| 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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- please consider the environment before printing
- printing books is not allowed
- use Canon copiers for instructional jobs
- when printing many copies of an item, print one copy, then use the copiers to create the rest
- 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. Mac Preview or Linux Document Viewer)
- the Canon printers won't print A4 paper size PDF documents without shrinking or cropping the documents to fit the US Letter size
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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 Printer dialogue
- click "The printer that I want isn't listed"
- under "Select a shared printer by name"
- use the "Printer Queue URL" from the above list of public printers
- for driver, and select "Microsoft", then "Microsoft PS Class 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 HP printers
- it is recommended to install the Canon Postscript driver for imageRunner Advance 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
- Generic Postscript driver generally works fine for both HP and Canon printers but does not support some features
- download and install a proper Canon Postscript driver if you want to use the stapler function
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