Epson ActionLaser 1400, Reference Manual

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interface
The connection between the printer and the computer.
landscape
Printing that is oriented sideways on the page. This orientation gives you
a page that is wider than it is high and is useful for printing spreadsheets.
memory
The part of the printer’s electronic system that is used to store
information. some information is fixed and is used to control how the
printer operates Information that is sent to the printer from the computer
(such as downloaded fonts) is stored temporarily.
orientation
Refers to the direction in which characters are printed on a page. This
direction is either portrait with the text printed across the width of the
page, or landscape with the text printed across the length of the page.
PCL 5e
The command language built into the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4P.
point size
The height of a particular font as measured from the top of the tallest
character
to
the
bottom of the lowest. A point is a typographic unit of
measure equivalent to 1/72 of an inch.
portrait
Printing that is oriented upright on the page (as opposed to landscape, in
which printing is oriented sideways on the page). This is the standard
orientation for printing letters or documents.
printer driver
The part of a software program that converts commands from the
program into commands used by the printer.
printer
emulation
A set of operating commands that determines how data sent from the
computer is interpreted and
acted
upon. Printer emulations replicate
existing printers, such as the HP LaserJet 4P.
r e s e t
To refresh the printer’s memory and erase the current print jobs, and reset
printer settings to the factory defaults.
resident font
A font that is stored permanently in the printer% memory.
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