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Photo
The document setting you use for sending or copying documents with
intermediate tones, such as photographs.
Platen
The printer component that holds the paper in position during ink transfer.
Point size
Character height is defined in points; one point is 1/72 inch. For instance, this text
is printed using a 10-point font.
Portrait orientation
Refers to printing across the width of the page (letter style). This is the opposite
of landscape orientation, which is printing across the length of the page.
Print head
The printing mechanism that contains print nozzles and ejects the ink for
printing.
Print head capping
An automatic protection function that prevents the print head unit and ink
cartridges from drying out or becoming clogged with dust.
Printable area
The area of a sheet of paper on which a printer can reproduce text or graphics
(the printing area is smaller than the paper). On this unit, the printing area varies
depending on the type of paper being used.
Printer driver
Software that sends printing instructions to a printer (in this case, the MultiPASS
C50). The printer driver keeps track of the attributes of a printer and the codes
the program must send to access those attributes.
Proportional spacing
The spacing of characters according to the width of each character. This variable
spacing between each character closes up awkward space and makes text easier
to read.
Proportionally spaced font
A font in which each character is given an amount of space proportional to its
size–less for an i and more for a w.
Pulse
See Rotary pulse.
Glossary
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