Page Printers And Processing - Canon BJ-200ex User Manual

The faster the processor, and the more RAM you have, the
faster you can print on your BJ-200ex Bubble Jet Printer.

Page Printers and Processing

With page printers, the computer and the printer share the
processing load. The computer translates information from
the application into the appropriate page description
language and sends this to the printer. The printer processes
this code into the specific printing instructions on where to
put each dot on the page. This means that the printer itself
must have a certain amount of processing power and
memory to handle the instructions it receives from the
computer.
Because processing takes place on both the computer and
the printer, the speed of laser printing depends on the
processor speed and RAM available on both the computer
and the printer.
Congratulations
You are now ready to start using your new printer. See
Chapter 3, Using the Printer, for instructions on how to
perform various printing operations.