Canon BJC-8500 User Manual

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Glossary148 Canon BJC-8500 User’s ManualACAlternating current. The type of electrical currentcommonly available from a wall outlet.automatic feedMethod of feeding paper using the built-in sheetfeeder.BJ CartridgeA collective term for the cartridges used inCanon Bubble Jet printers. Use the BJ Cartridgedesigned for use with your printer. The Black BJCartridge BC-80 consists of a print head and tworeplaceable ink tanks, and the Color BC-81 andColor BC-82 Photo each contain three ink tanks.BJ Cartridge Container SB-80A specially designed box for storing BJ cartridgesto prevent them from drying out when they arenot being used. The Black BJ Cartridge is insertedin the left slot and the Colour BJ Cartridgesphoto in the right slot.Bubble Jet printerA printer that applies ink to paper by heating theink to boiling point until it forms a bubble. Thebubble expands until there is no room left in thenozzle, then it is projected onto the paper.bufferA temporary storage area in a computer or print-er memory where data is held until it can beprocessed. Data in buffers is usually lost whenthe unit is turned off.byteA unit of eight bits. A byte is approximatelyequal to one character.CentronicsAn industry standard for parallel data transmis-sion between computers and other devices.commercial envelopesNo. 10 envelopes, also referred to as COM10, acommon envelope size that measures 9 1/2 x 41/8 in. used in the U.S.A.DLA common envelope size that measures 220 x 110mm commonly used in Europe and other areas.dpiDots per inch. A unit used to measure printerresolution. Your printer can produce a resolutionup to 1200 x 1200 dpi (default is 600 x 600 dpi).host computerThe computer connected to a printer and used todrive the printer.ink tankThe replaceable portion of the BJ Cartridges thatcontains the ink supply for the BJ Cartridge.ink jet printerA non-impact printer that ejects ink onto paperto form characters. Your Bubble Jet Printer is atype of ink jet printer.interfaceThe connection between two devices, like a com-puter and a printer, that makes it possible forthem to communicate. Your printer has twoprinter interfaces, a parallel interface for an IBMcompatible PC and a serial interface for aMacintosh computer.interface connectorThe connector on the back of the printer whereyou connect the interface cable. The other end ofthe interface cable is connected to the computer.kBAn abbreviation for kilobyte.kilobyteA unit of measure equal to 1024 bytes. Used todescribe the size of memory or disk space.