Epson 1520 User Manual - Page 158

Error Diffusion, ESC/P, Finest Detail, grayscale, halftoning, initialization, ink jet, interface

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Glossary Error Diffusion ESC/P ESC/P 2 Finest Detail font grayscale halftoning initialization ink jet interface ips This halftoning setting smooths out edges by randomly placing dots of varying colors. Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Printers. This system of commands gives you control of your printer from your computer. It is standard for all EPSON printers and supported by most application programs for personal computers. The enhanced version of the ESC/P printer command language. Commands in this language produce laser-like features, such as scalable fonts and enhanced graphics printing. This printer driver setting automatically makes your printed images sharper and clearer. Be aware that this may increase the time required for printing. A style of type designated by a name. A scale of shades of gray from black to white. Grayscale is used to represent colors when printing with black ink only. A method of using dot patterns to represent an image. Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots, or a nearly infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots. Returns the printer to its defaults (fixed set of conditions). This happens every time you turn on or reset the printer. A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by precisely spraying ink onto paper. The connection between the computer and a peripheral such as a printer. Some printers have two interfaces, parallel and serial. A parallel interface transmits data one byte, or eight bits, at a time. A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time. Inches per second. This scale is used to measure the printing speed. G-2

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Glossary
G
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Error Diffusion
This halftoning setting smooths out edges by randomly placing
dots of varying colors.
ESC/P
Abbreviation for
EPSON
Standard Code for Printers. This
system of commands gives you control of your printer from
your computer. It is standard for all EPSON printers and
supported by most application programs for personal
computers.
ESC/P 2
The enhanced version of the ESC/P printer command
language. Commands in this language produce laser-like
features, such as scalable fonts and enhanced graphics printing.
Finest Detail
This printer driver setting automatically makes your printed
images sharper and clearer. Be aware that this may increase the
time required for printing.
font
A style of type designated by a name.
grayscale
A scale of shades of gray from black to white. Grayscale is used
to represent colors when printing with black ink only.
halftoning
A method of using dot patterns to represent an image.
Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray
using only black dots, or a nearly infinite array of colors using
only a few colors of dots.
initialization
Returns the printer to its defaults (fixed set of conditions). This
happens every time you turn on or reset the printer.
ink jet
A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed
by precisely spraying ink onto paper.
interface
The connection between the computer and a peripheral such as
a printer. Some printers have two interfaces, parallel and serial.
A parallel interface transmits data one byte, or eight bits, at a
time. A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time.
ips
Inches per second. This scale is used to measure the printing
speed.