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Printing in most IT labs and spaces, as well as some staff and departmental offices, will be unavailable from 7am to 9am on Tuesday 15 August (our network at risk period).
This work is being carried out to improve the performance and reliability of our printing services.
Please note this only affects printers that use the Papercut database.
Following a review of colour printing costs undertaken by IT Services in collaboration with the Students’ Union this summer, we are pleased to announce that as of today, colour printing is cheaper.
The new costs are:
Mono (black and white) costs are unchanged.
Please note these costs only apply to IT Services printers, for example in IT labs, group study pods, Library and Silberrad Student Centre.
For more information about our printing services see the IT Services website.
Good news! A3 printing is now available on all multi-function touch card printers at Colchester Campus.
Charges:
Touch card printer locations:
The print credit kiosk, previously located in Lab C, has now been moved to the Learning Hub’s Print Station in the Silberrad Student Centre.
Dear students, you can now top-up your print credit balance on our new self-service kiosk located in Lab C.
From the main screen, simply login to the kiosk with your Essex username and password from the user-friendly touchscreen and keyboard.
Alternatively, if your student card has been issued this academic year, you can use “contactless login” by simply touching the marked area on the kiosk with your card and you will be automatically logged in.
The minimum top-up amount is five pence. The kiosk accepts coins and notes – not cards.
With the introduction of the new kiosk, the IT Helpdesk will no longer sell “paper” print credit vouchers. You must use the kiosk or pay online.
The kiosk will be available 24hours a day, 7 days a week.
