printer and its types impact printers and non impact printers

Printer
Types of printers
1)Impact printers
*Dot matrix
*Daisy wheel
*line printer
2)non impact printers
* Leaser printer
*Inkjet printer
*Thermal printers

1. “A printer is an output device that prints characters,
symbols and graphics On paper. The printer output
is called hard copy. Printer resolution is commonly
Measured in dots per inch”

"A printer is an external output device that takes
data from a computer and generates output in the
form of graphics / text on a paper".

3. Type of Printers

« Impact Printer

< Non-impact printer

4. Printers

Non impact
printer

impact
printer

Daisy
wheel
printer

Dot matrix

Printer || Line printer

Laser printer || Inkjet Thermal photo
Printer printer printer

5. Impact Printer
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An impact printer works like a typewriter .
It prints characters or images by striking a
print hammer or set of pins against an inked
ribbon

The ink is pressed from the ribbon on the
paper to produce the output

6. Impact printer are the oldest print technologies

Which are still produced the impact printer are
used where low cast printing is required there
most common from of impact printers are dot
matrix printer, daisy wheel printer and line printer

Dot matrix
printer
ae
Daisy wheel
printer

7. Dot matrix printer

The term Dot matrix refers to the process of
using dots to form an image. In a dot matrix
image, the image quality is determined by the
number of dots per inch

A dot matrix printer creates characters by
striking pins against ink ribbons. Each pin
makes a dot and combinations of dots form
characters and illustrations. This is much like a
typewriter Dot matrix do not provide high
quality output

8. Dot Matrix Printer

9. The speed of dot matrix printer is
measured by the number of character it
can print in one second . The speec
most dot

Matrix printers ranges from 350

to 1100 characters per second

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10. Line printer

Line printer is type of
impact printer. It is fast
impact printer. It print an
entire line at a time. Its
speed measured in line
per minute. They can Print
300 to 3000 Lines per
Minute.

11. Line Printer

12. Type of Line printer

Band printer

Band printer print characters by
striking hammers on a rotating horizontal band

Chain printer

chain printer is similar to band
printer. It contains complete set of characters on
several sections of a chain. The chain rotates at
high speed

14. Daisy wheel printer

Daisy wheel printing is an impact printing
technology invented in 1969. It is similar to a
typewriter. It uses a print wheel. The print
wheel is daisy wheel

15. Daisy Wheel Printer

16. A motor rotates the wheel. A hammer strikes a petal
against the ribbon when the desired character reaches
the position

on the paper. This
prints the character
on the paper. Daisy
wheel printer is slower
than dot matrix printer
but better in quality

Figure 10-3: The Daisy Wheel

17. Non Impact Printer
OS

A non-impact printer is a type of printer
where the print head does not strike the
paper.

The characters are printed on paper with
different means such as laser. Some
printers use spray ink while other use
heat and pressure to create image.

18. These printer are faster than impact printer. However,
they are more costly than impact printer. They produce
no noise during printing. The printer quality of non
impact printer is better than impact printer

Different non-impact printer are as follows;

Laser printer]

H

Thermal
printer

Portable
Printer
Label

Printer

Non
Impact
Printer

Photo
Inkjet printer ©
printer

19. Laser Printer B

A laser printer is a type of non-impact printer that
uses a laser and electrical charge model instead of
the traditional

printing of ink
onto paper. Its
working is similar
to photocopying
machine

20. laser Printer

21. Laser printer prints
complete page at a time.
It is also known as page
printer. The printing
speed is 12 to 45 page
par minute. It print text
and graphics in high
quality resolution. A
typical laser printer
provides of 1200 DPI or
more. It does not make
much noise

22. Inkj et printer E

Inkjet printers are a category of printer in which
printing is done with the help of inkjet technology.
The technology works by spraying ionized ink
directed by magnetic plates onto the paper, which
is fed through the printer. They are commonly used
as home and business printers.

These printer can produce quality text and
graphics in black-&-white and color photos

23. Ink-Jet Printer

24. Inkjet printer provides
a resolution of 600 DPL
or more. Its price is less
than laser

printer . Most inkjet
printer can

print from 10 to 35
pages per

minutes

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25. Thermal Printer

A thermal printer is a printer that makes use of heat in
order to produce the image on paper.

Due to quality of print, speed, and technological
advances it has become increasingly popular and is
mostly used in airline, banking, entertainment, retail,
grocery, and healthcare industries

27. Photo Printer

Photo printer is a color printer designed to print high
quality photographs. It is also called snapshot printer.
Some photo printer print

photo one or two size
only. For example some
photo printer print
photos of 3*4 inches

28. Many photo printer have a built-in card slot. The printer can
print digital photos directly form a media card. Some photo
printer also have built-in LCD color screens. The user can view
pictures before printing them

29. Portable Printer

Portable printer is a small, light-weight and battery
powered printer. It can be used by mobile users to
print image form notebook computer, tablet
smartphone while traveling

30. Many printer connect to parallel port or USB port.
Some portable have built-in wireless port to
communicate with computer wirelessly. Its size is a
bit wider than the page on which it print. Portable
printer fits in briefcase easily.

31. Label Printer

Label printer is a small printer. It prints on a
adhesive type material that can be placed on
different items like

envelopes, packages,
CDs, toys, etc. many
label printers also print
bar code.

32. Postage print is a special type of label printer. It has
a built-in digital scale. It prints postage stamps. It
allows the users to buy and print digital postage
from their personal computer. The digital postage is
called internet postage

33. Difference between
Impact & Non-impact Printer

Impact Printer Non-impact Printer

34. Uses of printer

|. Copy / Print shops
Il. Home

Ill. Office

IV. Laboratory

V. Shopping

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. Business
VII. Library

35. Copy / PRINT SHOPS

Print and copy
shops are present
near every college
and school. This
is benefit of
student that want
to copy their notes See y WE
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36. The use of printer at home is
common. Printer is use to print
documents, picture, design,
result, roll number and bill etc.
It save time

37. Uses of printer in Office

The printer is used in office for immediate

works. The one can print his pages in office
with printer. This save the time of that person

38. Uses of Printer in laboratory

the printer is also used in the laboratory to
print the reports.

39. Shopping
The printer is also use in shopping malls to
print the receipt and bills.

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40. Business

The printer is used in
business to print
business cards, receipt
and also use to print
tag and logo that
placed on the products

41. LIViary

Printer is used in
library to print notes ;
and pages of book

42. Features of printer

> User friendly

The printer must be user friendly. lt mean
that it should easy to use and understand

> Resolution

The quality or sharpness of printed image
and text depends on printer resolution. It is measured by the
number of dots printed per line linear inch and abbreviated as
dots per inch

43. > Print Speed

Speed is important characteristic of
printer. Printer speed is measured by page per minute or
characters per second.

> Duplex Capability

A duplex printer can print on both sides
of the paper. This option save paper but can slow down the
printing process in some printers

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