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DTC400/DTC300/DTC300M Card Printer Service Manual (Rev. 1.3)
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Section 15: Glossary of Terms
Term Definition
24-bit color
A color depth for an image that uses 8 bits for each color (red, blue,
green) combining the possible 256 shades to provide a color depth
of 16.7 million colors.
AC - Alternating
Current
An electrical current that reverses its direction at regular intervals
(typically 50 - 60 times a second).
Access Card
The card for the SmartGuard security system. A cared with
embedded electronics that can be removed from the Printer, locking
the Printer and preventing unauthorized use.
Adhesion
The firm attachment of a material to the card surface, confirmed by
using the Tape Test -pulling an applied piece of adhesive tape
(Scotch 600 or equivelent) off the card at 1 sec/in to see if any
material is pulled off by the tape.
Algebraic
A type of color matching that takes the colors value of pixels and
applies them to an algebraic equation to adjust the levels of hue,
saturation and brightness.
ANSI (American
National Standards
Institute)
The United States Representative to ISO, providing standardization
for U.S. Manufactures prior or in addition, to acceptance by ISO.
AS400
An IBM operating system running on a main frame. DTC500 Fargo
Printers are built with fonts saved in the Printer memory so users of
AS400 can write escape codes and print from the Printer.
ASCII (American
Standard Code for
Information
Interchange)
A standard for processing information in computer processors. An
8-bit character set of 255 decimal numbers, each assigned to
numbers, letters, punctuation and special characters.
AT
Refers to an IBM standard in early computing with regard to the
chipset and function of the parallel port, set up in the BIOS.
B (Black)
Black Dye-Sublimation panels are distinguished from the black
panel using resin by the use of B for dye sub black. K denotes resin
black.
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