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A thermal printer works by selectively heating coated thermal paper with fine heated pins as the paper passes over the thermal print head. This causes the coating to turn black in the heated areas, producing an image. Thermal printers are commonly used to print receipts and labels. They have advantages like not requiring ink or toner and being durable and fast, but disadvantages include usually only printing in black and white, the paper being expensive, and print heads needing replacement. The two main types are direct thermal, which prints directly onto coated paper, and thermal wax transfer, which uses heat to bond wax to paper.

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Thermal Printers PDF

A thermal printer works by selectively heating coated thermal paper with fine heated pins as the paper passes over the thermal print head. This causes the coating to turn black in the heated areas, producing an image. Thermal printers are commonly used to print receipts and labels. They have advantages like not requiring ink or toner and being durable and fast, but disadvantages include usually only printing in black and white, the paper being expensive, and print heads needing replacement. The two main types are direct thermal, which prints directly onto coated paper, and thermal wax transfer, which uses heat to bond wax to paper.

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THERMAL PRINTER AND

HOW IT WORKS
WHAT IS A THERMAL PRINTER?

• A printer in which fine heated pins from characters on heat sensitive paper is
known as a thermal printer.
How it works?
A thermal printer produces a printed image by selectively heating coated
thermo chronic paper or thermal paper as it is commonly known, when the
paper passes over the thermal print head . The coating turns black in the areas
where it is heated , producing and image .
It is most commonly used to print items such as
recipts and shipping labels.
PROS / ADVANTAGES OF THERMAL PRINTER

• No cost for ink or tonner.


• Easy to operate.
• More durable compared to other printers.
• Printing clear.
• High printing speed.
CONS/ DISADVANTAGES OF THERMAL
PRINTER

• Unlike standard printers , a thermal printer usually does not print our color.
• Paper is expensive
• The paper must be stored at room temperature
• Print heads can get damaged by heat
• They are expensive to replace .
TYPES OF THERMAL PRINTER
• There are two types of thermal printers, which includes:
• Direct thermal – the Direct thermal printer prints the image by burning
dots onto coated paper as it passes over the heated print head. Direct
thermal printers do not use ribbons.

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• A image showing a direct thermal printer and its part.
• Thermal wax transfer – These printers uses heat to bond a wax-based
pigment to paper.

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