Printing

Learn about the printing features at KPU with the instructions below.  You can also print to KPU printers from your personal devices!

Check Your Balance and Load Money on your Student Card online.

  1. On your laptop or mobile device, connect to the KPUSecureStudent wireless network.
  2. Log into your student printing account at https://papercut.kpu.ca
  3. In the menu on the left, click the "Add Credit" button and follow the prompts to add money to your student card. Requires a credit card for payment.

Check our Library PrintScanCopy page for more details and printing costs.

Using MFPs (Multi-Function Printers) at KPU

 

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MFD Login Screen

To use a printer, you must first login by either tapping your KPU card on the card reader, or logging manually in on the control panel.

 

Printer

How to release print jobs from a Printer

1. Login to the printer.

2. Click on Print ALL to release your print jobs.

3. Alternately, you can press Print Release to select only those documents that you wish to print.

 

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MFD Button - Print Release

Note: Documents that are not printed will disappear from the printer list after 12 hours.

How to Copy

1. Login to the printer.

2. Press the Device Functions button, then Use Device Funcions.

 

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MFD Button - Device Functions

3. Select Copy on the screen.

4. Place original(s) face up in the feed tray on top of machine OR lift top and place original(s) face down on the glass oriented to the top left corner.

5. If you need to change settings, do so now on the screen.

6. Press START.

How to Print or Scan with a USB memory stick

1. Login to the printer.

2. Insert your USB Memory Stick into the slot on the left side of the control screen.

 

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MFD Button - Device Functions

3. Press the Device Functions button, then the Use Device Functions button.

4. Select Print/Scan (Memory Storage Device) 

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MFD Button - Print-Scan

5. Select either Print from Storage Device or Scan to Storage Device

 

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MFD Screen Print-Scan

6. Press the USB Icon

7. If you are scanning to USB, place original(s) face up in the feed tray on top of machine OR lift top and place original(s) face down on the glass oriented to the top left corner.

If you are printing, select the file to print.

Please Note: Printing from USB only works with PDF document files and JPG image files.

8. Press START.

How to Scan to Email

1. Login to the printer.

2. Press the Scan button to scan to your KPU email account. A screen will appear with your KPU email address already filled in.

 

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MFD Button - Scan
  
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MFD Second Screen - to email

3. Place original(s) face up in the feed tray on top of machine OR lift top and place original(s) face down on the glass oriented to the top left corner.

4. Select Settings if you want to change some of the default options.

5. After scanning the first page, you will be shown a screen to scan more pages. If there are no more pages to scan, Click Send.
When using the auto-feeder, this screen will not appear.

Note: By default, the settings to scan are as follows:

 

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MFD Second Screen - Print Settings

If you want to change any setting, click on the Settings button before you scan and adjust the required settings.

How to Scan to K: drive (For Employees only)

1. Login to the printer.

2. Click on Scan to scan to your account(s). It will show the Scan Actions menu as shown below:

 

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Scan to K: Drive or Email

3. Click on Scan to K: Drive or Scan to My Email to send the scan to your selected destination. You will see a confirmaion screen.

 

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Scan to K: Drive
 
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Scan to Email

4. Place original(s) face up in the feed tray on top of machine OR lift top and place original(s) face down on the glass oriented to the top left corner.

Click on Settings to adjust scan settings, or Start scanning.

The default scan settings are shown here.

 

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MFD Second Screen - Print Settings

5. After scanning the first page, you will be shown a screen to scan more pages. If there are no more pages to scan, Click Send.
When using the auto-feeder, this screen will not appear.

The scanned copy will be saved in the Papercut Scans folder in your K: drive and you will receive an email confirming that your file was scanned successfully and stored in your K: drive.

 

Printing from Personal Devices    Wireless Printing

Please Note: most devices like Laptops and Smart Phones will work on our system, but Chromebooks are not supported.

Students - Wireless Printing

 

1. Connect your device to KPUSecureStudent Wi-fi.

2. Connect to a printer on your campus from the link below.

Employees - Wireless Printing

 

1. Connect your device to KPUSecureEmployee Wi-fi.

2. Connect to a printer on your campus from the link below.