Nakano campus printing

1. PaperCut（free printing point system）

PaperCut is free printing system using points. Each student is automatically given 1300 points per year, which can be used to print on-campus. Please see this manual for more details. The points are to be used for education and research-related printing only, for printing related to club activities please use Open Printer System.

Yearly available amount of points

1300 points (common for 3 campuses: Nakano, Surugadai, Izumi)
Black-and-white printing costs 1 point (per 1 page)
Color printing costs 3 points (per 1 page)
Points can not be added or carried over to the next year. If points were withdrawn due to machine error, please consult with Computer Laboratory staff.

Printing Paper

A4 only
For B4/A3 size printing please use “Open Printer” system. Printing on your own paper is not possible.

There are 2 ways to print with PaperCut system.

１) Web printing

PDF files can be printed from student’s personal laptop, smartphone etc. No need of any driver installation.
You need to connect to MIND (Meiji University Network).
https://papercut.mind.meiji.ac.jp/ Access to this website (English can be chosen from the drop-down menu of login page, it’s the top option in the list), log in with your Common Authentication System Account, choose a printer from the list and upload the PDF file.
The printer is located at the Learning Lounge (High-Rise building 1F).

２) Printing from Computer Laboratory (room 207) and rooms 203, 204, 205, 206.

Data can be printed from USB or OneDrive (cloud service at MeijiMail (Outlook)) at Computer Laboratory and media rooms. (There is no need to convert files to PDF format).
There are 2 computers at Computer Laboratory (room 207) which print without footer, and only black-and-white printing is available (the rest of computers in rooms 203, 204, 205, 206, 207 print with footer by default). Please use those 2 computers when printing documents related to job hunting etc, when footer is not needed.
Printers are located at rooms 203, 204, 205, 206 and at Computer Laboratory (room 207).

-	Type of printing	Cost	Paper size	Color printing	Location	Open hours
1	Web printing	1300 points per year Color printing: 3 points Black-and-white printing: 1 point	A4 only No footer	Available	Learning Lounge	Weekdays 9:00 - 18:00 ※ entrance permitted from 8:55
2	Printers at rooms 203, 204, 205, 206		A4 only	Not available (b/w only)	Rooms 203, 204 205, 206	Weekdays 9:00 - 19:30, Saturday 9:00 - 16:00 ※ can not be used during the class
3	Printers at Computer Laboratory		A4 only	Available	Computer Laboratory (room 207)	Weekdays 9:00 - 19:30, Saturday 9:00 - 16:00 ※ entrance permitted from 8:45

2. Open Printer

Open Printer is on-campus printing system. Please purchase a copy card before using this system. For more details, please see the Open Printer home page by Meidai Support (available in Japanese only).

Open Printer home page by Meidai Support https://www.meidai-support.com/op/dwnld/ (Japanese Language only)
Printers supporting Open Printer system are located at the Library and the Cross-Field Lounge (6F).

-	Type of printing	Cost	Paper Size	Color printing	Location	Open hours
1	Open Printer	Purchase copy card in order to print	B4, A4, A3	Not available (b/w only)	Library Cross-Field Lounge (6F)	※ Please check the Library homepage Floor map >>

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