dB(A)

Stands for decibel level (a decibel being a unit of measurement for the intensity of the sound coming from the printer), adjusted for background noise.

dpi

Dots per inch. A unit of measurement for indicating a printer’s resolution. Your printer can produce a resolution up to 720 ⋅ 360 dpi.

Font

A complete set of characters of the same size and style; a particular implementation of a typeface. For example, 12-point, Courier bold.

Form feed

A printer function that automatically ejects the current page and advances the printer to the top of the next page.

Grayscale

Representing color in black and white as a result of different intensities of color. Different colors and intensities of colors appear as different shades of gray.

Halftone

Using this method, the printer produces shades of gray or of colors by mapping dots to be printed. For color printing, different colored dots of ink are placed closely together to create illusions of other colors.

Hue

A color in the color spectrum. Examples are red, green, and violet.

Ink Cartridge Storage Box

A box for storing a BJ cartridge. A BJ cartridge removed from the printer must be stored inside this storage box to prevent the print head of the cartridge from drying and clogging.

Intensity

The amount of color. More intense or more saturated colors are more pure. Less intense or less saturated colors are less vivid.

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.

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.

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