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The answer given below is very incomplete and not entirely accurate, so I will explain more fully.
To start, the print job that is sent to the printer is converted into a digital image that is fed to the laser assembly. This causes the printer to scan its beam back and forth across the surface of the image drum so as to give it a minor positive charge where there is to be toner. The drum then passes through the toner reservoir in which the toner is negatively charged. The toner then sticks to the positively charged areas of the image. While all this is going on, the paper is being fed from the paper tray and across either a corona wire or, more commonly, the charging roller. (This is the foam roller in the first part of the paper path. Do not touch this with your bare hands because the oils from your hands will disrupt its ability to hold its static charge and transfer it to the paper, thus causing print quality problems). As the paper passes under the image drum, the drum rotates so that each part of the paper receives the image intended for it. This is achieved by the paper having a stronger positive charge than the image drum and, thus, the toner is more strongly attracted to it. After this, the paper continues to move through the printer into the fusing assembly (sometimes simply referred to as the fuser). This is the heat-producing part located toward the back of the printer. With its optimal temperature of about 350 degrees Fahrenheit (about 177 degrees Celsius), it melts the dry plastic powder that is the toner and bonds it to the paper. At this point, the paper is finally ready for expulsion and is fed to the output assembly and falls into the output tray, ready for your review and use.
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What is a non impact printer that creates characters and images with dots by using a drum and toner called?
A laser printer.
What is a non-impact printer that creates character and images with dots by using a drum ans toner called?
A laser printer.
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using the concept of static electricity, which allows electricity to stick to a device inside the printer called the drum, which in turn creates electrostatic images
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mirrors
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Pointillism creates images out of colored dots that only suggest forms when seen at a distance.
What is the laser printer used for'?
Printing :) Inkjet printers use ink to make a hard copy of what you send to the printer electronically. Laser printers use something called toner. Toner is basically a powdered version of ink that is applied to paper using a laser. Laser printers are much faster than inkjet, but the quality is generally not good with pictures.
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Hologram is the technique of producing three dimensional images using laser beams.
What is the technology that uses laser light to produce a three-dimensional image?
You may be referring to holography or LIDAR which are both techniques that can be used to create 3D images using lasers.
Are laser printers use essentially the same process for printing as inkjet printers do?
They are entirely different. Laser printers use a dry powder toner, a laser, and a heated drum. Inkjet printers use liquid ink in a cartridge(s) whose ink is blown on to the paper in a pattern that forms characters and images.
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Laser treatment for cataracts involves using a femtosecond laser, an ultra-fast and precise laser technology.
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