Chapter 11. Printers

This chapter covers the following subjects:

Laser Printers—This section describes the basics of laser printers and the seven-step laser printing process.

Inkjet Printers—This section describes the major features of inkjet printers, how ink cartridges work, and why calibration might be necessary.

Thermal Printers—This section explains the differences in direct thermal printing, thermal transfer printing, and dye-sublimation printing.

Impact Printers—This section describes the operation of dot-matrix impact printers and printheads.

Printer Installation and Configuration—This section demonstrates how to install printers properly, upgrade RAM and firmware, select ports, configure Windows options, and use the Print Spooler ...

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