Canon BJ-30 High speed HS mode, Ink jet printer, Ink tank, Input buffer, Interface cable, Italic

High speed (HS) mode

One of the print quality modes available on this printer. Use this mode for printing draft text. This mode is faster than HQ mode; print speed is 277 cps at 10 cpi. Print resolution is 180x180 dpi.

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Ink jet printer

A nonimpact printer that ejects ink onto paper to form characters. This printer is a special type of ink jet printer called a Bubble Jet printer.

Ink tank

The special type of ink tank housed by the BJ cartridge. The BC-10 Black BJ cartridge houses one BCI-10 Black ink tank.

Input buffer

An area of the printer’s memory containing the files that have been sent to the printer.

Interface

The connection between two devices that makes it possible for them to communicate with each other. This printer features a parallel interface, which makes it compatible with IBM and similar personal computers.

Interface cable

The cable used to create the interface between a printer and a computer.

Interface port

The printer comes with one Centronics, 8-bit, parallel interface port, located on the back of the printer. You attach the interface cable that connects your computer and printer to this port. See also Parallel interface.

Internal fonts

Fonts resident in the printer when it is shipped. See also Resident font.

Italic

A font style distinguished by slanted characters (the upright strokes of the characters are at an angle to the vertical axis).

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Landscape orientation

Refers to printing across the length of the page (as opposed to portrait orientation printing across the width of the page). The term landscape is derived from pictures of the landscape, which are usually horizontal in format.

Line feed

A printer function that advances the paper one line.

Line weight

The thickness of lines used in a graphic image or the stroke weight of text

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