FARGO electronics HDP5000 single-side User Manual page 378

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Glossary of Terms (continued)
Term
Cache
Calibrating
Cleaning Roller
CD (Compact Disc)
DMA (Direct Memory
Access)
Centronics
Coercivity
Color matching
Compressed air
Contrast
Control panel
HDP5000 High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 1.4)
Definition
A type of memory Buffer to store data temporarily, used to hold
information that is most often exchanged between controller and
peripheral, to expedite data transfer.
A procedure to adjust an electro-mechanical device so that it
operates within established parameters.
High tack Rollers positioned just after the input hopper to lift
debris off the card as it rolls over it. A clean card surface improves
print quality.
A 4.75 inch (12 cm) optical disk that stores data, written too and
read from using a laser.
Channels designated within the Windows operating environment
that are used for dedicated high-speed communication between
the PC and the Printer port.
A parallel communications interface that has become the
standard for connections to Printers, designed by the Centronics
Corp.
The property of a Magnetic Stripe that indicates the amount of
force needed before magnetic saturation, measured in Oersted
(Oe).
The process of adjusting color hue, saturation and brightness, to
duplicate a desired color. An algorithm within the Driver, which
adjusts the color balance and provides output with the desired
color, automates this process.
Air stored in a tank or produced by an aerosol can, delivered by
through nozzle at a high speed. Used in the Printer to blow out
debris.
The degree of difference in luminance of two areas.
The panel on the Printer from which the User can control Printer
functions. The Printer is usually composed of the control buttons
and an LED or LCD display.
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