There are two steps that you should follow to use the print-out service:

1. How to Apply to Laser Print-Out Service
2. How to Take Print-outs From Laser Printers
3. Color Printer Service
4. Notices

You can get information about your print quota from Printer QUOTA MANAGER

How to Apply to Laser Print-Out Service

Smart cards can be used for the Print-Out service. This application enables the use of credits which are uploaded to the smart card to get print out from the Pc Rooms. These services can only be used by smart card, after the 1^st of January 2008.

To upload credit to the smart cards follow, http://www.smartcard.metu.edu.tr/sc-web-trk-kartapara.html; for detailed information about the smart card use and other smart card application areas within the campus, http://www.smartcard.metu.edu.tr/

In order to use the Laser Print-Out Service with Smart Card, you should apply to the print-out service operator (Gülsüm Aygün, METUCC, B-Block, 1^st floor, No:109) after upload credits to your smart card.

If you had to pay the money to the bank in order to use the Laser Print-Out Service, you should do the following:

1. Pay the fee (0.1 YTL per page) corresponding to the total number of pages (minimum quota is 30 pages) you need to Ziraat Bankası METU Branch (Account No: 32459). Tell the Bank officer your user code (e.g. "e108224").
2. The Bank will give you two copies of the bill.
3. Apply with these bills to the print-out service operator (Gülsüm Aygün, METUCC, B-Block, 1^st floor, No:109) and give one copy of this bill to her and keep the other one for yourself.

You can get your print outs at most 24 hours after you submit the bill to the operator.

How to Take Print-outs From Laser Printers

In order to get print-out from the METU-CC Pc rooms, first the printer software's "Print" option should be chosen and second the relevant printer should be marked from the printer list. If a problem occurs, the following method can be used as well;

A) If your file is processed in a Windows based program (like MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint or L-View, PhotoShop etc.), first you have to convert it to the postscript format. Do the following:

1. From "File" menu click "Print" command.
   Choose the printer which is using a driver called "HP LaserJet 4Si/4SiMX PS" (written near "type" on the printer window) and click the "Print to File" option box.
2. When you are prompted, give a name to your file with a ".prn" extension (eg. xx.prn) and save it to a directory.
3. Transfer this ".prn" file to your central server systems account in Binary mode via FTP.
   
   (Information about connecting to your central server systems account can be reached from here by connecting to the "How can I connect to central server systems?" link.)
   
   (Information about the usage of FTP programs can be reached from here by connecting to the "What are the FTP programs with graphical interfaces?" link.)

4. After transfer is complete, in your central server systems account type the following command:
   lpr -P [Printer_name] xx.prn
   where [Printer_name] is one of the following:
   
   

   center (to get printouts from Computer Center)

   beseri (to get printouts from Humanities PC Room)

   fizik (to get printouts from Physics PC Room)

   endust (to get printouts from Industrial Eng. 1st PC Room)

   hazir (to get printouts from Prep School 2nd PC Room)

   makina (to get printouts from Mechanical Eng. 1st PC Room)

   insaat (to get printouts from Civil Eng. PC Room)

   d1prt (to get printouts from Dormitory 1 PC Room)

   d2prt (to get printouts from Dormitory II 1st PC Room )

   d8prt (to get printouts from Dormitory 8 PC Room)

   d9prt (to get printouts from Dormitory 9 PC Room)

   idprt (to get printouts from İsa Demiray PC Room)

   fdprt (to get printouts from Faika Demiray PC Room)

   
   
   

   Note: If you would like to print on both sides of the paper, add the number 2 next to the names of the printers.
   
   

   Example: lpr -P center2 xx.prn
   
   If you don't want to print out cover page, you can use the following command:
   
   lpr -h -P center2 xx.prn

B) If your file is a ".txt" file, do the following:

1. Transfer this ".txt" file to your central server systems account in ASCII mode via FTP.
2. After the transfer is complete, in your central server systems account type the following command:
   enscript -P [printer_name] file_name

C) If you just want to print a mail, do the following:

1. While you are viewing the mail using Pine, press "E" key on the keyboard. This is the command to save this mail into a file. You will be asked to give a name to this file by the system. Just give a name (eg. mymail).
2. Quit Pine, and in command prompt in your central server systems account type the following command:
   enscript -P [printer_name] file_name

Color Printer Service

Color Printer Service is given only in CC PC Rooms.

In order to get colored print-out from the METU-CC Pc rooms, first the printer software's "Print" option should be chosen and second the relevant printer should be marked from the printer list (the printer names with "color" extension are for colored printers). If a problem occurs, the following method can be used as well;

If your file is processed in a Windows based program (like MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint or L-View, PhotoShop etc.), first you have to convert it to the postscript format. Do the following:

1. From "File" menu click "Print" command.
   Choose the printer which is using a driver called "HP ColorLaserJet 4550" (written near "type" on the printer window) and click the "Print to File" option box.
2. When you are prompted, give a name to your file with a ".prn" extension (eg. xx.prn) and save it to a directory.
3. Transfer this ".prn" file to your central server systems account in Binary mode via FTP.
   
   (Information about connecting to your central server systems account can be reached from here by connecting to the "How can I connect to central server systems?" link.)
   
   (Information about the usage of FTP programs can be reached from here by connecting to the "What are the FTP programs with graphical interfaces?" link.)

4. After transfer is complete, in your central server systems account type the following command:
   lpr -P color xx.prn
   

NOTE: Print quota will decrease 5 pages for 1 colored print-out page.

Notices:

1. You can check the print status of your print files with the following command: lpq -P [printer_name]
2. You can take your print outs from the following places:

   Location	Printer Name
   Industrial Eng. 1st PC Room	endust/endust2/end1color
   Humanities PC Room	beseri/beseri2
   Physics PC Room	fizikprt/fizikprt2
   Prep School 2nd PC Room	hazir/hazir2
   Mechanical Eng. 1st PC Room	makina/makina2/mak1color
   Civil Eng. PC Room	insaat/insaat2
   Dormitory 1 PC Room	d1prt/d1prt2/y1color
   Dormitory 2 PC Room	d2prt/d2prt2/y2color
   Dormitory 8 PC Room	d8prt/d8prt2
   Dormitory 9 PC Room	d9prt/d9prt2/y9color
   İsa Demiray PC Room	idprt/idprt2
   Faika Demiray PC Room	fdprt/fdprt2/fdcolor

3. You will be informed by e-mail, about the number of pages printed each time you use the print-out service. To learn about your remaining quota, you can use the Printer QUOTA MANAGER link.
4. Please call HOT-LINE number 3355 or e-mail to hot-linemetu.edu.tr for all other questions about the laser print-out service.
5. It is important that the file be in PostScript format. (.ps) Windows generated printer files (.prn) are same as PostScript files and thus should be treated in the same way.

 

 

 

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Last update :24-04-2008