Printing (JumboPrint): Pharos Pay-for-Print


Pay for Print, by Pharos Systems International, Inc., is software that uses an organization’s existing printers and network to store, organize, request and accept payment for, and finally to deliver a print job.  The university's system is referred to as JumboPrint.

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JumboPrint Locations

Location  Room  BW Print   Color Print   11x17 BW Print   11x17 Color Print   BW Copy  
Boston            
 HHSL 4th Floor Med Ed Building Yes Yes No No No
  5th Floor Med Ed Building  Yes Yes No No No
 Jaharis Nutrition Lab Yes No No No Yes
 Med School - 136 Harrison Ave.    PHPD Lounge  Yes No No No No
 SMFA Basement Mailroom Hallway Yes Yes Yes Yes No
  1st Floor Hallway near A107 Yes Yes Yes Yes No
  2nd Floor Hallway near Mac Lab Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
  3rd Floor Hallway near B301 Yes Yes Yes Yes No
  St. Alphonsus St. Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Grafton            
 Webster Family Library 1st Floor Yes Yes No No No
  Graduate Student Lounge Yes No No No No
Medford            
 574 Boston Ave (CLIC) 1st Floor Yes No No No No
  4th Floor Yes No No No No
 Campus Center Lower Level Yes No No No No
 Carmichael Hall 100B Yes No No No No
 Engineering EPDC Anderson Hall Yes No No No No
  CAD Lab Anderson Hall Yes No No No No
 Ginn Library Lobby  Yes No No No Yes
  Lower Level Yes Yes No No No
 Hogdgon Hall 138 Yes No No No No
 Joyce Cummings Center 225 Yes No No No No
 Lilly Music Library Main Room Yes No No No No
  Stacks No No No No Yes
 Mugar Hall Mugar Lab Yes No No No No
 Sci-Tech Center Atrium Yes No No No No
 TTC Kindlevan Cafe Yes No No No No
 Tisch Library  1st Floor Center Stairwell Yes Yes No No No
  2nd Floor Copy Room No No No No Yes
  2nd Floor Main Reference Area Yes  Yes No No No
  Data Lab Yes Yes No No No

 

Ways to Print

Users can print to the Pharos printers from any Tufts public computer.  Users can also print from a personal computer or device.

Submit a Print Job via Your Personal Computer:

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If you haven't already, install printer package:

This only needs to be done the first time you print from your personal computer.

To print to Pharos printers from a user’s personal computer, the user can install a package on their computer containing the Pharos print spooler and a universal HP printer driver.  All JumboPrint printers use the same package.  Users must have either a Tufts ID or a guest card.  Reusable guest cards can be purchased for $1 at dispensers in the Ginn Library Lobby, Tisch Library Main Floor Copy Room or Hirsh Library 4th Floor.  Value can be added to the card at these locations as well at the Engineering Project Development Center (EPDC) in Anderson Hall. 

After the Printer Package is Installed:

  1. Click Print as usual
  2. Select the printer you would like to print to – either Tufts_BW or Tufts_Color
  3. When prompted, enter your Tufts Username or guest card number (9-digit number printed in the upper right corner of the card) and create a name for the job (To identify it at the release station).
  4. Jump down to Print the Job.

 

Submit a Print Job Via Email:

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  1. Send an email to jumboprint_bw@tufts.edu for black & white print jobs or jumboprint_color@tufts.edu for print jobs containing color.  The document to print should be an attachment to the email.  Multiple attachments are allowed and will show up as separate print jobs.  Any email address is allowed including non-Tufts addresses.
  2. The first time you submit a print job you will receive an email asking you to confirm your email address.  Click on the link in the email and you will be returned to jumboprint.tufts.edu with your address confirmed and your document(s) ready to print.
  3. Jump down to Print the Job.

 

Log on to jumboprint.tufts.edu and Upload a Print job:

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  1. Log in to https://jumboprint.tufts.edu with your Tufts username and password.  If using a Guest Card enter the 9-digit Guest Card number printed in the upper right corner.  Do not enter a password with a Guest Card.
  2. Click on the Upload button located in the upper left of the page and navigate to the desired document.  Select it and then click on Open.
  3. The document will upload and after processing the document should be ready for printing.  
  4. Note: You do not print the document from this window.
  5. Jump down to Print the Job.

  

Submit a Job via iOS or Android App:

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  1. Download and install the Pharos App from the iOS or Android App store.  The App name is Pharos.
  2. When prompted for server and port enter jumboprint.tufts.edu as the server and 443 as the port.
  3. Jump down to Print the Job.

 

Print the Job: 

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  1. When you are ready to print, go to the JumboPrint (Omega) release station located near the printer you wish to release your job from. Swipe your Tufts University ID card or guest card into the card reader. See information regarding adding money to your ID.
  2. A list of your documents will appear on the screen. Select the document you wish to print and then choose Print. 

 

Paying for Printing:

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The printing cost of a job is automatically deducted from the JumboCash on your Tufts University ID. If the amount available on your card is insufficient, the document will not print.

Printing costs:

 

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