What is the Common Balance?

This is a prepayment method of paying for printing, and applies to the printer / photocopier in the Computer Room and the one in the library. You must have credit in your account to be able to print.

How do I add credit to my account?

Please visit the Managed Print Portal webpage to add money onto your printing account.

Where else can I print?

You will be able to print to printers in any of the following locations using your MCS login.

Will the cost of printing change?

Each College and Department can set its printing charges independently of the others. Please note, however, that printing at a different location will not necessarily cost the same as printing at Robinson. Costs are listed here.

Who do I contact if I have a problem?

If you have been charged for pages which have not printed, contact the IT Office with details of what you tried to print and when, and we will check your printing records and refund money as appropriate.

What happens to any balance in my account when I leave the College?

Any credits you have paid for are non-refundable.

Can I print from my own Laptop / Desktop to the MCS printers?

You can now print from your own Laptop or Desktop to MCS printers using the DS-Print Service or Cloud Print.

Please see the UIS guide for student printing here.

Additional info for Mac uses :-

Our printer queue is called Rob_FindMe, so the smb URL will be smb://print.pwfad.pwf.private.cam.ac.uk/Rob_FindMe

Library Photocopier - Konica Minolta Bizhub C368
Student Computer Room Photocopier - Konica Minolta Bizhub C364e.
Konica drivers can be found here.

Large Format Printing - A0, A1, A2, A3 size

We have a Canon large scale printer located in the IT Training Room.

This printer was donated anonymously by two alumni who wanted to provide our Architecture students with a local alternative to the Departmental print queue, particularly at busy times such as when portfolios are in production.  We are very grateful indeed for their generosity.

Please contact the IT Office and request access to the IT Training Room.

These printing charges have been subsidised by 50% from a generous donation, by two alumni, to the college.   

Here is a table of the printing charges below :-

Where can I go for more information?

The University's printing information is located here.