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Available printers
How to use kombajn
Kombajn uses SafeQ system to ensure that large print jobs from different users do 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 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.
Mobile print
After you initialize your account at kombajn you can use mobile print application.
You can login using your ufal mail address as username. The password is identical as your UFAL linux desktop password.
When logged in you can see your print jobs and upload new documents for printing.
Other tips
- For printing A3 at kombajn, Ondřej Bojar suggests
lp -d “kombajn” -o media=a3 -o fit-to-page file.pdf - For printing posters (usually A0, but conferences differ in whether landscape or portrait), we suggest X-copy (go directly to the underground DTP studio) or CopyGeneral (beware: it has moved from “Na Bělidle” to a new address “Radlická 12”). They are close to each other and easily reachable from Malá Strana.
FAQ
Q: My PDF document X does not print from printer Y. What should I do?
A: Try another PDF viewer - some of them causes problems with printing. Okular should be OK.
Q: My computer can not detect the printer on the network. I am connected to eduroam.
A: Printers are not available on eduroam. You need to connect to MS-UFAL network to be able to use network printers at UFAL.