All About Panasonic Printers
The first Panasonic printer appeared in the early 80s of the last century. Today, in the market space of computer technology, Panasonic offers a huge variety of printers, MFPs, scanners, faxes.
Peculiarities
Panasonic printers support a variety of printing technologies like any other similar device. The most popular are multifunctional devices that combine the functions of a printer, scanner and copier. Their main distinguishing feature is the presence of additional functionality. Plus, one device takes up less space than three separate ones.
But this technique also has disadvantages: the quality is lower than that of conventional printers.
The presence of inkjet technology makes it possible to obtain high resolution and print quality. This is a guarantee of good image detail. The latest models of inkjet equipment are characterized by smooth color transitions in the process of displaying graphic details, regardless of whether it is photographs, raster clipart or vector graphics.
Panasonic laser printers are widely used. The advantages of laser devices are that printed texts are legible and water-resistant. Due to the fact that the laser beam is more precisely and compactly focused, a higher print resolution is obtained. Laser models print at a significantly faster speed when compared to conventional models, as the laser beam is able to travel faster than the print head of an inkjet printer.
Laser equipment is characterized by silent work. Another feature of these printers is that they do not use liquid ink, but toner, which is a dark powder. This toner cartridge will never dry out and will be stored for a long time. Usually the shelf life is up to three years.
Equipment tolerates downtime well.
The lineup
One of the lines of Panasonic printers is represented by the following models.
- KX-P7100... This is a laser version with black and white printing. Print speed is 14 A4 pages per minute. There is a double-sided printing function. Paper feed - 250 sheets. Conclusion - 150 sheets.
- KX-P7305 RU. This model comes with laser and LED printing. There is a two-sided printing function. The model is faster than the previous device. Its speed is 18 sheets per minute.
- KX-P8420DX. Laser model, which differs from the first two in that it has a color print type. Work speed - 14 sheets per minute.
How to choose?
To select the correct printer, you must first decide for what purposes it will be intended... Low-end home options are not designed for heavy use, so when used in the office, they are likely to quickly fail due to an uncontrolled amount of work.
When purchasing a device, consider the printing technology. Inkjet devices operate on liquid ink, printing occurs thanks to the droplet dots that come out of the print head. Such equipment is characterized by high quality printing.
Laser products use powder toner cartridges. This technique is characterized by high-speed printing and long-term use. The disadvantages of laser equipment are the high cost and poor print quality.
LED printers are a type of laser... They use a panel with a large number of LEDs. They differ in miniature size and low printing speed.
The number of colors plays an important role in the choice of equipment. Printers are divided into black and white and color.
The former are suitable for printing official documents, while the latter are used for printing pictures and photographs.
Operating tips
The printer must be connected to the computer. This can be done in several ways.
- Connection via USB connector.
- Connecting using an IP address.
- Connecting to a device via Wi-Fi.
And in order for the computer to work smoothly with the printing equipment, you should install the drivers that are suitable specifically for a particular printer. They can be downloaded for free on the company's website.
An overview of the popular Panasonic printer model in the video below.
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