Printer

Printer
Printer is one of the most important
peripheral component of the computer. The printers are evaluated on the basis of the following factors: - Printer Resolution:- It is measured in dots per inch(dpi). It indicates the number of vertical and horizontal dots that can be printed. Higher the resolution better is the quality.

Printer( con)
Speed : It is the number of pages printed
per minute Paper Capacity: The number of pages that can be accommodated in the paper tray. The different sizes of pages that can be printed by the printer Cost of Paper: It indicates the cost of any special paper

Classification of Printer
In general Printers can be classified in two broad
categories

In this type, physical force is applied to get an

- NON-IMPACT TYPE PRINTERS

- IMPACT TYPE PRINTERS

impression of the character. E.g. DAISY-WHEEL printers, DOT-MATRIX printers, impression of character; instead either the IMAGE is transferred to paper electro statically or ink is sprayed on to paper to form the character. E.g. INK-JET printers, LASER printers

In this type, physical force is NOT applied to get an

Daisy Wheel Printer

Dot Matrix Printer (DMP)

DMP
Dot-Matrix printers strike the page with
small rods (called needles) that protrude from the print head DMPs can be characterized by following 5 parameters. - No of pins in print head. - Characters per second (CPS) - Characters per inch (CPI) - Interface used [parallel / serial]

DMP( pin, char/s, char/inch )

No of pins in print head.
9 pins 24 pins
Characters per second (CPS)

240 char/s
Characters per inch (CPI)

10 cpi, 12 cpi or 15 cpi. 15 cpi mode or 17 cpi is called as condensed mode. new printers 20 cpi is also possible

DMP( interface )
Two types of interfaces used to communicate
with computer. - Parallel - Serial For parallel interface, we use a standard 36 pin centronics interface. This interface has - 25 pin D type female connector to the computer side - 36 pin Amphenol type connector to printer side

DMP

DMP
Two types of print heads
-With cable -Without cable. With cable The head cable is directly soldered to the print head If the cable becomes faulty you have to throw the complete head. Hence, it is not preferable. e.g. TVSE series except LSP100

DMP
Without cable

The head cable is connected to head

through a connector. If the cable is gone faulty, then it can be easily replaced. Hence, it is preferred. eg. EPSON series except FX105 MX80

DMP
This provides the movement for the print
head. It is having a base for head & two rails. Over these rails the base or carriage moves horizontally from left to right & back.

DMP
Carriage motor is basically a stepper
motor. Carriage motor provides the actual force to move the carriage

Ink jet printer

The ink tiny droplets of ink onto the paper Its available in black and white and color
printer 300 dpi, 16 pages per minute (PPM)

Ink jet printer

 The most popular way of connecting a

printer to a computer is through the parallel port (LPT) Universal Serial Bus (USB) port. small computer system interface (SCSI) port.

Ink jet Printer

512 KB random access memory (RAM) to
16 MB RAM, depending on the model. If the trigger is not depressed, the printer lights up the "Out of Paper" LED and sends an alert to the computer

Laser Printer
1200 dots per inch 17-19 pages per minute for text and 6 to 7 pages per

minute for graphics. ~600 and ~1,000 volts. Toner (~200 and ~500 volts)

Process

1.Clean 4.Develop 2.Charge 5.Transfer 3.Write 6.Fuse

Laser printer

Laser process
1. Cleaning: Excess toner is scraped from the photoelectric drum.
2. Conditioning: A uniform -600 volt charge is placed on the photoelectric drum by the primary corona. 3. Writing: Laser diodes write an invisible electric image on the photoelectric drum by causing the drum surface to be less negative wherever the laser beam hits.

Laser process
4. Developing: This is where the transfer roller places the toner on the drum. The toner sticks to the areas that have had the electric charge lessened due to the laser beam. 5. Transfer: The secondary corona uses a positive charge to attract the toner from the drum to the paper. The Paper gets charged by corona too. 6. Fusing: The toner is then melted into the paper

Printer

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