.50 $3.00

 

How do I use this thing - Mac?

To print, first do these things at this computer:

  1. You'll need to select the paper size, since our printer supports Letter (8.5x11), Legal (8.5x14), and Tabloid (11x17) paper. To select the size, choose Page Setup under the File menu.
  2. Verify that the printer name shown in the "Format for:" field is the one you want to print to. If the "Paper:" field doesn't show the size you want to use, click it to get a list of sizes. Valid sizes for our printer are: 8.5x11, 8.5x14, 11x17, Letter (same as 8.5x11), Legal (same as 8.5x14), or Tabloid (same as 11x17). Select one of the valid sizes, then click OK. Please do not select the Tabloid Extra or 12x18 sizes (if they appear), as they will confuse the printer.
  3. Now print as you normally would, by selecting Print under your application's File menu.
  4. After you issue a print command, you'll get two dialog boxes asking for information that the print server will use to uniquely identify your print job. The identifying information will appear on a list of jobs ready to print on the Release Station next to the printer.
  5. The first dialog box asks for your name. Enter a word or two (it doesn't really have to be your name), and press the Enter key or click the Next button.
  6. The second dialog box asks for some identifier for your document. Enter something meaningful to you, and press the Enter key or click the OK button.

Then do these things at the Release Station next to the printer:

  1. Slide your Husky Card through the card reader.
  2. The release station screen will take a few seconds to display all the print jobs in queue for this station. Click on your job to highlight your selection. To select multiple print jobs, hold down the <ctrl> key while clicking on each selection.
  3. The total cost and the number of pages should be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  4. If the Husky Card has insufficient funds to complete the transaction, you must add value to your Husky Card here: http://hfs.washington.edu/husky_card or visit one of the Husky Card Offices or deposit stations.
  5. To release your print job(s), click on the PRINT button.
  6. When you are finished printing, or if you decide not to print the selected job(s), click on the EXIT button.

Print jobs remain in the Release Station queue for 24 hours, after which they are automatically deleted.

How do I use this thing - Windows?

To print, first do these things at this computer:

  1. Print as you normally would, by selecting Print under your application's File menu. In the print dialog box, verify that the printer name selected is the one you wish to print to. If you're printing from AutoCAD, you might want to have a look at How to Print from AutoCAD in BE for help.
  2. Also in the print dialog box, you'll need to select the paper size you want to use, since these printers support both letter and tabloid sizes.):
    • Click the Properties button next to the name of the printer in the print dialog box, then the Advanced button on the Paper/Quality tab.
    • In the resulting window, click the field next to Paper Size and select either Letter (8.5x11), Legal (8.5x14), or Tabloid (11x17). Please do not select the Tabloid Extra or 12x18 sizes (if they appear), as they will confuse the printer.
    • Click OK to close the Advanced window; click OK to close the Properties window; click OK to print.
  3. After you issue a print command, you'll get two dialog boxes asking for information that the print server will use to uniquely identify your print job. The identifying information will appear on a list of jobs ready to print on the Release Station next to the printer.
  4. The first dialog box asks for your name. Enter a word or two (it doesn't really have to be your name), and press the Enter key or click the Next button.
  5. The second dialog box asks for some identifier for your document. Enter something meaningful to you, and press the Enter key or click the OK button.

Then do these things at the Release Station next to the printer:

  1. Slide your Husky Card through the card reader.
  2. The release station screen will take a few seconds to display all the print jobs in queue for this station. Click on your job to highlight your selection. To select multiple print jobs, hold down the <ctrl> key while clicking on each selection.
  3. The total cost and the number of pages should be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  4. If the Husky Card has insufficient funds to complete the transaction, you must add value to your Husky Card here: http://hfs.washington.edu/husky_card or visit one of the Husky Card Offices or deposit stations.
  5. To release your print job(s), click on the PRINT button.
  6. When you are finished printing, or if you decide not to print the selected job(s), click on the EXIT button.

Print jobs remain in the Release Station queue for 24 hours, after which they are automatically deleted.

What do I do if there's a problem?

Contact the BE Computing consultants for help:
email: be-help@uw.edu
phone: 206-543-8531

Requesting a Credit:

To arrange for a credit for a failed print job, please see the Dawg Prints refund page.