SK_deck_4477109 Flashcards
T/F Some printers can handle over 100,000 pages per month. pg. 484
True
Some replacement activities for maintenance of a printer are………??? pg. 485
replacing paper, ink or toner cartridges, and ribbons.
The first factor considered as an indication to a paper’s quality. pg. 485
composition
Paper made from cotton is called ___ ___. pg. 485
rag stock
How many pages in a ream of paper? pg. 485
500
What does the caliper of paper mean? pg. 485
thickness
If printer ribbons and ribbon cartridges use cloth or polyester ribbon soaked in ink, then what do bubble-jet cartridges use? pg. 486
liquid ink reservoir
Each model of laser printer uses a specific ___ ___. pg. 486
toner catridge
Many businesses will recycle your toner or ink cartridges for you, refill them, and sell them back to you for a discount. So what should you do? pg. 486
DON’T BUY THEM
How should you approach recycling cartridges? pg. 487
Always properly recycle your used ink/toner cartridges, but DON’T BUY RECYCLED.
Which two key options on an HP printer are used to reset the maintenance message from On to Off? pg. 488
1) Menu……to get to the Configuration menu and 2) Item key….to get to the Service Message
Why do thermal printers require special attention? pg. 489
heating element
What are four areas of concern for your printer’s ideal environment? pg. 489
Heat, Light, Ozone, Ammonia
Higher-end printers have upgrade options like………?? pg. 490
memory, network cards, and firmware
What computer standard do most printers use nowadays? pg. 490
DIMM / dual in-line memory module
What are advantages of installing a NIC on a printer? pg. 491
1) it replaces the need to connect to a host computer 2) it’s proprietary 3) a printing request goes directly to the NIC printer as opposed to third-party device
What’s installed on a NIC to allow clients to check their print job’s status and toner levels from any computer on the network? pg. 491
management software
Most of the time, upgrading a printer’s firmware is a matter of what? pg. 492
downloading and/or installing a free file from the manufacturer’s website
What are some additional upgrade options (especially on laser printers) the manufacturer offers…? pg. 492
hard drives, trays and feeders, finishers
Define printer-resident fonts. pg. 492
multiple fonts installed into the onboard memory of the printer
Why would you install additional hard drives to your printer? pg. 492
Most printers have a limited amount of storage space for added fonts and to store a large document file while it being processed for printing
What’s the advantage of adding an additional paper tray to a printer? pg. 492
the additional paper tray allows a printer to print more sheets between paper refills, thus reducing it’s operating costs
Some printers can accommodate multiple paper trays, which can be loaded with what? pg. 492
paper, stationary, and envelopes
Related to trays, this accessory would be added to print envelopes correctly. pg. 492
envelope feeder
What does a Finisher do? pg. 493
provides paper folding, stapling, hole punching, sorting, or collating
The Finisher option can turn a laser printer into a multfunction copier, but what other copier can do all the same thing as a laser printer but much faster and cheaper? pg. 493
digital printer
