There’s a driver for Windows, and one for Linux, and maybe a Mac one too. ![]() I had a look at getting some information on my cheap Pixma (MG2450, I think) but Canon weren’t willing to share information about anything made this decade. Try it yourself – you’ll probably find that if you perform a regular colour copy (direct scan→print mode), it’ll move the scan head maybe an inch or two at a time, and even draft monochrome copy, you’ll be unlikely to read in more than 1/2 to 2/3 of the page before pausing.īasic domestic inkjets need a lot of help from the host. Plus, unlike laser printers that work a page at a time, inkjets work on strips, so you will be unlikely to find many that are even capable of holding an entire page worth of bitmap in memory. Their processing is too simple, the data sent is a set of proprietary codes for stuff like head alignment and cleaning, and a CYMK bitmap of some sort that can be directly output to the print heads. More seriously now – there is a good chance that the HP printer mentioned will accept PCL (edit – yes, PC元e), given that it’s a de facto standard created by HP, however most domestic inkjet printers will not understand PCL, or any other page description language. ![]() ![]() Phosphorus trichloride? Maybe that explains why it’s cheaper to buy a new printer than a set of replacement cartridges.
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