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Understanding How An Inkjet Printer Works

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Computer printers are great when they work correctly, but when
they do not work as they should, they can become a real source of
frustration. If you know how an inkjet printer works, then you
are likely to have fewer problems with it and you are more likely
to be able to make simple repairs to the printer yourself.


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Understanding How An Inkjet Printer Works
Copyright (c) 2006 Rich Martin
TonerR
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Computer printers are great when they work correctly, but when
they do not work as they should, they can become a real source of
frustration. If you know how an inkjet printer works, then you
are likely to have fewer problems with it and you are more likely
to be able to make simple repairs to the printer yourself.

Inkjet printers are the cheapest printers that you can buy, and
because of this many people elect to purchase them instead of the
more expensive laser printers. An inkjet printer places very
small droplets of ink onto a page that it is printing. The
droplets are so small that they are nearly invisible to the naked
eye. It is by putting a number of these tiny droplets together
that you can see an image or print on your printed page.

The inkjet printer, and other printers like it, never actually
touches the piece of paper where it is printing. Instead the
inkjet printer uses a series of nozzles to spray the ink onto the
page, and thus gives you the final image that you see on the
paper.

Since inkjet printers never actually touch the paper they are
considered to be "non-impact printers". Typewriters on the
other hand used a solid impact to place the image on the page.
The actual shape of the letter or number from a bar on the
typewriter would hit a ribbon and push the ink onto the page.

There are a variety of other types of non-impact printers, but
many of them are rarely used or are considered too expensive.
Often, you can find an inkjet printer for under $50 and this
helps make the inkjet printers more appealing to most consumers.

Inside the printer you will find many different parts. The print
head is the main part of the printer; it contains a series of
nozzles that spray the ink onto the paper. There is also a print
head stopper motor that moves the print head back and forth
across the paper while printing. A belt attaches the print head
to the print head stopper motor, and a stabilizer bar is used to
stabilize the print head.

Inside the printer you will also find the paper feeder and the
paper rollers as well as a paper feeder stepper motor. The paper
feeder stepper motor synchronizes the movement of the paper with
that of the print head so that the images that are printing
appear on the correct place of the page. Most of the newer inkjet
printers are using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port to connect
to your computer, but there are still quite a few older models
that use a parallel port.

When you purchase a new inkjet printer, it will come with a disc
that you will need to install the software onto your computer.
Once you place the disc into your computer it will activate an
installation wizard. Generally the installation wizard provides
some very easy-to-follow instructions on how to place the
software into your computer.

The only hardware that you will actually need to install in the
inkjet printer is a power cord to an electrical socket, a cord
from the printer to your computer (either a USB port or parallel
port), and then you will need to install the ink cartridges,
leaving you with only the paper to load.

For people who have never used a computer printer before, the
main things they are interested in when learning is how to load
the paper and how to replace the ink cartridges. For the average
computer printer owner, these are the only maintenance tasks they
will need to carry out during the life of the printer.

The actual ink cartridges will vary according to the particular
model and brand of printer that you have. Some brands have one
ink cartridge for black and one for all other colors; some
printers have only one cartridge that contains all colors,
including black. Yet, other models will have a separate ink
cartridge for every primary color.

When you buy a new printer, be sure and read the box to see if
the printer comes with ink cartridges or not. It would seem
apparent that every new printer would come with ink cartridges
included, but that is just not the case. When you do have the
need to replace the ink cartridges, you want to be absolutely
sure that you get the correct replacement cartridges. Different
brands and models of printers use different ink cartridges. I
have found it best to remove the old ink cartridge and check the
part number to be absolutely sure that I get the correct
replacement ink cartridges for my printers.

If you are willing to buy your replacement ink cartridges in
advance of your current cartridges running out, then you can
expect to save some big money by buying your ink jet cartridges
from internet retailers. Don't take my word for it, shop around
and compare prices. You might be surprised to see how much some
of your local stores are marking up these essential computing
products.

Knowing how you will use your printer will help you to decide
what type of printing paper to purchase. If you intend on
printing a large number of photos you may want to get a higher
quality photo-paper. If you are a college student using a printer
primarily for term papers, then a lower quality paper will
usually serve your needs just fine.

You can find inkjet printers made by a variety of manufacturers
at a wide variety of prices. You can spend as little or as much
as you want on an inkjet printer. Your purchase decision will
greatly depend on how you plan to use your printer. Again, if you
plan on creating photos or business cards with your printer, you
may want to opt for a higher quality model, but if you simply
want to print out some papers, then it might make better sense to
go with a less expensive printer.





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