Canon Color Bubble Jet BJC-4550 User Manual page 120

H
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.
I
Ink tank
The special type of ink container housed by the BJ cartridge. The BC-21
Color BJ cartridge contains two ink tanks: one color (which includes
cyan, yellow, magenta) and one black.
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.
L
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.
lpi
Lines per inch. The measurement used in describing the number of
lines that will print within one vertical inch. Most printing is done in
6 or 8 lpi.
G-3
Glossary