chapter 9

plastic filament

a supply that a 3D printer needs for printing instead of using ink or toner

airprint

an apple print server

duplexing assembly

an option available on some printers to allow two-sided printing

separate pad

a bar or pad in a laser printer that can have a rubber or cork surface that rubs against the paper as it is picked up

fusing

a laser printing process in which toner is melted into paper

Laser Printer Maintenance Kit

a kit that may include a separation pad ,pickup roller,transfer roller,charge roller,and fuser assembly ,depending on the vector

print log

a listing of prints jobs sent to a printer.could include error conditions

print to XPS

a microsoft file that allows a document to be printed on any printer but not modified

imaging drum

a photosensitive drum located inside a toner cartridge;attracts laser toner particles

print driver

a piece of software the coordinates between the operating system and the printe

Print to PDF

a print job that is saved to a portable document format (.pdf) file and can be printed later on any printer

garbled characters

a printed output indication that the printer cable is not securely attached or a print driver problem exists

DPI(dots per inch)

a printer measurement used with inkjet and laser printers that refers to how many dots are produced in an inch

roller

a printer part that is part of the system used to move paper through a printer

quality

a printing option that dictates how much ink/toner/DPI is used

print ribbon

a ribbon that is struck by the print head to leave images on paper ina impact printer

transfer roller

a roller inside a laser printer that replaces the transfer corona.the roller applies a positive charge to the back of the paper so that the toner is attracted to the paper as it moves through the printer

data privacy

a security concern about whether measures are implemented that protect data being transmitted or stored

inkjet printer

a type of printer that squirts ink through tiny nozzles to produce print .inkjet printers produce high-quality,high-resolution,color output

hard drive caching

data sent to and stored on a PC's hard drive

Ad hoc wireless printing

enables two 802.11 wireless devices to communicate directly without the use of wireless access point or a wireless router

cloud printing

enables users to print in a remote location or from a wireless printer

Inkjet Print Head

holds the ink reservoir and the spray nozzles ;easily replaced

transfer belt

located at the bottom of the printer

creased paper

paper that does not feed properly through a printer;check paper size ,fit,and manufacturers specification

pickup rollers

printer feed rollers

virtual printing

printing to somewhere other than to the directly connected printer and to a specific file so that the information can be viewed,saved,emailed,or sent to another printer

maintenance counter

reset through the laser printer menu to count the number of pages until the message to apply the maintenance kit appears again

impact paper

special paper designed to withstand the pressure of images struck upon it

CPS(character sper second )

the number of characters a printer prints in 1 second

density control blade

A part inside a laser printer's toner cartridge that controls the amount of toner released to the drum.

transfer corona

A wire inside the laser printer that applies a positive charge to the back of the paper so the toner is attracted to the paper as it moves through the printer.

3D printer

a type of printer used to create 3D solid objects out of various materials,including plastic plastic,metal,clay,and ceramics

infrastructure mode

a type of wireless network that contains an access point for wireless devices to be connected together

print spooler

als known as a print manager,a software program that intercepts a request to print and sends print information to the hard drive,from which it is then sent to the printer whenever the processor in not busy with other tasks .a print spooler allows multiple print jobs to be queued inside the computer so that other work can be performed

bonjour

an Apple printer server that enables Apple and windows devices to share printers without any configuration required

feed assembly

The part of a computer responsible for taking the paper through the printer.

duplex

an assembly option that allows a printer to print on both sides of a paper without intervention .duplex is also a NIC setting to choose between half (transmits in one direction at a time),full(transmits and receives simultaneously),or auto

no connectivity

an error condition that exists if the self-test issued from a computer fails

carriage

an internal inkjet printer part that carries the printhead

print to file

an option that saves a print job as a .pm file to be printed later

print to file

an option that saves a print job as a .prn file to be printed later

low memory error

caused by a printer not having enough memory or by insufficient hard drive space

erase lamp

a component inside a laser a laser printer that neutralizes any charges left on the drum so that the next printed page receives no residuals from the previous page

print wire

a component of an impact printer's print head that is a single wire that connects to a spring and impacts a ribbon to make a single dot on the paper

faded print

a condition that arises due to inadequate ribbon,ink level,or toner. check quality settings,in a thermal printer,reduce the print head energy or print head pressure setting

ink cartridge

a container that holds the ink and the nozzles for an inkjet printer .also known as a print cartridge

transferring

a laser printer imaging process in which the toner(image)moves from the drum to the paper

