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Fonts with fixed spacing have a specific number of characters per inch called
pitch. See also pitch and proportional spacing.
Font
A complete character set in one typeface or style.
Font Cards
Font cards contain fonts which can supplement the printer’s
internal, resident fonts to increase the variety of available typefaces. See also
cards (font or emulation).
Font Characteristics
Attributes that determine what a printed font looks
like. These attributes include symbol set, spacing, pitch, point size, style,
stroke weight, and typeface.
Fuser Assembly
The fuser assembly contains two heated rollers between
which the paper passes after toner has been applied; the heated rollers bond
the toner to the paper.
Gamma Correction
Gamma corrections allow you to sharpen the midrange
contrast when scanning black and white images.
Graphics
Printing, through special software commands, of graphs, diagrams,
or other pictorial images.
Gray Scale
Progressive shades from black to white which provide detail and
contrast to printed images.
Handshake, Handshaking
A p ro c ed u re , u sua lly par t of a
communications protocol, to establish a data communications path. Devices
must be able to communicate with each other. Your printer uses either
XON/XOFF or DTR/DSR protocol to communicate with a computer.
HDD
An acronym for hard disk drive.
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