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XEROX 4219/MRP AND 4215/MRP INSTALLATION PLANNING GUIDE
orientation The relationship of the printed data to the long or short edge of
the page. See landscape and portrait.
page set up How text is positioned on the page. Page set up variables
include the size of the paper to be printed, what margins are
used, and how many lines are printed per inch.
paper jam A condition where paper gets stuck somewhere along the paper
path in the printer.
A type of interface in which data is transmitted and received in
bytes rather than bits. Used for local printing over short
distances (10 meters or less).
The printer comes with two interface connectors, serial and
parallel, located on the lower part of the back panel. The cable
that attaches your computer to your printer is connected here.
PCL HewLett-Packard's Printer Control Language.
pitch The number of characters to the inch. (10 pitch is 10 characters
per inch; 12 pitch, 12 characters per inch, and so forth.)
point size A typographical term describing the height of a character set
from the top of its capitals to the bottom of its descenders in
points. One point is equal to 1/72 inch. 12 point type is roughly
equal in size to 10 pitch characters.
port A communications connection from a computer to the printer,
suitable for attaching a single line.
portrait Page orientation in which the output is printed parallel to the
shorter edge of the page.
defaults Values that are in effect when the printer is powered up.
print To produce a paper document using data received from a host.
commands Printer commands are sent to the printer through application
software programs and are used to change printing variables such
as page orientation, margins and fonts.
RAM Random Access Memory. An area where data is stored
temporarily and can be altered.
ROM Read Only Memory.
altered usually reserved for standard instructions for basic
activities.
resident fonts Fonts stored in the printer when it is shipped. The printer's
resident fonts are also called internal fonts.
Permanent storage for data that cannot be
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