BJC-1000 User manual

Glossary G-1

Automatic feed

Refers to one way in which paper can be fed into the printer when the

sheet feeder is used.

BJ cartridge

The printing mechanism that contains the print head unit and ink.

Bubble Jet printer

An ink-jet type printer that heats the ink to a boiling point in a nozzle to

form a bubble. When the bubble expands,there is no room left in the

nozzle for the ink and the ink is projected onto paper.

CMYK

Acronym for cyan,magenta, yellow, and black; the four colors used in

the standard color model of the printing industry.Refers to a method of

specifying color using CMYK color values.(K is used for black because

B is used to represent blue in RGB.)

Composite black

The black color formed by mixing cyan, magenta, and yellow ink so that

they appear almost black on a printout.

cpi

Characters per inch.A unit of measurement relevant to a fixed-space

font. Because all characters have the same width, you can calculate the

number of characters printed per inch.

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.

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.

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