Canon MultiPASS C560 User Manual page 378

Print head
The printing mechanism that contains print nozzles and ejects the ink for printing.
Print head capping
An automatic protection function that prevents the print head unit and ink cartridges from
drying out or becoming clogged with dust.
Printable area
The area of a sheet of paper on which a printer can reproduce text or graphics (the printing area
is smaller than the paper).
Printer driver
Software that sends printing instructions to a printer (in this case, the MultiPASS). The printer
driver keeps track of the attributes of a printer and the codes the program must send to access
those attributes.
Pulse
See Rotary pulse.
Glossary G-14