1. Installing and Configuring Printers
Chapter Eleven
Installing and Configuring Printers

2. Objectives Covered
1.13 Install SOHO multifunction device/printers and configure appropriate settings.
Use appropriate printer drivers for a given operating system.
Configuration settings
Duplex
Collate
Orientation
Quality
Device sharing
Wired
USB
Serial
Ethernet
Wireless
Bluetooth
802.11(a,b,g,n,ac)
Infrastructure vs. ad hoc
Integrated print server (hardware)
Cloud printing/remote printing
1.13 (continued)
Public/shared devices
Sharing local/networked devices via Operating System settings
TCP/Bonjour/AirPrint
Data privacy
User authentication on the device
Hard drive caching

3. 220-901 Objectives Covered (continued)
1.14 Compare and contrast differences between the various print technologies and the associated imaging process.
Laser
Imaging drum, fuser assembly, transfer belt, transfer roller, pickup rollers, separate pads, duplexing assembly
Imaging process: processing, charging, exposing, developing, transferring, fusing and cleaning
Inkjet
Ink cartridge, print head, roller, feeder, duplexing assembly, carriage and belt
Calibration
Thermal
Feed assembly, heating element
Special thermal paper
Impact
Print head, ribbon, tractor feed
Impact paper
Virtual
Print to file
Print to PDF
Print to XPS
Print to image
1.15 Given a scenario, perform appropriate printer maintenance.
Laser
Replacing toner, applying maintenance kit, calibration, cleaning
Thermal
Replace paper, clean heating element, remove debris.
Impact
Replace ribbon, replace print head, replace paper.
Inkjet
Clean heads, replace cartridges, calibration, clear jams.

4. Impact Printers: Daisy Wheel

5. Impact Printers: Dot Matrix
Print Head for consistency

6. Parts of an Inkjet Printer
Print head/ink cartridge
Head carriage, belt, and stepper motor
Paper-feed mechanism
Control, interface, and power circuitry

7. Inkjet Print Head Carriage

8. Inkjet Stepper Motor

9. Laser Printer Toner Cartridge

10. Laser Scanning Assembly

11. Paper Transport Rollers

12. Transfer Corona Assembly

13. The Fuser

14. EP Print Process Processing Charging Exposing (writing) Developing
Transferring
Fusing
Cleaning

15. Summary of EP Print Process Components

16. Thermal Printers
Use heat-sensitive paper
Few moving parts

17. Virtual Printers Print to file Print to PDF Print to XPS
Print to image

18. Printer Interfaces
Serial
Parallel
USB
Ethernet
Wireless

19. Printer Interface Software
Page description languages
Drivers

20. Installing a Local Printer
Attach the device using a local or network port and connect the power.
Install and update the device driver and calibrate the device.
Configure options and default settings.
Print a test page.
Verify compatibility with the operating system and applications.
Educate users about basic functionality.

21. Installing Networked Printers
Integrated print servers
TCP printing
Bonjour
AirPrint
Cloud printing
Data privacy concerns

22. Printer Maintenance Replacing consumables
Paper
Ink/toner
Performing scheduled maintenance
Using cleaning solutions
Ensuring a suitable environment

23. Upgrading Printers Memory Network card Firmware Hard drives
Trays and feeders
Finishers