Print, scan and photocopy machines

We have large Konica Minolta multi-functional device printers, known as MFDs, located at both Mt Albert and Waitākere campus.

Students can use these to print, scan and photocopy - you can print from campus computers or from your own device. 

Printing costs

Cost is for each side of paper.

  • A4 black and white - 0.08c
  • A4 colour - 0.25c
  • A3 black and white - 0.15c
  • A3 colour - 0.50c

How to pay

Students

A current student ID card is required to print.  You will need to load money (credit) on your student ID card. Use the autoloader kiosks to load credit, you can pay with cash, eftpos or payWave.

Autoloader locations Mt Albert campus:

  • Building 180 (Te Puna/Library), Level 1 & 3
  • Building 48, Room 1001

Autoloader locations ​Waitākere campus:

  • Building 520, Room 3007 (Waitākere Library)
  • Building 510, Level 1

Non students

At Unitec libraries, people without Unitec ID cards can get credit to copy (but not print from their device) by using the autoloader kiosk to print out a ticket with a code for logging into the system.

How to print, copy and scan

Printing tips

  • The default printing is set to black & white, double sided printing. For single-sided printing, change the 'Print Properties' before you send your document to the MFDs. 
  • Before printing it is a good idea to compress large file sizes, especially photos and pdfs; this will greatly speed up how long it takes to print.
  • When you swipe your card at the print station you will only see your own print jobs, not those of other users. This means that you can't use a temporary card or a friends ID card to print.
  • Print jobs stay on the system until they are printed, or to 4 hours. Print jobs not released or printed after 4 hours will be deleted from the queue.

Print from a USB data stick

  1. Select Copy, Scan, Fax from onscreen menu
  2. Swipe student ID card through reader
  3. Insert USB stick on side of printer
  4. Select Print a document from External Memory
  5. Select your files(s)
  6. Select Print on touch screen
  7. Select Ok on touch screen
  8. Press Start button to print
  9. Press Logout button when finished

Print from personal device (eg your laptop)

When on campus, you can print from your personal device.

  1. Go to mprint.unitec.ac.nz
  2. Sign in using your Unitec username (eg. smithj01) and password
  3. Choose a print option: File, Web, or Email Attachment
  4. Select/add what you want to print
  5. Release your print job from the printer (MFD)
  6. Select Logout button when finished

Print from MFD

Follow the instructions below or watch a video with instructions to print.

  1. Select Print from onscreen menu
  2. Swipe student ID card through reader
  3. Touch each job to select it
  4. Press Start button to print
  5. Press Logout button when finished

How to copy

Follow the instructions below or watch a video with instructions to copy.

  1. Select Copy, Scan, Fax from onscreen menu
  2. Swipe student ID card through reader
  3. Place document(s) in ‘Automatic Document Feeder’ face-up or on the ‘Glass’ face-down
  4. Select Copy from onscreen menu
  5. Press Start button to copy
  6. Press Logout button when finished

Scan and send to your email

Scanning direct to your email is recommended as it is fast and works well.

If you are scanning a number of documents to your email address, you can get your email address loaded onto your student ID card. Ask a member of the Ask Me staff or copy center staff to do this for you.

Follow the instructions below or watch a video with instructions to scan to email.

  1. Select Copy, Scan, Fax from onscreen menu
  2. Swipe student ID card through reader
  3. Place document(s) face-up in ‘Automatic Document Feeder’ or face-down on ‘Glass’
  4. Select Scan from onscreen menu
  5. Select Direct Input Tab > Select Email > Enter email address
  6. Press Start button to scan
  7. Press Logout button when finished

How to staple as you print on MFD

  1. When your are about to print your document follow these steps to be able to staple your document:
  2. To print your document select File > Select Print
  3. Select Printer Properties > Select Finish Tab
  4. Select (tick) Staple Box
  5. From the dropdown list select (tick) either Left Corner or 2 position (left)
  6. Select OK
  7. Release your print job from the printer (MFD)

 

Specialist copying and printing services

The Unitec Copy Centre offers a full range of services, including photocopying, colour copying, wide format plan printing, poster printing, laminating and binding and desktop publishing. They can download graphic files from email, CD and USB to their laser printers. They stock a wide range of paper and card samples, as well as all Unitec stationery.