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UZH Print Plus - Set Up Black and White Printing

By default, print jobs are executed in color. To set black and white printing:

Macintosh

  • In the print dialog, adjust the desired settings in the following order:
    1. Tab selection (drop-down list): Quality

    2. Color mode: Black and white

    3. Presets: Save current settings as preset

    4. Preset name (text field in new window): Black and white 

    5. Preset available for: Only this printer > «OK»

    6. Presets: Select Black and White this time.

Figure 1: Printer settings for black and white printouts
  • After that, all print jobs sent to the UZHPrintPlus printer will automatically be printed in black and white.

Tip: Instead of creating your own preset, you can also use the «Last used settings» option.

Figure 2: Selecting «Last used settings» for subsequent printouts

Alternative (for advanced users only): Set default to black and white

  1. Open Terminal in Finder under Applications > Utilities.
  2. Enter the command and confirm with Enter:
        cupsctl WebInterface=yes
    Then close Terminal.
  3. Open http://localhost:631 in your browser
    (only accessible locally).
  4. Select the UZHPrintPlus printer under Printers.
  5. Open Administration > Set Default Options.
  6. Set the color mode to black and white under Quality and save with Set Default Options.

Windows

  1. Open Control Panel > Devices and Printers.
  2. Right-click on UZHPrintPlus [...] > Printer settings.
  3. Color mode: Select Black and white and confirm with «OK».

Linux

  1. Open the print settings and select the UZHPrintPlus printer.
  2. Under Color, set the color mode to black and white.

Alternatively: Open http://localhost:631 and follow the instructions for Mac.

Note:

Before printing starts, the console on the multifunction device displays a symbol indicating whether the job will be printed in color or black and white.