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Available printers
How to use kombajn
Kombajn uses SafeQ system to ensure that large print jobs from different users does not mix.
In order to use kombajn you need to initialize your account. The procedure is as follows:
- send any small pdf document as mail attachment to print@ufal.mff.cuni.cz (you need to use your UFAL mail account otherwise the printer will not recognize you)
- wait for reply from the printer in which you receive auto-registration PIN
- walk to the printer and use your ID chip or card, that you use to enter the building, to identify yourself by putting the chip to the left side of plastic panel (there is a place for paper clips)
- for the first time the system will not recognize your card but it lets you to enter the PIN. Enter the number from the e-mail you have received.
- Entering the PIN will register your account and log you in for the first time. If the procedure succeed, you will not need the PIN again for login. The ID chip/card will suffice.
- When you are logged in, you will be asked if you want to print all print jobs. By selecting Yes the print starts. If you select No, the print is aborted.
- After you selected No, you can use the printer menu. By selecting SafeQ you can access the list of your jobs in order to save them, print them again or delete them.
- After 60 seconds you will be automatically logged out.
FAQ
- Q: My PDF document X does not print from printer Y. What should I do?<br/>
A: Try another PDF viewer - some of them cause problems with printing. Okular should be OK.