Chapter-3

Printer
 Printer

A device that prints text or

illustrations on paper. There are
many different types of printers
 Dot Matrix Printer

A type of printer that produces

characters and illustrations by
striking pins against an ink
ribbon to print closely spaced dots
in the appropriate shape
 Dot Matrix Printer
Dot-matrix printers vary in two important
characteristics:
• speed: Given in characters per second (cps),
the speed can vary from about 50 to over 500
cps. Most dot-matrix printers offer different
speeds depending on the quality of print desired.
• print quality: Determined by the number of
pins (the mechanisms that print the dots), it can
vary from 9 to 24. The best dot-matrix printers
(24 pins) can produce near letter-quality type,
although you can still see a difference if you
look closely
 Line Printer
A high-speed printer capable of
printing an entire line at one
time(wide print head). A fast line
printer can print as many as
3,000 lines per minute.
 Band Printer.
A line printer that uses a metal band. The band contains
a fixed set of embossed characters that can only be
changed by replacing the band. The band spins
horizontally around a set of hammers, one for each
print column. When the required character in the band
has revolved to the selected print column, the hammer
pushes the paper into the ribbon and against the
embossed image of the letter, digit or symbol.
Band Printer
 Ink Jet Printer
A printer that spraying ink through tiny
nozzles onto the medium. Today, almost
all inkjet printers produce color. Low-
end inkjets use three ink colors (cyan,
magenta and yellow), but produce a
composite black that is often muddy.
Four-color inkjets (CMYK) use black ink
for pure black printing.
 Ink jet Printer

The first inkjet mechanism that was developed

sprays a continuous stream of droplets that are
aimed onto the paper. Although still used, most
inkjets use the drop on demand method, which
forces a drop of ink out of a chamber by heat or
electricity. The thermal method used by HP,
Canon and others heats a resistor that forces a
droplet of ink out of the nozzles by creating an
air bubble in the ink chamber. Epson and others
use a piezoelectric technique that charges
crystals which expand and "jet" the ink.
Ink Jet Printer
 Laser Printer

A printer that uses a laser and the

electrophotographic method to
print a full page at a time. The
laser "paints" a charged drum
with light, to which toner is
applied and then transferred onto
paper
 Laser Printer
(1)Rotating mirror reflects laser, which
projects image on to the rotating drum
(2)Paper is given to the static charge
(3) Toner is transferred to the charged
paper by the drum
(4) fuse the toner to the paper.
Laser Printer
 Comparing Printers

Image Quality
Speed
Initial Cost
Cost of Operation.