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Computer Printers
Computer printers are devices used to create a hard-copy of a piece of visual information, be it a picture or a document. Questions about computer printers or printer technologies belong here.
4,595 Questions
Where can I buy ink and toner?
HP toner is available is a variety of sizes through large online retailers like ebay and amazon. Toner is also available at most outlet malls in kiosks or though other businesses like Home Depot and Walmart.
What are some good cheap colour laser printers?
There are a wide variety of brands that offer affordably priced color laser printers. Hewlett-Packard, Konica Minolta, Brother, and Lexmark, for example, offer these machines at reasonable rates. The price for toner cartridges (typically sold separately), however, is a different story.
What printer sprays ink on the paper?
I don't understand the question. "With a speed"? Inkjet printers spray ink onto paper.
If you mean "with high speed", inkjets are notoriously slow, perhaps you're think of the new memjet technology. Search youtube for "memjet" and prepare to be impressed!
When a technician is servicing a laser printer which two dangers need to be avoided?
The two dangers that need to be avoided by a technician when servicing a laser printer are electrical shock and mercury poisoning. Laser printers use a very high voltage to operate, and contain a very high level of mercury.
What is the difference between a laser printer and a line printer?
A "serial printer" is a printer that use one cable that send "1" or "0" after one another to be understood as a character by the recipient device. The most common serial interface is "RS232" which may be used to control a fleet of devices, also printers. Because of obvious speed issues, to transfer a huge picture on an RS232 would take hours, the modern printers cannot use this interface for that, so instead, they use the "parallel" or "Line Printer" interface - where multiple wires send signals to the printer at once - as they used to in old days to the line printers.
On an old PC, you have the serial interface, RS232, on the "COM" port that you also used to attach the mouse to, while the Line Printer or "parallel" interface is the broad "LPR" connector used for printers and scanners and tape stations before USB was invented.
The question is "fish and fowl"...
The line printer is a specific type of printer where the letters spun around using chains and was halted to bring the correct imprint - 132 characters in one shot.
This could in theory only use a serial interface, it needed a parallel interface. The serial printer was one made with a buffer of many lines, to compensate for the low speed on the single wire (typically max 9600 bits per second). You may for instance drop the transfer of blank characters at the end of the line - most lines are less than 132 characters. There are other serial interfaces for shorter cables and higher speed. I remember just the Diablo printer (by Xerox) as capable of using the serial port, but expect that any printer could use it, also line printers. The serial interface could work for about 100 feet, while a parallel one less than 10. With the serial interface the printer could be away from the server, while the line printer had to be close to the server. With "Current loop" - a variant of RS232, where the signals travels on a live line, this could be extended at least 300 feet, and speed up to 64K bit per second - half of this was typical.
How do you reset ink level on HP 8100 officejet pro?
Many Epson printers can have the ink level reset using a little program called: SSC Service Utility.
my answer is f*** epson ; get a CISS Continuous ink supply system and begin saving huge ammounts of money.... they automatically reset..... or you can buy online resetter for about 10.00..... CISS is the best!
Where can you download drivers for the Olivetti pr2 plus printer operating in windows for XP?
add printer, choose the IBM Proprinter II driver.
List the 6 steps used by a laser printer to print a page?
1.Cleaning – Excess Toner is Scraped From The Photoelectric Drum. 2.Conditioning – A Uniform -600 Volt Charge is Placed on the Photoelectric Drum By The Primary Corona. 3.Writing – Laser Diodes Write An Invisible Electric Image on the photoelectric drum by causing the Drum surface, to be less negative wherever the laser beam hits. 4.Developing – This is where the transfer roller places the toner on the drum. The toner sticks to the areas that have had the electric charge lessened due to the laser beam 5.Transfer – The Secondary corona uses a positive charge to attract the toner from the drum to the paper. The paper gets charged by corona too. 6.Fusing – The toner is then melted into paper.
Where can I find Canon ip4500 ink cartridges?
One can get Canon MP500 ink cartridge from the following sources: Amazon, Cartridge Save, Ink technologies, INKredible, Ink n Toner UK, Cartridge People, Argos, PC Ink, Staples.
Can you use an ethernet cable to connect a printer to Windows 7 computer?
I do it through a router. My cord is plugged into the router. The router is plugged into the printer. In theory we could download the stuff to connect the other computer to the printer through the wireless connection but since it is hooked up directly to a different printer, we don't bother.
Why do you need a usb cable on a printer?
A USB printer cable is used to allow a computer to send commands to the printer. The computer must have the appropriate "Driver" software, which will allow it to send the correct commands over the cable. For very small printers, the USB cord is able to provide about five volts of power.
What is the cheapest printer with a scanner?
"Some really good and affordable scanners and printers are by the brands of HP and Dell as well as Brother and Cannon. You can find them at Office Depot, Fry's, Walmart and other stores."
Where can one purchase printers for a Mac?
A printer for a MacBook can be purchased from numerous retailers. One could be purchased online from retailers such as Amazon or John Lewis. Alternatively one could visit an Apple store or other computer store such as PC World.
How much does a HP Laserjet 3800 cost?
An HP Laserjet 3800 costs $424.82 at MicroParts. This printer is also made available by several other resellers, and sold at approximately the same price.
Are laserjet 4600dn printers high quality?
Yes, a laserjet 4600DN is a very high quality printer. It is an all - in - one printer. One of the best uses for this printer is printing pictures. It has a very high quality print rate for pictures.
Are the hp 60 ink cartridge compatible with 61 cartridge?
I have tried it but it always says no ink when i had 61 instded of 60
How much does a hp black ink cartilage cost?
An HP black ink cartridge costs about 45 dollars a cartridge. Some cartidges, however are either cheaper or more expensive depending on the volume and sometimes how much the store wants to make a profit.
A computer scanner transfer printer text into a?
I am assuming that you mean 'What does a computer scanner transform printed material into?'
It transforms it into an image file such as .bmp or .jpg. It can then be manipulated as though it were a photograph.
Does an external device such as printer and scanner plug into in the back of the computer?
This sort of device usually does come with a USB connection and USB socket could be located at the back of your computer (they may also be located elsewhere on the computer). However modern Printer/Scanners are usually connected wirelessly using the services of your WiFi LAN. This makes them available to more than just one computer.
Usually enough ink to print about 250 normal pages. For additional information about conserving ink so your ink cartridges last longer you might want to check out this article http://www.castleink.com/_a-top10-ink-tips.html at Castle Ink.
Where can I buy inkjet printer cartridges?
Printer inks cartridges can be purchased anywhere that printers are being sold. That is mass merchandisers, Office supply stores and even your local pharmacy. Printers have become so much more popular nowadays and reasonably priced that just about everywhere have a aisle dedicated to the tool. The ink needed to those is not far from the actual printer itself.
Printer ink cartridges can be purchased at a multitude of locations. Usually any store which sells printers also sells ink cartridges. The can be easily found at any of the big box stores such as Walmart or Target. Online they are easily purchased through Amazon.
List an example of impact printer?
Impact printers are dot-matrix printers like the Okidats Microline series. they use a print-head that has anywhere from 9 to 24 small pins that are forced out of the head and onto an ink impregnated ribbon which hits the paper and makes the impression of the character... just like a typewriter. Inkjet printers are not impact printers :P
it does if you copy and PRINT it, on a printer or a copying machine. But not if you just copy it onto your computer and save it as a picture, then it;s just a saved picture. look it up
