Scanning with Library Scanners

• Vanier Library - 2 scanners on the 2nd floor
• Webster Library - 3 scanners on the 3rd floor near the Interlibrary Loans desk, where it is possible to book a time on a scanner
• Login with your NetName and password
• In addition to regular software, the scanner workstations have Adobe Photoshop CS6* and Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro**
• There is no cost for scanning using the library's flatbed scanners
• Scanning stations are self-serve
• At the Webster Library, scanners can be booked at the Interlibrary Loans desk next to the scanners

* Books on PhotoShop

** Books on Acrobat

Getting Started with DPrint

Student Instructions:

1. Add funds to your account using one of the cash loaders on campus (LB 119 or VL101)
2. Access the machines by swiping your Concordia ID card OR by entering your netname and password

Staff Instructions:

1. Add funds to your account using one of the cash loaders on campus (LB 119 or VL101)
2. Access the machines by entering your netname and password

Guest Instructions:

Guest accounts can be obtained for photocopying only (not printing or scanning).

1. Go to the Circulation Desk during Service Hours and request a DPrint Guest Account. This guest account is for photocopying only. Additional terms and conditions apply.

Scanning with DPrint Printer-Copiers

1. Load documents face-up in document feeder OR face-down on the plate glass
2. Press E-mail on the touch screen
3. By default, the To Recipient fields will be filled in with your Concordia e-mail address
4. To send the scan, press Start
5. When finished, to log out press the Log In/Log Out button

Note: Scanning with DPrint costs $0.005 per page. Please check DPrint printer-copiers for most recent pricing.

DPrint printer-copier locations

Webster Library

Vanier Library

More DPrint copier-printers are available across campus.

DPrint Scanning FAQ

Q: How do I scan and e-mail?

B&W printer-copier: Press the “Services home” button (a metal button to the left of the LCD screen), then select “E-mail”; change settings as desired; when ready to scan, press green “Start” button to the right of the LCD screen; the e-mail will be sent after a few seconds’ delay.

Colour printer-copier: On main menu, select “Email”; change settings as desired; when ready to scan, press green “Start” button to the right of the LCD screen; the e-mail will be sent after a few seconds’ delay.

Q: How do I place materials for scanning/copying?

A: Items going in the feeder are placed face up on both B&W and colour printer-copiers.

B&W printer-copier: Place on the right side of the glass – use arrow as indicator

Colour printer-copier: Place on the left side of the glass – use arrow as indicator

Q: How do I scan multiple pages?

B&W printer-copier: Either use the document feeder for loose pages, otherwise, on the main scanning menu, select “Job Assembly” tab, then turn on “Build Job”; go back to the “E-mail” tab and press green start button; once that page is scanned, put on the next page and press start again; when you are all done scanning, go back to the “Job Assembly” tab and turn off “Build Job” – the scan should now be sent.

Colour printer-copier: Either use the document feeder for loose pages, otherwise, when scanning the first page, a “send email” screen will appear– press the “next original” button on the right; Important: press this BEFORE your first scan has ended; the system will then allow you to keep scanning pages (press “next original” each time you have a new page to scan) ; page count should increase on the screen. When all pages have been scanned, press “Last original” button to send email.

Q: How do I save my scan as a non-PDF file type?

A: B&W printer-copier: On the scanning menu, go to “E-mail options” > File Format – select the file format you wish to use (JPEG, TIFF or XPS); Important: if doing multi-page scanning, note that JPEG will only send image files one at a time.

Colour printer-copier: On the scanning menu, go to “E-mail options” > File Format – a list of formats will be there (JPEG, TIFF, XPS). Important: if you want to use JPEG, you will need to go back to the main “E-mail” tab and under “Colour scanning” select “colour” ; for multi-page scans, JPEG will not work well as it only sends one image at a time.

Q: How do I change the resolution of my scan?

A: The default resolution is 300 dpi.

B&W printer-copier: On the scanning menu, go to “Advanced settings” and select the resolution. Important: files scanned at very high resolution may not always be sent, and no error message will be present.

Colour printer-copier: On the scanning menu, go to “Advanced settings” – options are 200, 300, 400, 600 dpi but if you want higher than 300 dpi you need to turn off “MRC high compression” in the “E-mail options”>” File format” setting. Important: files scanned at very high resolution may not always be sent, and no error message will be present.

Q: How do I scan a photo?

A: Colour printer-copier: On the main “E-mail” tab, select “colour” ; In the scan menu, under “E-mail options” go to “File Format” then select TIFF or JPEG; In the scan menu, go to “Advanced Settings” and select “Photographs” and press “on”. You can now scan the photo.

Q: How do I confirm if the e-mail containing my scan has been sent?

B&W printer-copier: You will see a message on the display, as the scan is being sent, that says “scanning”>”processing”>”transferring” >”completed”. Email sent indicators are not always reliable.

Colour printer-copier: You will hear a “beep” that signals that the file has been sent; you can also press the “Job Status” screen to the right of the LCD display to see the status of your job. Email sent indicators are not always reliable.

More FAQs:

• General DPrint FAQs (prepared by the Libraries)
• Digital Store's website for more FAQs