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Types of Printers

Printers come in various types, including inkjet, laser, and dot matrix. Inkjet printers spray ink through nozzles onto paper, while laser printers use toner and an imaging drum process to produce higher quality text and graphics. Other printer types include snapshot printers for photos and large format plotters. To set up a printer, install the necessary driver software and connect the power and interface cables between the printer and computer.

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Types of Printers

Printers come in various types, including inkjet, laser, and dot matrix. Inkjet printers spray ink through nozzles onto paper, while laser printers use toner and an imaging drum process to produce higher quality text and graphics. Other printer types include snapshot printers for photos and large format plotters. To set up a printer, install the necessary driver software and connect the power and interface cables between the printer and computer.

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Unit Subtitle: Printers

 Printers
• Definition
 Types of printers
• Ink-Jet
• Laser
• Dot Matrix
• Snapshot
• Other high quality printers
 How the different printers work
 Connection and setup of a printer
 A printer produces a paper copy of
information generated by a computer.
Printers fall into two categories:
 Impact printers use a device to strike an
inked ribbon, pressing ink from the ribbon
onto the paper.
 Non-impact printers use different methods to
place ink (or another substance) on the page.
Some of the printers out in the market today
include the following:
 Dot Matrix Printers
 Ink Jet Printers
 Laser Printers
 Snapshot Printers
 Other High-Quality Printers
 Dot matrix printer – Dot-matrix printers were
once very popular, but have been replaced in
popularity by ink-jet printers. Dot-matrix
printers typically use continuous form multipart
paper and are commonly used for documents
such as sales invoices and purchase orders.
 Inside a dot-matrix printer a print head
containing small blunt pins strikes an inked
ribbon to stamp images on a page.
 Ink-jet Printer – An ink-jet printer produces
high-quality documents at a relatively low
price. You can use the documents produced by
an ink-jet printer in most circumstances, except
when only the highest quality is acceptable,
such as for important business correspondence.
 An ink-jet printer sprays ink through small
nozzles onto a page to produce images.
 Laser Printer – A laser printer is a high-speed
printer that is ideal for business documents and
graphics. Laser printers produce the highest quality
images, but are relatively expensive.
 A laser printer works like a photocopier to produce
images on a page. A laser beam draws images on a
light-sensitive drum. The drum picks up a fine
powdered ink called toner, and then transfers the
toner to the paper to create the images.
 Laser printers produce higher-quality print than ink
jet printers, but are more expensive.
 Snapshot printers are small-format printers
that print digital photographs.

 Snapshot printers are fairly slower than other


printers, and can be more expensive to
operate.
High quality images use different types of
other high Quality printers such as:
 Thermal-wax
 Dye-sublimation
 Fiery
 IRIS
 Plotters
Plotter
Printer
Creates large format image for architectural or engineering uses
1. Before connecting a printer, turn off the
computer.
2. If necessary, remove any spacers or tape
used to secure the printer's internal
components during shipping. Then assemble
the printer according to the instructions in
the printer’s documentation.
3. Connect the printer cable to the port on the
printer.
4. Connect the printer cable to a parallel port at
the back of the computer. Some printers
connect to a USB port.
5. Connect the power cable to the power
connector on the printer.
6. Plug the power cable into an electrical outlet.
7. All printers require a driver to operate. A driver
is the software that allows the computer’s
operating system to communicate with and
control the printer.

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