3.7 - Inkjet Printers

Question 1

Inkjet (ink-dispersion) printer

Answer 1

• Relatively inexpensive technology
• Quiet
• High-resolution
• Expensive ink
  – Proprietary
• Eventually fades
• Clogs easily

Question 2

Ink cartridge

Answer 2

• Place drops of ink onto a page
  – Pulled from a set of cartridges
• CMYK - Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (black)

Question 3

Print head

Answer 3

• Some consumer printers integrate the print head
  into the ink cartridge
  – Change the cartridge, get a new print head
• Others separate the ink cartridge from the print head

Question 4

Feed rollers

Answer 4

• Pick up and feed paper through the printer
  – Must be clean and not worn
• Duplexing
  – Print on both sides of the paper
  – Included with some printers

Question 5

Carriage and belt

Answer 5

• Ink cartridges are moved over the paper
  – Carriage may include its own print head
• Belt moves the carriage back and forth
  – Another moving part

Question 6

Inkjet printer calibration

Answer 6

• Align nozzles to the paper
  – Lines should be crisp
  – Colors should align
• Printer includes a calibration option
  – May need to make minor adjustments