Technical information

Form feed
A printer function that automatically ejects the current page and advances the printer to
the top of the next page.
Grayscale
Representing color in black and white as a result of different intensities of color. Different
colors and intensities of colors appear as different shades of gray.
Halftone
Using this method,the printer produces shades of gray or of colors by mapping dots to be
printed. For color printing, different colored dots of ink are placed closely together to
create illusions of other colors.
Hue
A color in the color spectrum. Examples are red,green, and violet.
Ink Cartridge Storage Box
A box for storing a BJ cartridge.A BJ cartridge removed from the printer must be stored
inside this container to prevent the print head of the cartridge from drying and clogging.
Intensity
The amount of color. More intense or more saturated colors are more pure.Less intense
or less saturated colors are less vivid.
Interface
The connection between two devices that makes it possible for them to communicate with
each other. This printer features a parallel interface, which makes it compatible with IBM
and similar personal computers.
Landscape orientation
Refers to printing across the length of the page (as opposed to portrait orientation
printing across the width of the page). The term landscape is derived from pictures of the
landscape, which are usually horizontal in format.
Manual feed
A method of feeding paper to the printer one sheet at a time.
Noise level
See dB(A).
Page orientation
Refers to the direction of print on the page. Printing across the width of a page is called
portrait orientation. Printing across the length of a page is called landscape orientation.
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