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Printers, Printing and

Scanning October 2018

A Brief History of Printers 1938–ChesterCarlsoninventsadryprintingprocesscalledXerography.

BecamemorecommonlyknownasXerox1958–LedtotheXerox914copier.Revolutioninofficeprintingbutexpensive.1968–FirstDotmatrixprinters,theEP-101fromShinshuSeikiCo(latertobecomeEpson).1971–LaserprinterdesignedbyXerox(firstmachinefromIBM3800in1976)1976–InkjetprintingtechnologyinventedbyHP1980 –FirstInkjetprinteravailableforhomeuse-TheHPDeskjetcost$1,0001980’s–FirstThermalprinters(laterusedinFAXmachines)1980’s–FirstPenBasedPlotter1988–3DPrintingtechnologyestablished.Inhomesmid1990’s

IBM3800EP-101

What are Your Choices for a Home Printer

InkjetPrinter•  Idealforhomeuse,i.e.schoolwork,tickets,photos&Doc’s.•  Cheap&typically,theycanproducehighqualityphotographs.•  ChoiceofphotographersforphotosfromDSLRorphonecamerasalike.•  Inktendstobecheaperthanlasertoners

AllinOneor3-in-1Printers•  Theseareacombinationofscanner,copierandprinter,allinone

device.•  Reducedfootprint&allthebenefitsofInkjetprintersabove.•  However,laserversionsavailable•  Somealsoincludeafaxmachine,idealasmallorhomeoffices.

What are Your Choices for a Home Printer

LaserPrinter•  Designedforvolumeuse,cancutprintingtimesforsignificantprintruns.•  Bestfortextdocumentsandhighspeedbatchprinting.•  MonoorColouroptionsavailable•  InitialCostcomparabletoInkjetsthesedays.•  However,tonercostsaremorethaninkjetcartridgesbutyoucanget

moreprintspercartridge(typicallyover1400pages).•  Ifit’sspeedandorvolumeyouneed,comparethepurchasepriceofa

laserprinterwiththetonercosttogetacost-per-page.Itcouldworkoutcheaperovertime.

3DPrinterDoIneed??????????

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PrinterandInkCartridgeAcronyms&Terms•  CMYK-Cyan,Magenta,YellowandKey(Black),thebasicfourinksused

bystandardprinters.•  CMYKKg-Cyan,Magenta,Yellow,Key(Black),Key(BlackPigment)and

Grey,new6colourinksusedinhighendprinters•  DPI-DotsperInch,themoredots,thebettertheimage.•  PPI–Pixelsperinchisscanningresolution;thehigherthenumber,the

clearerthescan.•  PPM–Thisisameasureofprintspeedandstandsforpagesperminute.

•  PrintHead–HolderforInkTankwithsomeelectronicstocontrolinkflowthroughnozzlesontopaper

•  InkTank–InkCartridgethatholdstheliquidink.•  Tri-Colouredcartridge

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4Colourprocess(CMYK)madeupof:C=Cyan,M=Magenta,Y=YellowandK=Black(Keycolour).

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4Colourprocess(CMYK)Howitworks:Fourcolourprocessprintingisachievedbylayingdownthefourcoloursoneaftertheotherinaseriesofverysmalldotswhichcombinevisuallytomakeuptheimage.Thesmallerthedotthefinertheimage

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Dye-basedink•  Madefromcolorationthatisdissolvedinaliquid,

usuallyeitherwaterorglycol.•  Thishelpsthedyefloweasilyfromtheprinterhead

tothepage(anddryquicklyonceit’sthere).•  Moststandardinkjetprintersusedye-basedinkas

thisisthecheaperinktype(CMYK).•  Dye-basedinksaresupersharpfortextandcreate

rich,vibrantcoloursinyourimages.•  Theyarenotwaterproof,however,andtendtofade

in5-25years.

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PigmentedInk•  Highendprintersuseaseparatepigmentedblackfor

text.•  Designedtocreatelonglastingphoto-qualitycolour

forprofessionals.•  Pigmentinksetsoftencomeinawiderrangeoftones

thanastandarddye-basedinkset•  Veryhighendphotoprinterswillusuallyfeatureboth

amatteblackandaglossyblacktogetthebestresultsforeachmedium.

A Quick Bit on Inks Cheaperprintershavetwoinkcartridges-Black&Tri-ColouredBetterqualityprintersuse5inkcartridges–CMYK+BlackNewhighendprintersnowuse6inkcartridges–CMYKg+BlackSomeprintershavelargerrefillabletanks:

e.g.11,000black 8,500colour

Somecartridgeshaveacomputerchipintomanageuse?Manufacturerscartridgesvsrefilledcartridges

Epson

How to Install your new Printer •  Personally,Irecommendnotusingtheprovidedsoftware.Bloatwareetc.•  EnsurePCconnectedtoInternet,thissupportsWindows“Plug&Play”

feature.•  PlugtheprintertothePCviaaUSBcable&connecttheprintertothe

powerandswitchon.•  EnsureInkCartridgesareinstalled

•  PCshouldautomaticallyinstalldriversand

additselftoyourdevicelist.

•  Alternatively,gotoControlPanel-Device&PrintersandselectAddPrinter•  ChooseUSB&selectprintermodelfromlist(ordoaWindowsupdate)&OK•  Again,PCshouldautomaticallyinstalldriversandadditselftoyourdevicelist.

How to Install your new Printer

•  Thereareoptionstoconnectviaanetwork,WirelessorBluetoothdependingonyourprinter.

•  ControlPanel-Device&PrintersandselectAddPrinter

•  Selectconnectionoption

How to Print a Document Some of the Common Ways

FilePrintPrinterIcon


RightClickinExplorerRightClickonDesktopIcon


ButtononaprogramsToolbar


ClickOKorPrintbutton

ThenWindowsinstantlysendsdocumenttotheprinter

Want to Change the way the Document Prints?

SelectPageSetupintheProgram’sFileMenu

PageSetupMenus


ClickOKtosavechanges


WhenyouclickonPrint–Onelastchancetochangeprintparameters

Changing an Image/Photo Options 1

Devices–YourPrinter–RightClickPrinterPreferences4Screensofoptionstochangewaythedocumentprints


TheMainoptionsthatcanbechanged


PageSetupOptions

Changing an Image/Photo Options

VariousEffectscanbeincluded

Printing to wrong thing ?? DON’T PANIC

& Don’t try to switch printer off

RightClickonthePrinterIconontheTaskBar ThenRightClickyourPrinter

IconintheDevicesMenu

Printing to wrong thing ?? DON’T PANIC

& Don’t try to switch printer off

Select“SeeWhat’sPrinting”

TheneitherclickonDocumentinthetoolbar&selectCancel

OrRightClickthedocument&selectCancel

Printer Maintenance

InDevices–•  RightClickyourPrinterIcon•  SelectPrinterProperties•  SelectMaintenanceTab•  SelectOption