Epson Pro 5000 Reference Manual page 220

printable area
The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size
of the page due to margins.
printer driver
A software program that sends commands for using the features of a particular
printer. Often shortened to "driver." See also driver.
printer operation check
A method for checking the operation of the printer. When you perform a printer
operation check, the printer prints the ROM version, a list of printer setting, and a
nozzle check pattern.
print head alignment
A maintenance procedure you should perform when the black and color inks on
your printout are misaligned or the printout seems fuzzy.
print server
The print server acts as a post office for all print jobs sent over a network. It receives
the jobs and then distributes them to the assigned printer. It also holds extra print
jobs while the printer is busy. See also print queue.
print queue
If your printer is connected to a network, print jobs that are sent to the printer while
it is busy are stored in a waiting line, or print queue, until they can be printed.
RAM
Random Access Memory. The portion of the printer's memory used as a buffer. All
data stored in RAM is lost when the printer is turned off.
reset
To return a printer to its defaults either by sending a command, an INIT signal, or
by turning the printer off and then back on.
resolution
The number of dots per inch used to represent an image.
ROM
Read Only Memory. A portion of memory that can only be read and cannot be
used for data storage. ROM retains its contents when you turn off the printer.
RGB
Red, green, and blue. These colors, in phosphors irradiated by the computer
monitor's electron gun, are used to create the additive array of screen colors.
screen pattern
This feature prints shaded areas as they appear on screen, instead of printing them
as halftones.
serial interface
See interface.
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