Photo

The document setting you use for sending or copying documents with intermediate tones, such as photographs.

Platen

The printer component that holds the paper in position during ink transfer.

Point size

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

Portrait orientation

Refers to printing across the width of the page (letter style). This is the opposite of landscape orientation, which is printing across the length of the page.

Print head

The printing mechanism that contains print nozzles and ejects the ink for printing.

Print head capping

An automatic protection function that prevents the print head unit and ink cartridges from drying out or becoming clogged with dust.

Printable 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). On this unit, the printing area varies depending on the type of paper being used.

Printer driver

Software that sends printing instructions to a printer (in this case, the MultiPASS C50). The printer driver keeps track of the attributes of a printer and the codes the program must send to access those attributes.

Proportional spacing

The spacing of characters according to the width of each character. This variable spacing between each character closes up awkward space and makes text easier to read.

Proportionally spaced font

A font in which each character is given an amount of space proportional to its size±less for an i and more for a w.

Pulse

See Rotary pulse.

Glossary

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Canon MultiPASSTM C50 Photo, Platen, Point size, Portrait orientation, Print head capping, Printable area, Printer driver