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Error Diffusion This halftoning setting smooths out edges by randomly placing
dots of varying colors. This has the opposite effect of the Finest
Detail setting.
ESC/P Abbreviation for Epson Standard Code for Printers. This
system of commands gives you control of your printer from
your computer. It is standard for all EPSON printers and
supported by most application programs for personal
computers.
ESC/P 2 The enhanced version of the ESC/P printer command
language. Commands in this language produce laser-like
features, such as scalable fonts and enhanced graphics printing.
Finest Detail This printer driver setting automatically makes your printed
images sharper and clearer. This has the opposite effect of the
Error Diffusion setting. Be aware that this may increase the
time required for printing.
font A style of type designated by a name.
grayscale A scale of shades of gray from black to white. Grayscale is used
to represent colors when printing with black ink only.
halftoning A method of using dot patterns to represent an image.
Halftoning makes it possible to produce varying shades of gray
using only black dots, or a nearly infinite array of colors using
only a few colors of dots.
initialization Returns the printer to its defaults (fixed set of conditions). This
happens every time you turn on or reset the printer.
ink jet A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed
by precisely spraying ink onto paper.
interface The connection between the computer and a peripheral such as
a printer. Some printers have two interfaces, parallel and serial.
A parallel interface transmits data one byte, or eight bits, at a
time. A serial interface transmits data one bit at a time.
ips Inches per second. This scale is used to measure the printing
speed.
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