Types of Printers: - Drashtan Nanavati (08 EC 48)
Types of Printers: - Drashtan Nanavati (08 EC 48)
Types of Printers: - Drashtan Nanavati (08 EC 48)
- DRASHTAN NANAVATI
( 08 EC 48 )
CONTENTS
WHAT IS PRINTER?
TYPES OF PRINTERS
DOT MATRIX PRINTERS
INKJET PRINTERS
LASER PRINTERS
FUTURE
WHAT IS PRINTER?
A printer is an output device that produces text
and graphics on paper.
Many printers are primarily used as local
peripherals, and are attached by a printer cable
or, in most newer printers, a USB cable to a
computer which serves as a document source.
In addition, a few modern printers can directly
interface to electronic media such as memory
card, or to image capture devices such as digital
camera.
TYPES OF PRINTER
Printers can be divided into two main groups,
impact printer and non-impact printer.
Impact printer produces text and images when
tiny wire pins on print head strike the ink ribbon
by physically contacting the paper.
Non-impact printer produces text and graphics
on paper without actually striking the paper.
Printers can also be categorized based on the
print method or print technology.
The most popular ones are inkjet printer, laser
printer, dot-matrix printer and thermal printer.
Among these, only dot-matrix printer is impact
printer and the others are non-impact printers.
DOT MATRIX PRINTER
The term dot matrix printer is specifically used
for impact printers that use a matrix of small
pins to create precise dots.
Each dot is produced by a tiny metal rod, also
called a "wire" or "pin", which is driven forward
by the power of a tiny electromagnet or
solenoid, either directly or through small levers.
Such printers would have either 9 or 24 pins on
the print head. 24-pin print heads were able to
print at a higher quality.
INKJET PRINTERS
An inkjet printer is a type of computer printer
that reproduces a digital image by propelling
variably-sized droplets of liquid material (ink)
onto a page.
Desktop inkjet printers, as used in offices or at
home, tend to use aqueous inks based on a
mixture of water, glycol and dyes or pigments.
A typical ink-jet printer provides a resolution of
300 dots per inch, although some newer models
offer higher resolutions.
LASER PRINTER
Laser printers are non-impact printers which can
print text and images in high speed and high
quality resolution, ranging from 600 to 1200
dpi.
A laser beam projects an image of the page to be
printed onto an electrically charged rotating
drum coated with selenium.
Laser printers produce very high-quality print
and are capable of printing an almost unlimited
variety of fonts.
OTHER TYPE OF PRINTERS
1. Thermal printers
Thermal printers use direct thermal method by pushing
electrically heated pins against heat-sensitive paper.
2. Photo printers
Photo printers are color printers that produce photo lab
quality pictures on photo paper.
3. All in one printers
It is a machine that includes several functionalities
including printer, scanner, copier and fax.
FUTURE