Canon K10158 manual Bit, BJ Cartridge, BJ mode, Bubble Jet printer, Buffer, Byte, Cartridge holder

bit

Shortened form “binary digit”. The elemental unit of digital information. Written as either 1 or 0.

BJ Cartridge

The BJ Cartridge is composed of the print head unit and ink cartridge. This removable cartridge makes maintenance of the printer very simple.

BJ mode

The printer control mode in which the printer emulates the IBM Proprinter X24E.

Bubble Jet printer

An ink jet type printer that heats the ink to a boiling point in a nozzle to form a bubble. When the bubble expands, there is no room left in the nozzle for the ink which is ejected onto the paper.

buffer

A temporary storage area in computer or printer memory in which data for input or output is stored until it can be processed.

byte

A unit of eight bits. A byte is approximately equivalent to a character.

cartridge holder

A unit that holds the BJ Cartridge and its ink cartridges. The cartridge holder moves backwards and forwards when the printer is operating and remains at rest in the home position on the left side of the printer when the printer is not in use.

character

Any symbol that has a widely understood meaning and can thus convey information. Some characters, such as letters, numbers, and punctuation marks, are printable.

character set

A complete collection of the characters and symbols that constitute all the elements of a language or discipline (mathematics, for example), including punctuation and numbers, with a one-to-one correspondence to the ASCII codes 00h-7Fh (hexadecimal). The printer uses these characters to determine its printing and non-printing activities after it receives data from the host computer.

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