Canon LBP-2000 User Manual page 248

On-line
When the printer is on-line, a personal computer and a printer are communicated to
each other. The printer can receive the print data from the personal computer. Printing
should be performed in on-line state. You cannot select paper types and set menu
functions in this state. When the printer is on-line, the On Line indicator on the control
panel is on.
(See "Turning the Printer On/Off," on p.2-2)
Orientation
Refers to the direction of printing on the page. Printing across the width of the page is
called portrait orientation and printing across the length of the page is called
landscape orientation.
Paper Jam
When a sheet of paper stops in the printer. A jam must be removed before you can
continue printing.
Parallel Interface
Transmits data in one-byte segments along a parallel cable.
Parity
Parity is set to odd, even or none. It checks to see if data has been sent correctly or
not.
PCL
See Personality.
Personality
A personality refers to the languages supported by the printer. The printer supports
two personalities: PCL and PostScript. For a printer to respond properly to the print
data stream, it must have the correct personality that can interpret the data and
execute the commands as they come down from the host computer.
Pitch
The number of characters per measured inch. The term pitch is applied only to fixed
fonts.
Portrait
See Orientation.
PostScript
See Personality.
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