Epson Stylus Color 600Q User Manual page 89

Glossary
ESC/P
ESC/P 2
Finest Detail
grayscale
halftoning
initialization
ink jet
interface
Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This
system of commands gives you control of your printer from
your computer. It is standard for all EPSON printers and
supported by most application programs for personal
computers.
The enhanced version of the ESC/P printer command
language. Commands in this language produce laser-like
features, such as scalable fonts and enhanced graphics
printing.
This printer driver setting automatically makes your printed
images sharper and clearer. This has the opposite effect of the
Error Diffusion setting. Be aware that this may increase the
time required for printing.
font A style of type designated by a name.
A scale of shades of gray from black to white. Grayscale is
used to represent colors when printing with black ink only.
A method of using dot patterns to represent an image.
Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of
gray using only black dots, or a nearly infinite array of colors
using only a few colors of dots.
Returns the printer to its defaults (fixed set of conditions).
This happens every time you turn on or reset the printer.
A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is
formed by precisely spraying ink onto paper.
The connection between the computer and a peripheral such
as a printer. Some printers have two interfaces, parallel and
serial. A parallel interface transmits data one byte, or eight
bits, at a time. A serial interface transmits data one bit at a
time.
ips Inches per second. This scale is used to measure the printing
speed.
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