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Printer Supplies & Accessories

Ink Ribbons

Ink Ribbons Article

In the general sense many printers rely on a matrix of pixels, or dots, that together form the larger image. However, the term dot matrix printer is specifically used for impact printers that use a matrix of small pins to create precise dots. The advantage of dot-matrix over other impact printers is that they can produce graphical images in addition to text; however the text is generally of poorer quality than impact printers that use letterforms (type).
A Tandy 1000 HX with a Tandy DMP-133 dot-matrix printer.
A Tandy 1000 HX with a Tandy DMP-133 dot-matrix printer.

Dot-matrix printers can be broadly divided into two major classes:

* Ballistic wire printers (discussed in the dot matrix printers article)
* Stored energy printers

Dot matrix printers can either be character-based or line-based (that is, a single horizontal series of pixels across the page), referring to the configuration of the print head.

At one time, dot matrix printers were one of the more common types of printers used for general use - such as for home and small office use. Such printers would have either 9 or 24 pins on the print head. 24-pin print heads were able to print at a higher quality. Once the price of inkjet printers dropped to the point where they were competitive with dot matrix printers, dot matrix printers began to fall out of favor for general use.

Some dot matrix printers, such as the NEC P6300, can be upgraded to print in color. This is achieved through the use of a four-color ribbon mounted on a mechanism (provided in an upgrade kit that replaces the standard black ribbon mechanism after installation) that raises and lowers the ribbons as needed. Color graphics are generally printed in four passes at standard resolution, thus slowing down printing considerably. As a result, color graphics can take up to four times longer to print than standard monochrome graphics, or up to 8-16 times as long at high resolution mode.

Dot matrix printers are still commonly used in low-cost, low-quality applications like cash registers, or in demanding, very high volume applications like invoice printing. The fact that they use an impact printing method allows them to be used to print multi-part documents using carbonless copy paper (like sales invoices and credit card receipts), whereas other printing methods are unusable with paper of this type. Dot-matrix printers are now (as of 2005) rapidly being superseded even as receipt printers.

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3 Epson ERC-23 Ribbon
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Primera Technology (56130) Ribbon Lot of 2
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24 - Epson ERC 31 Printer Ribbons ($2.00/ribbon)
$48.00
Lexmark (13400HC) BLACK Ink Cartridge NEW-IN-PACKAGE
$0.01
HP 92156S (2235X) Ribbon for Rugged Writer
$20.00
1) Primera Printer Z1 TEAC P11 Black Ribbon Cassette
$6.00
Black Ribbon (009228105218) for Panasonic Printer
$8.59
Epson S015329 compatible - FX-890/FX890 Printer ribbon
$6.00
6 Epson ERC-35 Compatible Ribbons EXP25153
$9.95
Dataproducts Black Printer Ribbon Epson S015032 NEW
$0.99
Lot of 11 Glory SR700 Black/Red Teller Machine Ribbons
$9.99
2ea Genuine PANASONIC KX-FA133 Replacement Film
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Black Ink Cartridge (T0431 20E0431PI) Epson Printer
$6.99
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(4)-rolls compatible Panasonic Fax KX-FP196 KX-FA136
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NUKOTE BRC80 UNIVERSAL CALCULATOR RIBBONS LOT OF 8
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NEW Nukote BR113N Monroe Mark 2 EPC Printer Ribbon Bk/R
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Six (6) Zebra Thermal Ribbons 6.5" X 1476' FRD16533 NEW
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Printronix 175006-001 Genuine Gold Series 50 Ribbon 6ct
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EPSON GENUINE RIBBON CARTRIDGE # 7753 NEW IN SEALED BOX
$0.99
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$5.95
Brother PC-101 Ribbon Brand New in Package
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$445.00
(3) PANASONIC KX-P 145, KX-P 1124 PRINTER INK RIBBONS
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11 - Okidata 182-390 Black Printer Ribbons
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Simplex Time Clock Ribbon NEW 605443 FRESH STOCK
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Panasonic KXP-1150 (Universal) Inked Black Ribbon
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Panasonic KX-P145 Ribbon KX-P1124 KX-P1123 KX-P1121
$4.00
Lot 3 Printer Ribbon Compatible Epson FX MX RX 100
$5.00
2 Brother Cassette Ribbons # 9090 - new, sealed in box
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5 Panasonic Panaprinter 192, KX-P1090-1191 Ribbons
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Hard Disk ATA 133 HDD IDE 18" 46cm Ribbon 3 Heads Cable
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Brand NEW Nu Kote B167 ink Ribbon for Adler Royal # 232
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Lot of 5 Genuine Epson 7753 Cartridges for Epson 870
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LOT OF 3 Epson Color Ribbon S015073
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(12) ERC 30/34/38 EPSON PRINTER RIBBONS (BEST QUALITY)
$15.99
Panasonic KX-P145 (145) compatible ribbon-KXP1124/1123
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1) Primera Printer Z1 TEAC P11 Red Ribbon Cassette
$6.00