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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??????????
A Quick Bit on Inks
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
A Quick Bit on Inks
4Colourprocess(CMYK)madeupof:C=Cyan,M=Magenta,Y=YellowandK=Black(Keycolour).
A Quick Bit on Inks
4Colourprocess(CMYK)Howitworks:Fourcolourprocessprintingisachievedbylayingdownthefourcoloursoneaftertheotherinaseriesofverysmalldotswhichcombinevisuallytomakeuptheimage.Thesmallerthedotthefinertheimage
A Quick Bit on Inks
Dye-basedink• Madefromcolorationthatisdissolvedinaliquid,
usuallyeitherwaterorglycol.• Thishelpsthedyefloweasilyfromtheprinterhead
tothepage(anddryquicklyonceit’sthere).• Moststandardinkjetprintersusedye-basedinkas
thisisthecheaperinktype(CMYK).• Dye-basedinksaresupersharpfortextandcreate
rich,vibrantcoloursinyourimages.• Theyarenotwaterproof,however,andtendtofade
in5-25years.
A Quick Bit on Inks
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
How to Print a Document Some of the Common Ways
RightClickinExplorerRightClickonDesktopIcon
How to Print a Document Some of the Common Ways
ButtononaprogramsToolbar
How to Print a Document Some of the Common Ways
ClickOKorPrintbutton
ThenWindowsinstantlysendsdocumenttotheprinter
Want to Change the way the Document Prints?
SelectPageSetupintheProgram’sFileMenu
PageSetupMenus
Want to Change the way the Document Prints?
ClickOKtosavechanges
Want to Change the way the Document Prints?
WhenyouclickonPrint–Onelastchancetochangeprintparameters
Changing an Image/Photo Options 1
Devices–YourPrinter–RightClickPrinterPreferences4Screensofoptionstochangewaythedocumentprints
Changing an Image/Photo Options 2
TheMainoptionsthatcanbechanged
Changing an Image/Photo Options 3
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