Chapter 10 Installing and Configuring Printers

Question 1

Types of Printers

pg.448

Answer 1

• Impact Printers
• Inkjet Printers
• Laser
• Thermal

Question 2

Impact Printers

pg.448

Answer 2

• Use some sort of impact and an inked ribbon to create characters
• Have a tractor feed
• 2 Major types
  
  • Daisy Wheel
  • Dot-Matrix

Question 3

Daisy Wheel Printer

pg.448

Answer 3

• Contains a wheel (looks like a daisy)

- The “petals” have a symbol/letter

Question 4

How it works (Daisy Wheel Printer)

pg.448

Answer 4

1. Printer sends a signal to the print head
2. The print head rotates the wheel to the correct character
3. An electronic hammer (solenoid) strikes the petal which hits the ribbon. Then the ribbon make an imprint on the paper

Question 5

Dot-Matrix Printer

pg.449-450

Answer 5

• Forms images/characters using tiny dots

Question 6

How it Works (Dot-Matrix Printer)

pg.

Answer 6

• A print head moves back and forth, or in an up and down motion, on the page and strikes an ink-soaked ribbon against the paper

Question 7

Inkjet Printers

pg.450

Answer 7

• Bubble Jet Printer
• Droplets of ink are sprayed onto a page and form patterns that resemble the items being printed
• Parts Include;
  
  • Print head/ink cartridge
  • Head Cartridge, belt, stepper motor
  • Paper feed mechanism
  • Control, interface, and power circuitry

Question 8

Laser Printers

pg.458

Answer 8

• Makes a laser beam scan back and forth across a drum inside the printer
• Parts:
  
  • Toner cartridge
  • Laser scanner
  • High voltage power supply (HVPS)
  • DC power supply (DCPS)

Question 9

EP Print Process

pg.464

Answer 9

1. Cleaning
2. Charging
3. Writing
4. Developing
5. Transferring
6. Fusing

Question 10

Thermal Printers

pg.469

Answer 10

• A print head applies heat to the ribbon, which in turn melts ink on to the label surface to create the printed image

Question 11

Printer Interface Components

pg.470-472

Answer 11

Interface Types

• Serial
• Parallel
• USB
• Ethernet
• Wireless
• Infrared

Question 12

Interface Software

pg.473-474

Answer 12

• Page-Description Language

- Driver Softaware

Question 13

Installing and Sharing Printers

pg.475

Answer 13

1. Attach device using a local or network port and connect to power
2. Install and update the device driver and calibrate the device
3. Configure options and settings
4. Print a test page
5. Verify compatibility with the operating systems and applications
6. Educate users about basic functions

Question 14

Preforming Printer Performance

pg.485-489

Answer 14

• Replacing Consumables
• Performing Scheduled Maintenance
• Using Cleaning Solutions
• Ensuring a Suitable Environment

Question 15

Installing Printer Memory

pg.490

Answer 15

• DIMM

Question 16

Upgrading Printer Firmware

pg.492

Answer 16

• Done from the printer server
• Upgrade for two reasons:
  
  • Compatibility issues
  • Newer Features

Question 17

Other Upgrades

pg.492

Answer 17

• Hard drive
• Trays and feeders
• Finishers

Question 18

Replacing Consumables

pg.485-486

Answer 18

• Paper
• Cloth ribbon (Dot Matrix)
• Liquid ink reservoir (Inkjet)
• Toner

Question 19

Performing Scheduled Maintenance

pg.487-488

Answer 19

• LCD display printers show a message
  
  • It knows because it counts the number of pages it prints
  • Once it reaches a specific number of pages the message is shown

Question 20

Using Cleaning Solutions

pg.488

Answer 20

• Some have self-cleaning abilities

- Or you have to clean the printer by yourself

Question 21

Ensuring a Suitable Environment

pg.489

Answer 21

• Heat (L.P. should be put in a well-ventilated area
• Light (L.P.’s drum can be damaged from light)
• Ozone (Oxidizer that can cause damage to printer components)
• Ammonia (Reduces the printer’s ability to neutralize ozone and can cause permanent damage to toner cartridge)