Canon C5000 - MultiPASS Color Inkjet Printer, User Manual

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G-2 Glossary
bps
Bits per second. Refers to the speed with which a fax machine sends and
receives data.
Broadcasting
Transmitting documents to more than one location.
Bubble Jet 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.
CCITT #1 Chart
A test chart, defined by CCITT/ITU-TS, used to measure the
transmission speed as well as the transmitting and receiving memory
capacity of a fax machine.
CCITT/ITU-TS
Formerly known as CCITT, Consultative Committee for International
Telegraph and Telephone. CCITT has been replaced by the International
Telecommunications Union-Telecommunications Sector (ITU-TS), a
committee created to set international standards for
telecommunications.
Centronics
The popular name for the parallel printer port used by most printers
and personal computers.
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.
Coded speed dialing
An automatic dialing 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.
cps
Characters per second. A unit of measurement that indicates the printer’s
speed.