Glossary
AC
Alternating current. The type of electrical current commonly available from a wall outlet.
automatic feed
Method of feeding paper using the
BJ Cartridge
A collective term for the cartridges used in Canon Bubble Jet printers. Use the BJ Cartridge designed for use with your printer. The Black BJ Cartridge
BJ Cartridge Container SB-80
A specially designed box for storing BJ cartridges to prevent them from drying out when they are not being used. The Black BJ Cartridge is inserted in the left slot and the Colour BJ Cartridges photo in the right slot.
Bubble Jet printer
A printer that applies ink to paper by heating the ink to boiling point until it forms a bubble. The bubble expands until there is no room left in the nozzle, then it is projected onto the paper.
buffer
A temporary storage area in a computer or print- er memory where data is held until it can be processed. Data in buffers is usually lost when the unit is turned off.
byte
A unit of eight bits. A byte is approximately equal to one character.
Centronics
An industry standard for parallel data transmis- sion between computers and other devices.
commercial envelopes
No. 10 envelopes, also referred to as COM10, a common envelope size that measures 9 1/2 x 4 1/8 in. used in the U.S.A.
DL
A common envelope size that measures 220 x 110 mm commonly used in Europe and other areas.
dpi
Dots per inch. A unit used to measure printer resolution. Your printer can produce a resolution up to 1200 x 1200 dpi (default is 600 x 600 dpi).
host computer
The computer connected to a printer and used to drive the printer.
ink tank
The replaceable portion of the BJ Cartridges that contains the ink supply for the BJ Cartridge.
ink jet printer
A
interface
The connection between two devices, like a com- puter and a printer, that makes it possible for them to communicate. Your printer has two printer interfaces, a parallel interface for an IBM compatible PC and a serial interface for a Macintosh computer.
interface connector
The connector on the back of the printer where you connect the interface cable. The other end of the interface cable is connected to the computer.
kB
An abbreviation for kilobyte.
kilobyte
A unit of measure equal to 1024 bytes. Used to describe the size of memory or disk space.
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