Canon K10158 Non-impact printer, Orientation, Paper feed, Paper jam, Parallel interface, Pitch

non-impact printer

Printers, such as Bubble Jet, ink jet, thermal, and laser printers, that form characters by means other than striking the character against the paper. These printers run more quietly than dot matrix and formed- character printers. Your printer is a non-impact printer.

page orientation

Orientation refers to the direction of print on the page. Printing across the width of a page is called portrait orientation printing. Printing across the length of a page is called landscape orientation printing.

paper feed

Refers to guiding a sheet of paper into the printer’s paper path.

paper jam

Paper is caught along the paper path. You must remove jammed paper before you can continue printing.

parallel interface

An interface that transmits multiple bits simultaneously (usually in one- byte segments). Your printer is provided with one parallel interface port on the left side of the printer.

PC

Personal computer

pitch

Refers to the number of characters per inch that can be printed using a fixed-space font.

platen

Printer component that holds the paper near the print head during ink transfer.

point size

Character height is defined in points; one point is 1/72 inch. For instance, this text is printed using a 10 point font.

printer cable

The cable used to connect your printer and a computer.

printing area

The area of a sheet of paper on which a printer can reproduce text or graphics. The printing area is smaller than the paper.

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