EconoMode

EconoMode is a toner-saving feature on the device. EconoMode reduces the amount of toner on a printed page, so that the print cartridge lasts longer. The printed result is similar to printing a document in draft mode.

ECP

Extended capabilities port, a parallel-port standard for computers that supports bidirectional communication between the computer and attached devices (such as a printer).

file format

The way the contents of a file are structured by a program or group of programs.

grayscale

Shades of gray that represent light and dark portions of an image when color images are converted to grayscale; colors are represented by various shades of gray.

halftone

An image type that simulates grayscale by varying the number of dots. Highly colored areas consist of a large number of dots, while lighter areas consist of a smaller number of dots.

HP Director toolbar

Available for Macintosh only. A software screen that is used when working with documents. When the document is loaded into the automatic document feeder (ADF) and the computer is connected directly to the device, the HP Director appears on the computer screen to initiate faxing, copying, or scanning.

HP toolbox

The HP toolbox is a Web page that opens in a Web browser and provides access to the device management and troubleshooting tools, embedded Web server, and device documentation.

link

A connection to a program or device that can be used to send information from the device software to other programs, such as e-mail, electronic fax, and OCR links.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software

OCR software converts an electronic image of text, such as a scanned document, into a form that word processor, spreadsheet, and database programs can use.

parallel cable

See 1284-B.

printer driver

A printer driver is a program that software programs use to gain access to a device’s features. A printer driver translates a software program’s formatting commands (such as page breaks and font selection) into a printer language (such as PostScript or PCL), and then sends the print file to the device.

Readiris

An optical character recognition (OCR) program that was developed by I.R.I. S. and that is included with the device software.

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