Non-volatile

Memory

Non-volatile Memory

This type of memory is not lost when the printer loses power.

Null Modem Cable

A type of cable used for serial communication. This cable arranges the communication between two devices.

NV RAM

This protected form of RAM is used to store information such as your printer’s configuration menu. