Canon Color Bubble Jet BJC-4550 User Manual page 121

M
Manual feed
A method of feeding paper to the printer one sheet at a time.
N
Noise level
See dB(A).
P
Page orientation
Refers to the direction of print on the page. Printing across the width of
a page is called portrait orientation. Printing across the length of a page
is called landscape orientation.
Paper thickness lever
The green lever located inside the printer, which you adjust as
necessary to accommodate different BJ Cartridges, paper thicknesses,
and graphics densities.
Parallel interface
An interface that transmits multiple bits simultaneously (usually in
one-byte segments). Your printer has a built-in, Centronics-type parallel
interface with bi-directional capability. See also Interface.
Pitch
Refers to the number of characters per inch that can be composed
using a fixed space font.
Platen
Printer component that holds the paper in position during ink transfer.
Point size
Character height is defined in points; one point is 1/72 inch. For
instance, this text is printed using a 10-point font.
G-4
Glossary