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Printer. Printing in the Medical Library from your Laptop
Instructions for MAC OS X

 

(The following instructions were created using OS X version 10.4.4. You may find slight differences depending on the version of the OS you are running)

These instructions will configure your Mac laptop to print to the Medical Library's Pay for Print system. Once configured, this printer will be available to you whenever you are on the Yale network. You will need to use a Copico card to retrieve your print jobs. The printing charge is 7 cents per page. You must be connected to the Yale network both during the initial setup and whenever you want to print. If you using the wireless network, you need to establish a VPN connection before you begin.

The first set of instructions is for the Medical Library's Information Room printers. These print in gray scale and each page printed costs 7 cents. At the bottom of this page are instructions for the Color Printer. Each page sent to the color printer will deduct 50 cents from your copy card. The printer is located in the staff area behind the Circulation Desk. Ask desk staff to retrieve the printouts for you.

Note that you will NOT use your NetID to retrieve any documents you sent to the printer from your Mac laptop. Instead you will use your Mac's "short name" (explained below in more detail).

Adding the Medical Library INFORMATION ROOM Printers

  • Open the Print & Fax option under System Preferences.
  • Click on the + sign (Click here to add a printer) to add a new printer


In the Print Browser dialog box, select or enter the following:

  1. For "Protocol", select Line Printer Daemon - LPD
  2. For "Address", enter net62-139.med.yale.edu
  3. For "Queue", enter inforoom
  4. For "Name", you may wish to change this to something more meaningful such as "Medical Library Printer"
  5. For "Print Using ", select HP and select HP Laserjet 4250. If you don't have this printer definition, go to the HP site (hp.com) and download the printer driver for the model 4250.
  6. Click on Add to complete the basic printer setup.

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Under Installable Options:
  1. For "Optional Tray 3:", select 1500-Sheet Input Tray and press Continue
  2. You will be returned to the "Print & Fax" box with the new printer now available

     

Retrieving your Print Jobs
Retrieve your print jobs through one of the Printer Pay Stations located in the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library's Information Room. You must have a Copico copy card to send pages to the printer.

>>>The print jobs will NOT be listed under your NetID. They will be listed on the paystation under your computer's "SHORT NAME". You can find your computer's "short name" under System Preferences >>> Accounts.

Your print jobs will go to the printer(s) nearest the Pay Station you use to pay for the printouts.

 

PRINTING IN DUPLEX (TWO-SIDED) MODE
The printers in the Medical Library offer the option of duplex printing. Two-sided printing saves tree but does not save you any money. You will be charged for each PAGE you print, not each piece of PAPER. To print a document in two-sided format:

  1. After selecting "Print", select the "Layout" option

     

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  2. Under the "Two-sided" options, select "Long-edged binding" for portrait orientation printing or "Short-edged binding" for landscape printing.

     

Configuring the Medical Library COLOR Printer

In the Print Browser dialog box, select or enter the following:

  1. For "Protocol", select Line Printer Daemon - LPD
  2. For "Address", enter net62-139.med.yale.edu
  3. For "Queue", enter Color_50_cent_per_page
  4. For "Name", clearly distinguish this from the grayscale InfoRoom printers - e.g."Medical Library Color Printer"
  5. For "Print Using ", select HP and select HP Color Laserjet 4550 v.3010.107. If you don't have this printer definition, go to the HP site (hp.com) and download the printer driver for this model.
  6. Click on Add to complete the basic printer setup.

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Contact Mark Gentry (mark.gentry@yale.edu, x52163) or Jason Reinstedler (jason.reinstedler@yale.edu, x55770) for assistance or comments on the service.


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