impact print head

holds tiny wires called print wires;found in impact printers

belt

in an inkjet printer ,belt connects to the stepper motor and print head assembly to move the print head and ink cartridge from one side of the printer to the other side

collate

in printing ,complete copies of documents in numerical order one set at a time

Unable to install printer

in this situation,check cabling and power;follow the manufacturers instructions; delete the print driver and try installation again;download a different print driver and try installation again;research the error on the manufacturers website;and document

vertical lines

lines that appear on printer paper that may be caused by debris on the corona wires or in the developer unit in the cartridge.replace cartridge

access denied

notifies the user that he or she must have specific security rights or be logged on as an administrator

horizontal streaking

occurs in a laser printer;may be due to insufficient toner levels in the cartridge

feeder

on a printer,a device that rolls the paper through the paper tray

orientation

the way in which a document or screen is presented:portrait versus landscape

Printer will not print

this situation might arise for a variety of reasons,such as a paper not being inserted correctly,power cord being dislodged or not plugged in,or printer not reading the computer command

print to image

virtual printing;printing to a location other than to be directly connected printer and to be specific file so that the information can be viewed,saved,or emailed

impact printer

Sometimes called a dot matrix printer. A type of printer that physically impacts a ribbon which places an image on the paper.

conditioning roller

Used in a laser printer to generate a large uniform negative voltage to be applied to the drum.

Default Printer

When a computer can use multiple printers, the one printer that all applications use by default. A computer user can change the printer to a different one though the Print dialog window. To mark a printer as default, right-click the printer icon and click the Set as default option.

laser printer

a type of printer the produces output using an imaging process similar to a copier. laser printers are the most expensive type of printer

fuser assembly

found in a laser printer;melts the toner onto the paper

prints in the wrong color

in this situation,check ink levels and check the computer printer command

no image in the printer display

in this situation,check that the printer is powered on,check the power outlet,and check the power outlet,and check the power brick

toner is not fused

in this situation,determine if the problem is in he fuser assembly or elsewhere in the printer;send output to the printer.when the printer finishes the writing stage and before the toner fuses to the paper,open the laser cover and remove the paper.if the paper is error free ,then the problem is most likely in the transfer corona or fusing assembly

printing blank pages

in this situation,ensure that the print driver is working properly;check the ribbon (impact and thermal),ink levels(inkjet),or toner(laser),check quality settings

Special thermal paper

pape sensitive to heat that is used with thermal printers in retail establishments

vertical streaking

streaking that can occur on printer paper because of toner cartridge.remove the toner cartridge ,hold the toner cartridge in front of you with both hands,and rock it gently back and forth,re-insert the cartridge into the printer,and test the printer

paper not feeding

a problem that may be due to poor paper quality or to the inefficiency of the rubber rollers that move the paper

paper jam

a problem that occurs when paper gets stuck along the printer paper pathway

charging

In the laser printing imaging process that can also be known as conditioning .this process gets the drum ready for use b applying a uniform voltage on the drum surface by using a primary/main corona or a conditioning roller

ghost image

a burn-in ;an image seen on display screen when an LCD or a plasma display has been left on for too long

error code

a code that may be displayed when a printer has inadequate memory or when a computer has a problem

developing cylinder

a component inside a lase printers toner cartridge that applies a static charge to the toner so that it will be attracted to the drum.sometimes called a developing roller

print server

a device (a computer or a separate device) that connects to a printer used by multiple people through a network

exposing

a laser printer imaging process that has also been called the writing phase.light is directed toward the drum to put 1s and 0s on the drum surface.everywhere the lights hits the drum changes the drum surface voltage

developing

a laser printer process in which toner is attracted to the laser printer drum

cleaning

a laser printing imaging process that describes removing residual toner from the drum by using a wiper blade or brush

processing

a laser printing process in which the data is converted from the printer language into a bitmap image.this process is also known raster image processing

continuous ink system

a method of providing extra ink in an inkjet printer for heavily used printers

streak

a paper issue in a printer caused by the drum,toner cartridge,dirty or damaged fusing assembly,or the paper

calibrate(inkjet print head)

a print head alignment process that must be performed when installing the printer and when replacing the print head

thermal printer

a printer commonly used in retail that uses heat and special thermal paper to create the printed image

multiple failed print jobs

a printer issue in which something is usually wrong with the printer like lack of paper ,low ink or toner ,or paper jam.the print queue should be checked and possible cleared ,and jobs should be resent after resolving the issue