Printer Types 3.7 Flashcards

1
Q

creates an entire page at one time during the printing process

A

laser printer

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2
Q

heats up the melts the toner onto the page to adhere properly to the page

A

fuser assembly

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3
Q

main component that creates the image to be applied to the paper

A

image drum

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4
Q

used as a way to transfer the image drum and become fused

A

transfer belt/ roller

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4
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used to pick up the paper from the feed tray and feed it through the system

A

pickup roller

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5
Q

moves the paper from the front to the back

A

duplexing assembly

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5
Q

helps the pickup roller to ensure they only pick up a single piece of paper at a time

A

paper separation pad

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5
Q

the OS uses a printer driver to translate what’s on the screen to print

A

Processing

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6
Q

the imaging drum is conditioned with the primary charge roller

A

Charging

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7
Q

the surface coding of the photosensitive imaging drum is losing its charge when exposed to light

A

exposing

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8
Q

the laser printer takes the toner and applies it to a developer roller

A

developing

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9
Q

moving the toner from the imaging drum into the print media

A

transferring

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10
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the fuser squeezes the paper between a hot roller and a pressure roller

A

fusing

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11
Q

the photosensitive drum needed to be cleaned and get all the remaining toner particles cleaned off

A

cleaning

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12
Q

Charging voltage is ___ Volts DC

A
  • 600
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13
Q

store the paper in a nice dry area that does not have high humidity or excessive dust

A

loading paper

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14
Q

standard toner cartridge has 2500 pages and high yield cartridge has 6000 pages

A

toner cartridges replacement

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15
Q

feed rollers pull up one sheet at a time and feed it through the system

A

use of maintenance kit

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16
Q

____ rollers are used to take the toner off of the imaging drum and apply it to the paper

A

transfer

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17
Q

___ unit is responsible for heating up the toner and making it bond to the page

A

Fuser

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18
Q

___ count indicates when to change the feed roller, transfer roller or the fuse unti

A

page

19
Q

if toner gets on the skin, wash it with cold water, do not compressed air, and some printers with filters must be kept free from dust and dirt

A

Cleaning the printer

20
Q

____ printer creates an image on the paper through a nozzle or jet on a print head onto the paper

A

Inkjet

21
Q

device that takes the droplets of ink and directs into the paper

A

printhead

22
Q

uses a nozzle that reacts to changes in voltage

A

Piezoelectric / charge method

23
Q

used by HP, Canon, and lexmark printers, and relies on heating up the ink in the nozzle of the printhead

A

Thermal method

24
Q

responsible for advancing the paper through the inkjet printer

A

roller

25
Q

___ method replaces the printhead when replacing the ink cartridge

A

Thermal

26
Q

___ method doesn’t need to replace the printhead when replacing the ink cartridge

A

Piezoelectric

27
Q

allows multiple pieces of paper in a tray to be selected one piece of paper at a time and passes it to the roller

A

Feeder

28
Q

allows an inkjet printer to print on both sides of a piece of paper

A

duplexing assembly

29
Q

allows the printhead to move back and forth across the page

A

carriage belt / carriage system

30
Q

printhead will only apply ink from left to right

A

unidirectional printing

31
Q

apply ink from left to right from right to left

A

bi directional printing/ 2 directional printing

32
Q

type of printer that uses a heating element to create an image

A

thermal printers

33
Q

300- 600 dpi

A

laser printer

34
Q

100-300 dpi

A

thermal printer

35
Q

uses thermal ribbon to create images

A

color thermal printer

36
Q

cleaning the heating element

A

use isopropyl alcohol with cotton swab to clean the printhead

37
Q

removing debris

A

unplug the thermal printer, take out paper, and clan the feed mechanism

38
Q

series of holes going down the side of the paper with a perforation between regular paper and tracks

A

Tracks

39
Q

device that has a series of pins that make up the dot matrix that forms the image

A

printhead

40
Q

fabric or material held within a plastic housing in front of the printhead

A

ribbon

41
Q

exists on both sides of the printer and pulls the paper through the printer using ____

A

Tractor feed

42
Q

type of printer that creates images in three dimensions (height, width, and depth)

A

3d printer

43
Q

flat plate where the material will be extruded and built

A

print bed/ build plate

44
Q

sheet placed on top of the base plate that hold the object into position while printing

A

bed / build surface

45
Q

printhead for 3d printers

A

extruder

46
Q

helps to cool down the melted filament to retain the consistency

A

fan

47
Q

ink for 3d printers

A

filament