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Messer Chapter 1.14 - Understanding Laser Printers
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Whats the process a laser printer goes through to print?
It uses heat and pressure to melt toner pellets onto the paper
What are the 2 positives of laser printers?
1. High Quality
2. Fast Printing
What are the 3 negatives of laser printers?
1. Many moving parts
2. Requires memory in the printer
3. Requires high voltage
What 4 colors do color laser printers use?
1. Cyan
2. Yellow
3. Magenta
4. Black
What is step 1 of the printing process?
1. Processing
Build the entire page in memory
What is step 2 of the printing process?
2. Charging
Prepare drum with a negative electrostatic charge
What is step 3 of the printing process?
3. Exposing
Write the image with the laser
What is step 4 of the printing process?
4. Developing
Add negatively-charged toner to the imaging drum
What is step 5 of the printing process?
5.Transferring
Move the toner from the drum to the paper
What is step 6 of the printing process?
6. Fusing
Heat and pressure
What is step 7 of the printing process?
7. Cleaning Remove excess toner
What is special about Inkjet printers?
They print with very fine drops of ink
What are the pros of inkjet printers?
1. Inexpensive technology
2. High Quality
3. Quiet
What are the cons of inkjet printers?
1. Expensive INK
2. Eventually fades
3. Print head clogs easily
What do thermal printers do?
They apply heat to special paper
2 pros of a thermal printer?
1. Very inexpensive
2. Almost Silent
3 cons of a thermal printer?
1. Requires special paper
2. Sensitive to light and heat
3. Image degrades rapidly
How do impact printers work?
Printer head strikes a ribbon and then the paper
2 pros of an impact printer?
1. Low cost per page
2. Good for multiple copies
2 cons of an impact printer?
1. Very noisy
2. Poor graphics
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Messer Chapter 1.14 - Understanding Laser Printers
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