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How-Tos

How To Initialize your Account

To use the Kiosk Printers, you need to initialize / set up your account

How To Pay for Prints

Link to the Cougar Cash website

How To Copy/Scan

Using the Copy/Scan feature on multi-function printers (MFPs)

How To Install the Pharos Print Drivers

Instructions for Windows devices, Mac OS devices, and Chromebooks

How To use My Print Center

A My Print Center Site Guide

How To use the Pharos Print Drivers

For Windows and MacOS

Common Kiosk Printer Terms:

Collate: defines how pages are ordered when multiple copies of a documents are printed; [1, 1, 1] [2, 2, 2] [3, 3, 3] or [1, 2, 3] [1, 2, 3] [1, 2, 3]
Cougar Cash: (formerly Signature Card) is a prepaid account on the BYU ID card that lets students and employees make simple, tax-free, purchases from retailers across campus-including Kiosk Print printing and vending
DPI: Dots Per Inch; the resolution of a print job or scan
Driver: a piece of software on a computer that converts the data to be printed to a format that a printer can understand
Duplex: double-sided or two-sided. The printer prints on both sides of a page
MFP (Multi-Function Printer): a printer that also has fax, copy, or scan functions
Netid: the primary account credential used to access web-based university systems; your BYU username
Paper Sizes:
  • Letter: This is the US standard 8.5x11" paper that is stocked in Kiosk Print printers
  • A4: the international standard paper size; 8.3x11.7"
  • Legal: used to make legal pads; 8.5x14"
  • Tabloid (Ledger): used to make tabloids and small newspapers; 11x17"
Pharos: Pharos Cloud Print management software is a suite of print management and optimization solutions built for complex print environments
Ream: a package of 500 sheets of paper
Toner: like ink, it is applied on the page during printing; used by laser printers
Tray: where the printer's paper is stored, some printers have multiple trays

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