Printing

Procedure

Printing from school computer

1. Open document on a library computer and print. Make sure that printer selected is "Library_Printer". Click [Print].

2. Here, you will be asked to input a Document ID and a password. These two are self-assigned and is used for once only, which means you can make up both of them. Click [OK] to print.

3. Go to the printer. Insert Octopus card into payment machine to continue.

4. Click [Secure Print], and input both the Document ID and password and click [OK].

5. Select the document to be printed and click [Print].

6. Press [Start] (the big blue button) to print. Wait for the printer to finish printing.

7. Click [Eject] on the payment machine and remove your Octopus card. You now have finished printing.

Printing from Google Drive

Note: Printing from Google Drive only works for Google documents and PDF files. For example, if you uploaded a Microsoft Word document onto Google Drive, it will not appear in the printer among your selections. Convert it into a Google Doc or download it onto a school computer to print it using the aforementioned method .

1. Insert Octopus card into payment machine. Choose [Connect to Google] on the control panel.

2. Click [Sign In] and login into your Google account. Then click [Allow] to continue.

3. As the default settings is Auto Colour Mode, to print as black and white, click [MENU], go to [Settings], from within [Print Settings], choose [Black], then click [Apply].

4. Click [Document List] and select desired document.

5. Click this icon (the one at the lower right corner) to start printing.

6. When printing is finished, press [Close]. Click this icon (the one on the upper right hand corner with a keyhole and an arrow on it) and then [OK] to logout.

7. Click [Eject] on the payment machine and retrieve your Octopus card. You have now finished printing.

Photocopying

1. Insert Octopus card into payment machine. Choose [Copy] on the control panel.

2. Put the document that is to be copied on the scanner of the printer. Align the document to the upper left corner.

3. Close the lid of the printer and select your preferred setting on the screen of the printer, e.g. colour output, size and scaling, etc.

4. Press [Start] (the big blue button) to start the photocopying. Wait for printer to finish printing.

5. Click [Eject] on the payment machine and retrieve your Octopus card. You have now finished copying.

Scanning to e-mail

1. Although scanning is free of charge, you are still required to insert your Octopus card into the payment machine.

2. On the control panel, select [Scan]. Then click [E-mail] to input your e-mail address. Click [OK] to proceed.

3. Adjust scan settings at the bottom of the screen.

4. Press [Start] (the big blue button) to start scanning.

5. Click [Eject] on the payment machine and retrieve your Octopus card. You should not be charged. You have now finished scanning.

After printing, your Octopus card balance will be shown on the payment machine.

Price

Photocopying & Printing

• Black & White (A4 & A3): HK$0.5 per single side

• Colour (A4 & A3): HK$2 per single side

Scanning

• Free

Help & Support

There are printer manuals located near the computers and the payment machine on the printer itself.

If you have any further queries, feel free to contact the librarians on duty.