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. Information Commons Resource Guide

An all inclusive guide to how to utilize Sarasota-Manatee campus Library Services resources.

How to Print on Campus

In order to print, all students must have: 

  • A USF ID card

  • A working USF NetID associated with the card

 

Location and Available Services

There are two print stations located in Information Commons (C203, second floor, within USF Sarasota-Manatee Main Rotunda)

  • Both Black/White Printing and Color Printing Available

  • Black/White Copying Available

  • Color Scanning Available

  • Local or Remote Printing Available

 

Free Student Government Printing Costs

  • Up to $3.00 of free printing is covered daily by SGA funding.

 

  • Black/White Printing: 11 cents per page
  • Color Printing: 22 cents per page

 

Bulls Bucks

  • Students may add funds for printing through Bulls Bucks. Instructions are on the back of the USF ID Card.

 

Local Printing/Copying/Scanning:

  • Log into one of our desktop computers with your NET ID and password (your usf email but excluding the @usf.edu. For example, if your email is johndoe@usf.edu, your NET ID would be johndoe.
  •  Pull up the document you are going to print and make sure the printer is set to the UNIVERSAL RICOH PRINTER
  • Once you click print, you will be prompted with a dialog box, here you will once again enter your NET ID.
  • The copier system charges for each page as well, but will not warn you in advance of the charges like the print station. 
  • To scan a document, use the black and white printer and add documents to the scanner. This is free and requires only an ID and email address for delivery.

 

Remote Printing:

  • Remote printing from your own device requires you to first  download the Windows or Mac Printer Drivers to your computer.
  • Once installed, you will be able to print to the "Ricoh Universal" Printer while on a USF WiFi Network.
  • A dialog box should pop up asking for your NetID, and following entering it, the document will be sent over to the print station.

 

If you have any questions at any time, please seek out the Academic Resource Desk staff for assistance.

How to Copy or Scan on Campus

Copying:

  1. After swiping your ID at the print station, press the "Copy" button on the screen.
  2. Place your original document:
    • For one-sided documents or those which isn't 8.5'' x 11'' (standard paper size), place the item you want to be copied on the glass platform, after lifting the top of the printer. Make sure to place the document face down.
    • For two-sided documents, place them in the feed tray at the top of the printer with the documents facing up towards you.
  3. On the screen, type in the number of copies you would like.
  4. Press "Start" to run copies.
  5. Log out once you're done by pressing the "Log Out" button on the top right of the screen.

 

Scanning:

  1. After swiping your ID at the print station, press the "Scan" button on the screen.
  2. Press the "Manual Entry" button and enter your USF email address. Enter this by pressing "OK". 
  3. Place your original document
    • For one-sided documents or those which isn't 8.5'' x 11'' (standard paper size), place the item you want to be copied on the glass platform, after lifting the top of the printer. Make sure to place the document face down.
    • For two-sided documents, place them in the feed tray at the top of the printer with the documents facing up towards you.
  4. Press "Start" to scan. If you have additional documents to scan in the same session, place those on the proper scanning platform or tray. 
  5. When all items are scanned, press the "#" button which will send out the PDF document of the compiled scans. This will deliver to your email in a few minutes as a SINGLE PDF document.

Uninstalling Old Print Drivers

Windows Printer Driver Removal

1. Click on the Windows Logo at the bottom left of your screen, and search Control Panel.

2. Click on Devices and Printers

3. Find any Ricoh Printers, and right click them. Click remove.

4. Right click any other printer system, and click print server properties. 

5. From here, click drivers, and find and remove the Ricoh Printer Drivers. Do not remove anything other than the drivers for Ricoh.

6. Attempt to install and check if any errors appear. If errors still appear, see step 7.

7. Click on the Windows Logo at the bottom left of your screen, and search Services. 

8. Click on Print Spooler, and "Stop" the Spooler and "Start" it again. 

If you are still dealing with issues, contact the USF Tampa IT department for remote assistance: https://www.usf.edu/it/about-us/helpdesk.aspx

Mac OS Printer Driver Removal

1. Go to System Preferences

2. Click on Printers & Scanners

3. Click on Ricoh Printer, and click on minus button to remove it from current printers

If you are still dealing with issues, contact the USF Tampa IT department for remote assistance: https://www.usf.edu/it/about-us/helpdesk.aspx