Printing & Copying at the Legal Research Center
Our multi-function printers are available for print and copy jobs in the Legal Research Center. The machine in the copy room by the Hagerty staircase (L318) is color-capable. A B&W machine is located by the Law School entrance to the LRC.
Westlaw and Lexis-Nexis Printers
The Westlaw and Lexis-Nexis printers are located in the copy room (L318) by the Hagerty stairwell entrance to the Legal Research Center. There is also a second Westlaw printer located at the end of the group study rooms. For instructions on configuring Westlaw and Lexis to use these printers, see the Westlaw and Lexis printing setup page.
Costs
Earle Mack School of Law students can print at any of our multi-function printers with their DragonCards at a rate of $0.10 for black & white prints or $0.50 for color prints.
Law Students
Earle Mack School of Law students receive $10.00 of free pages each quarter for printing or copying and are charged the regular costs thereafter. Any unused portion of this $10.00 credit is not carried over from one quarter to the next.
Printing & Copying Help
If you need to print something and are not a member of the Drexel University community, please see the Circulation desk for help.
Printing from Legal Research Center Workstations
- Select the Print command from the File menu.
- In the Print dialog, choose an LRC public printer from the dropdown box.
- Choose "Law_Public_ptr on UNIPRINT" for B&W printing. (both LRC printers)
- Choose "Law_Public_ptr_COLOR on UNIPRINT" for color printing. (copy room L318 printer only)
- A pop-up screen window will prompt you to enter a password for your document. This is optional, but if you choose to, you must enter and re-type the password.
- At the print station, select Printing on the touch-screen, and then swipe your DragonCard. The print job owner will appear as the computer account you used to log in. If you password-protected your print job, you will be prompted to enter the password on the touch-screen.
Printing from a Wireless Laptop
Windows XP and Vista*
Note: if you are experiencing problems with wireless printing, you may need to uninstall and then reinstall the printer software:
- Go to Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs
- Choose “Pharos” from the list and click “Change/Remove”*
- Choose “Run Uninstaller”, click “Next”, then “Next” again
- Check “Pharos Updater, Pharos Popups” and click “Next”
- Click “Next”, then “Start”
- When the uninstall is complete, click “Finish”
- When prompted to do so, restart your computer to complete the uninstall.
- Reinstall Pharos using the instructions below.
*Note: if Pharos does not appear under Add/Remove Programs, delete “Law_Public_ptr on UNIPRINT” from your Printers menu and proceed to the reinstall directions below.
Installation Instructions :
- Download the printer installation software while connected to the Drexel network via Ethernet or DragonFly3. Save the file to your desktop, then double-click it to open.
- For Vista users, choose to "Allow" installation when prompted.
- Click "Install", wait for installation to complete, then click "Finish"
- To print, follow the LRC workstation instructions above.
If you have any questions or issues setting up the printing, please contact Keith Berthrong at kab66@drexel.edu.
*NOTE: the 64-bit version of Windows Vista is not currently supported.
Mac OS X
Copying
- On the Pharos touchpad start screen, select Copying
- Swipe your DragonCard
- A screen with your account balance will display. You may now begin copying.
- Place your document with the top-left corner aligned with the top-left corner of the copier glass
- Change any copy settings on the copier touch pad
- When you’re ready to copy, press Start once. If you hear a beep, press Start again.
- When your copying is finished, press Exit on the Pharos screen. The copier will make a series of beeps when your copy job is complete.
[Note: if your session times out after 60 seconds of inactivity, you will need to start over]