| al printer, also called direct thermal printer, prints on a | | | | heat from surrounding and the heat generated by |
| special type of paper called thermo chromic paper or | | | | friction or rubbing. And this unavoidable heat resulted in |
| commonly known as a thermal paper. The image is | | | | paper darkening during storage. Nowadays these |
| produced on this thermal paper by heating the | | | | things have been care of very well and the modern |
| selected regions so that the required print is obtained. | | | | thermal papers are not only more resistant but now a |
| The areas on the coating turns black in the region | | | | printed thermal paper would not only be visible but also |
| where is heated by the print head of thermal printer. | | | | legible for more than 50 years. |
| Two color printing is also possible by the thermal | | | | Today another type of printing device is used |
| printers. The two colors are obtained by the different | | | | specifically for disc printing and is known as Thermal |
| heating temperatures employed in the different regions. | | | | DVD printers are also available. Their function is |
| The second color (first being black) is often red. | | | | restricted just to the labeling and personalizing the |
| Thermal Printers have proved their effectiveness | | | | DVDs. |
| through their excellent performance and various edges | | | | • The first type i.e. those which run manually |
| over the orthodox and ages' long methods employed | | | | are used for small jobs, when only a few DVDs are to |
| for printing. | | | | be printed. |
| Thermal printers have outstripped the most commonly | | | | • Where as the latter, those working |
| used dot matrix printer by quite a margin. These | | | | automatically, is employed when a large number of |
| thermal printers print not only faster but they are also | | | | DVDs say hundreds of DVDs are to be printed at a |
| quieter than the dot matrix printers. | | | | time. |
| The thermal printers are more economical as the only | | | | These thermal DVD printers, unlike the thermal printers, |
| consumable item here is the paper. Whereas the other | | | | don't require any special kind of disc surface for the ink |
| printers, for example inkjet, require paper as well as | | | | to stay on the surface during the printing process. The |
| their ink cartridges needs to be re filled after | | | | result of these thermal DVD printers is also quite |
| excessive usage. | | | | durable and the image doesn't peel off nor smear. |
| Due to their cost effective and economical printing | | | | Another advantage of thermal DVD printer is that it is |
| without compromising the quality of print, the thermal | | | | compatible with Window or a Mac Computer. It is |
| printers are used widely commercially. Their | | | | connected through the USB port, the image is designed |
| commercial uses ranges from filling stations pumps, | | | | by the supplied software and all that is left is printing. |
| information desks of organizations, companies etc and | | | | Whether it is used for personal or business use, the |
| for printing vouchers. | | | | many advantages and benefits of using a thermal label |
| In the earlier years of the introduction of thermal | | | | printer are obvious. Save time, money and stress by |
| printers, the thermal papers were not very resistant to | | | | purchasing one today. |