QMS 1800409-001A, User Manual

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PDL
Page Description Language: a programming language, such as PostScript
or HP-GL, that translates messages from a computer to a printer. See also
PostScript.
Planes
Toner, developer and OPC belt measurements (rather than copies) for
usage. A plane is a pass of the OPC belt for one color, so a one-color page
makes one pass (one plane), a two-color page makes two passes (two planes),
and so forth.
Plain Paper
Uncoated, general-purpose paper designed for photocopy
printing, found in most offices. It is less expensive than laser paper, but does
not offer the same output quality that laser paper does. This printer has plain
paper capability: it produces good output on documents such as reports and
newsletters. See also laser paper.
PostScript
A page description language trademarked by Adobe Systems Inc.
PostScript Level 2 capabilities, among others, are implemented in the printer
through a PostScript emulation developed by QMS. PostScript Level 2
emulation is the native language of your printer’s controller. It describes text,
graphics, and page images to the printer.
Print Media
The material on which the printer prints (for example, paper,
transparencies, and labels).
Printer Driver
A file that enables the application to talk to the printer,
translating computer data into a form understood by the printer. Usually, the
printer driver is in the application.
Protocol
A set of procedures that control how data is transmitted between
devices.
Q
COLOR A QMS-developed technology for automatically optimizing color
printing from Windows and Macintosh applications. Q
COLOR
configures
the magicolor LX for the best output quality based on the contents of the
document (for example, text, line art, presentation graphics, photographs, or
scans).
Resident
Permanent printer features.
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