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Bubble Jet (BJ) printing
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.
C
Centronics
An interface standard for parallel data transmission. The interface on the
MultiPASS C50 is a Centronics-type parallel interface.
Character set
A complete collection of the characters and symbols that constitute all the
elements of a language or discipline (mathematics, for example), including
punctuation and numbers, with a one-to-one correspondence to the ASCII codes
00-7F (hexadecimal). The printer uses these characters to determine its printing
and nonprinting activities after it receives data from the host computer.
CMYK
Acronym for cyan, magenta, yellow, and black; the four colours used in the
standard colour model of the printing industry. Refers to a method of specifying
colour using CMYK colour values. (K is used for black because B is used to
represent blue in RGB.)
CNG
Calling Tone. This is a signal sent by fax machines to identify the call as an
incoming document. When the receiving fax detects this signal, it automatically
starts to receive the fax transmission. The majority of fax machines in use today
can send and detect CNG signals.
Code page
A set of 256 graphic designs (characters) associated with unique extended ASCII
code values from 0 through 255. Code Page 437 is USA and Code Page 850 is
Multilingual.
Coded speed dialling
An automatic dialling method that allows you to dial a fax or telephone number
by pressing the CODED DIAL button and a two-digit code using the numeric
buttons.
Glossary
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