| Task
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Commands
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Remarks
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| print a document from a GUI application (e.g. standalone PDF reader)
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- press Ctrl-P (in Unix or Windows)
- press Command-P (in MacOS)
- select the queue name from the above list of public printers
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- send large jobs to one of Canon printers
- use two-sided printing option (save trees)
- sometimes, a (malformed) PDF document won't print from the web browser, but prints OK from a standalone PDF viewer (e.g. Adobe Reader)
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| print a document from Unix command line
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- replace queue with the queue name from the above list of public printers
- replace file with the file path of the document to print
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| check the print queue status from Unix command line
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- replace queue with the queue name from the above list of public printers
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| cancel the job from Unix command line
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- replace job with the job number from the above output of lpq command
- you have to own the job in order to able to cancel it
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| add a printer to personal Windows computer
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- go to Add Network Printer dialogue
- use the URL from the above list of public printers
- use a proper Postscript driver (see remarks)
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- do not use PCL printer drivers, use Postscript drivers instead
- it is recommended to install the HP universal Postscript driver for the above HP printers
- it is recommended to install the Canon Postscript (PS3) driver for the above Canon printers
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| add a printer to personal Mac computer
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- go to the list of printers in System Preferences
- click on + sign
- click on the IP tab
- select IPP protocol
- type printserver.math.berkeley.edu in Address
- type printers/queue in Queue
- type queue in Name
- select Generic Postscript Printer
- click on Add button and check the Duplex Printing Unit
- click on OK button
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- replace queue with the queue name from the above list of public printers
- it is recommended to replace the Generic Postscript driver with a more specific one from the print server itself
- for example:
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