Understanding Printers

How to understand what the printers mean and what they can do

Understanding the Abbreviations

Printer Name in Queue: BLDGRoom-Model

• BLDG is the standard campus abbreviations for buildings, except buildings starting with a number (like 200 Division St) use a street abbreviation instead (DVST, CLST, E2ND)
• Room is the room the printer is in, or near; if lower floor, usually starts with 0, so first digit is almost always the floor the printer is on; n00 may mean "somewhere on the nth floor, but we don't know exactly where", probably in a hallway or open workroom
  • A room may not be accessible except during classes or labs
• Model is the abbreviation of manufacturer and model; examples:
  • CC5840: Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5840 multi-function device (can scan and copy as well as print)
  • HE40040: HP LaserJet
  • HX55745: HP LaserJet Enterprise

Uncommon Printer Models

• Public-: LIBR-Public-C6555 is a virtual print queue that outputs to the least busy C6555 in the pool on the 4th floor of the Library
• Gray- (2 meanings!): either default for Windows printing is grayscale ("default-b&w"), or all printing is forced through grayscale conversion ("grayscale only, no color")
• Lab-: print queue meant for use from lab machines, while other queue is meant for department faculty and staff; may have different default-, or different PaperCut characteristics (e.g., charging, hold/release, unauthenticated)