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ac
Alternating current.
ANSI size
An American standard paper size; for example, D or E.
application
A substantial computer program, such as the program you use to create your
drawings.
banding
A kind of printing defect. Your printed image suffers from banding if you see
narrow horizontal lines across it. This can be caused by one or more faulty
printheads, or by the printer advancing the printing material too much or too
little between one pass of the printheads and the next.
carriage assembly
The carriage assembly is the assembly that travels across the printer platen.
It contains the printheads.
carriage interconnect
The carriage interconnects are the flexible electrical contacts you see when
you remove the printheads from the carriage.
Centronics
A standard for the parallel interface between computer and peripheral device.
clipping
Losing part of a drawing at the edges.
CMYKcm
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, blacK, light cyan, light magenta. The colors of the
printer's six inks.
coated paper
Paper coated on one side for inkjet printing.
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