Devices and methods are disclosed for determining position and controlling navigation by sensing movement through the Earth’s magnetic field. The filter includes a pipe connecting port which is connected in a channel through which ink or solvent flows and communicates with a primary side and a secondary side of an element of the filter. The housing has a top surface, an interior sidewall, and a bottom surface. A distribution device is provided which distributes the gaseous medium from the pressure preparation device shaping stations. The image processor sequentially combines each second image to form a fingerprint image.