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Thermal and impact printers.

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– Thermal printers.

– Impact printers.

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Thermal printers.Thermal and impact printers.

Thermal printers.

– Common use.» The most common use for thermal printers is as receipt

printers.• Easy to set up and use.• Low maintenance.

– How they work.» A feeder assembly moves specially coated heat

sensitive paper past the print head assembly.» The print head uses heat to cause a reaction on the

paper.• The specialty paper is not very durable.

» A cutter cuts the receipt at the proper length.

– Maintenance.» Follow all safety procedures.» Use canned air to remove paper dust.


Impact printers.Thermal and impact printers.

Impact printers.

– Common use.» In situations where multiple copies are required.

• Often used with multi-part paper.• Doesn’t produce letter quality (nine pin heads), but

can produce near letter quality with a 24 pin head.

– How they work.» The paper is attached to the sprockets of the tractor

feed.• The sprockets move the paper through the printing

process.» As the paper is moved past the print head, the pins in

the head are fired.• The pins strike an ink soaked ribbon, printing on the

top copy, while the force of the pin strike marks the underlying copies (if any are present).

– Maintenance.» Follow all safety procedures.» Use canned air to clean paper dust from the printer.» Replace the ink ribbon as necessary.» Replace the complete print head when pins will not fire.


What was covered.Thermal and impact printers.

Commonly used as receipt printers. Specialty coated paper is moved past a print head that uses heat to cause a reaction on the paper. While the paper is not very durable, thermal printers are used because they print receipts relatively fast. They are also quiet and easy to set up and maintain.

Topic

Thermal printers.

Summary

Commonly used when multiple copies need to be produced. Multi-part paper is placed in the tractor feed that moves the paper through the printing process. As the paper moves past the print head, the head fires its pins, which strike the ink ribbon. Ink is placed on the paper, and the underlying paper is also marked. Use canned air to remove paper dust from the printer. If pins fail to fire, the whole print head must be replaced.

Impact printers.

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