Canon BJ-30 User Guide - Page 167

Dithering, Double-high characters, Double-strike, Double-wide characters, Download buffer,

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cpl Characters per line. A unit of measurement that indicates the number of characters printed per line. cps Characters per second. A unit of measurement that indicates the printer's speed. D dB(A) Stands for decibel level (a decibel being a unit of measurement for the intensity of the sound coming from the printer), adjusted for background noise. Dithering A method by which dots are combined on a page to produce a wide spectrum of grayscales. Double-high characters Characters that are twice as tall as the default characters. Double-strike One way your printer produces bold characters. Using this method, dots are placed slightly above the dots previously printed to form a character, giving the character a thicker appearance. To use the double-strike feature, your application package must support it. Double-wide characters Characters that are twice as wide as the default characters. This results in half as many characters per inch. Download buffer An area of the printer's memory that holds downloaded font information. See also Buffer. dpi Dots per inch. A unit of measurement for indicating a printer's resolution. Your printer can produce a resolution up to 720 dpi, depending on the printer control mode and the application you are using. E Emphasized mode One way your printer produces bold characters. Using this method, dots are placed slightly to the left of the dots previously printed to form a character, giving the character a thicker appearance. Epson LQ mode The printer control mode in which the printer emulates the Epson LQ-2550 printer. See also BJ mode. Glossary Glossary 159

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cpl
Characters per line. A unit of measurement that indicates the number of
characters printed per line.
cps
Characters per second. A unit of measurement that indicates the printer’s
speed.
D
dB(A)
Stands for decibel level (a decibel being a unit of measurement for the
intensity of the sound coming from the printer), adjusted for background
noise.
Dithering
A method by which dots are combined on a page to produce a wide
spectrum of grayscales.
Double-high characters
Characters that are twice as tall as the default characters.
Double-strike
One way your printer produces bold characters. Using this method, dots
are placed slightly above the dots previously printed to form a character,
giving the character a thicker appearance. To use the double-strike feature,
your application package must support it.
Double-wide characters
Characters that are twice as wide as the default characters. This results in
half as many characters per inch.
Download buffer
An area of the printer’s memory that holds downloaded font information.
See also
Buffer.
dpi
Dots per inch. A unit of measurement for indicating a printer’s resolution.
Your printer can produce a resolution up to 720 dpi, depending on the
printer control mode and the application you are using.
E
Emphasized mode
One way your printer produces bold characters. Using this method, dots
are placed slightly to the left of the dots previously printed to form a
character, giving the character a thicker appearance.
Epson LQ mode
The printer control mode in which the printer emulates the Epson LQ-2550
printer.
See also
BJ mode.
Glossary