H

Halftones

The process of converting a greyscale image to black dots and white (unprinted) dots that simulate the grey shades in the original image.

I

Image Refinement

A printer technology from Canon which automatically senses and refines the jagged edges and ragged curves of characters and graphics.

Interface

The connection between two devices through which they communicate with each other. The imageCLASS D300 Series feature USB interface, which makes it compatible with IBM and similar personal computers.

Interface port

The port through which the printer communicates with the computer. The imageCLASS D300 Series have a USB port, located on the side of the machine. See also USB interface.

Italic

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

J

Jam

A situation created when paper becomes caught along the paper path. You must remove jammed paper before you can continue printing.

K

Kilobyte (KB)

A unit of measurement, representing the binary number 1024, used to describe printer or computer memory size in thousand-byte units.

L

Landscape

A horizontal print orientation. Text and graphics are printed across the longer axis of the page.

Local printer

A printer that is directly connected to your computer, using a USB cable.

M

Megabyte (MB)

A unit of measurement, representing one million bytes, used to describe printer or computer memory size.

G

Glossary

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