To print from the Pharos printers you must have a quota and an MC domain account.

Quota Types

Student Semester Quota

• Students must be enrolled in a CUIMC program and taking classes at CUIMC during the current semester to receive the quota.
• Active students receive unlimited black and white pages* and 200 color pages.
• Pages that are not used by the end of the current semester do not roll over into the next period.
• Additional color pages can be purchased in increments of $1.00 at the cost of $.50 per page. All other purchased page details below apply for students adding to their quota.

*When sending a print job to the black and white Pharos queue, make sure the Document/Paper size is set to Letter (8.5 by 11 inches).  If not Pharos will deduct the amount of pages printed from your quota.

Faculty Semester Quota

• Faculty must have their main affiliation with CUIMC and be instructing classes at CUIMC during the current semester.
• Active faculty receive 1000 pages per semester, deducted at the same rate as purchased pages below.
• Faculty quotas are not automatically added each semester, please contact the Service Desk if needed.
• Faculty may purchase additional pages, all details under purchased pages below apply when adding to a faculty quota.

Purchased Pages

• Anyone with an active MC account can purchase pages for Pharos printing from the Service Desk in Hammer LL1-118 during our hours of operation.
• Pages are sold in increments of $1.00 only. Pages are deducted at print out:
  • Black and white printers deduct $.25 per page, whether double or single sided.
  • Color printers deduct $.50 per page, whether color ink is used or not. 
• Unused pages expire at the end of the calendar year, regardless of when during the year they were purchased.
• Any pages purchased online via the CUIT (Morningside Campus Technical Support) web site can only be used on the Morningside campus through the PawPrint system. If you will not be printing at Morningside do not purchase pages this way!

Printing and copying are charged at the same rates. Scans are free to send as an attachment to any email address.

Using Your Quota

Nothing is deducted from your quota until you log in to a Pharos printer and initiate the physical print job. The printer will display your Account Information as either pages or dollar amount remaining. Deductions are based on the individual account quota/type, please review information above if needed.

Black and white Pharos printers print double-sided by default from the public computers. To print single-sided you must select advanced options when you are first sending the print job (File - Print - Properties or Layout options). Color printers can only print single-sided.

If a print job jams, the printer should automatically re-print at the same location once the jam has been cleared. Contact the Service Desk if a printer jams and you need assistance.

All print jobs that you have not yet printed will remain in the Pharos queue under your account for 24 hours. After 24 hours, print jobs expire and are removed from the queue.