Policy | cron

Printing is restricted to DUSP faculty, staff, students and affiliates. Printing is restricted to DUSP academic use
Do not print unless it is really necessary. Stop and think before you print; your colleagues and the environment will appreciate it
Preview your job before printing. Most errors can be caught in preview
Printing, plotting and photocopying are restricted to course related materials. Do not use these for 'Pirates of Penzance' flyers and the like
Jobs left in the queue for more than 45 minutes are automatically removed form the queue
Find a printer with short queue before releasing your job
You take full responsibility for managing your jobs by using this web page: cronq.mit.edu
Do not service printers! All problems (need for paper, paper jams, toner, warnings, etc) should be reported to cron immediately. Never open a drawer or click a button or otherwise service a printer/plotter (unless pressing the Cancel button to cancel current job)

Do not use the printers as photocopiers. Print jobs are limited to 15 copies. Multiple copies are to be made using the copier in 09-554 or CopyTech
Print Duplex (double-sided) whenever possible. The option appears in every print dialog box
Print in Black & White when possible. It costs 1/10th that of color
You are restricted to 5 concurrent (released) jobs on any one printer
Do not send large jobs (pages numbering > 300). Break these down into smaller jobs sent several minutes apart
Do not print (embedded) color/grayscale images at a resolution greater than 300 dpi. The printers cannot print images at higher resolution. The extra data (which the printer struggles to remove) only leads to crashed printers, long waits and corrupted files
Never print B&W on the color printer C10-485
Do not print documents larger than 250 MB. They will not be available for release from the cronQ page. If your document is > 250 MB, print in pieces or contact cron for assistance
Color printing is restricted to finished work, not casual drafts
Collect your printouts immediately! Uncollected printouts are discarded several times per day
Recycle and dispose of your banner (burst) pages. Do not leave them on printers or near other print jobs
Do not service printers! All problems (need for paper, paper jams, toner, warnings, etc) should be reported to cron immediately. Never open a drawer or click a button or otherwise service a printer/plotter (unless pressing the Cancel button to cancel current job)

Printing/Photocopying: These are covered by the 'DUSP Facilities Fee' charged every term
Plotting: Please consult cronq.mit.edu for the most up to date rates. Charges appear on student Bursar statement as 'CRON Plotting Fee'