Canon BJC-4400 Series User Manual

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Contents

G-4 GlossaryPrintable areaThe area of a sheet of paper on which a printer can reproduce text orgraphics (the printing area is smaller than the paper). On this printer,the printing area varies depending on the type of paper being used.Printer driverSoftware that sends printing instructions to a printer. The printer driverkeeps track of the attributes of a printer and the codes the programmust send to access those attributes.RAMRandom Access Memory. Printer memory that is used for temporarystorage of information you want to print and downloaded fonts.ResolutionThe density of dots for any given output device. Expressed in terms ofdots per inch (dpi). Low resolution causes font characters and graphicsto have a jagged appearance. Higher resolution means smoother curvesand angles as well as a better match to traditional typeface designs.Resolution values are represented by horizontal data and vertical data,for example, 360 × 360 dpi. This printer can produce output withresolutions up to 720 × 360 dpi precision.RGBAn acronym for Red, Green, and Blue; the three primary colors used inthe additive process to form a wide spectrum of colors.Smoothing modeA printer mode that refines your printout by polishing away jaggededges and ragged stair-stepping curves of characters and graphics.Subtractive colorsThe three primary colors (cyan, yellow, and magenta); when combinedthrough a subtractive process give a spectrum of colors.True blackContrary to composite black, true black color on a printout is obtainedwith the use of black ink.TrueType fontThe scalable font technology built into Microsoft Windows 3.1. It offersyou the same font images both on computer displays and printeroutputs.