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PCL 5
Emulation
Terminology
C-5 Document Option Commands
PCL 5 Emulation Terminology
This section provides detailed information on the terms and concepts
used in the PCL 5 emulation. The understanding of these key terms
and concepts is essential in order for you to benefit from the advan-
tages provided by this emulation.
Resource
A resource is a location where downloaded objects such as fonts,
macros, and patterns are stored. The printer has one default
resource, and one additional resource for each attached disk. All
downloaded objects are stored in file systems which reside on these
resources. The RAM1: resource may be used as the default, but sys-
tems with at least one disk use the system disk instead. So, for any
disk-equipped printer, all downloaded objects (except palettes which
require special handling) are stored on disk. The default resource and
one of the additional resources can reside on the same disk, but they
will be located in different directories of that resource’s file system.
PCL resources on DSK6 are normally stored in the /bin/emulate/pcl/
fonts directory.
Object
The following are the three types of PCL downloaded objects:
Temporary
These objects reside on the current resource, and they are deleted
for any of the following reasons:
n
When the system is turned off (unless they are stored on disk). If
a resource is stored on disk, it is preserved as permanent when
the system is restarted.
n
When they are explicitly deleted either at the beginning or end of
a job ( unless the Administration/Emulations/PCL5/Retain Tem-
porary menu option is set to On or On Compatibility).
n
When they are implicitly deleted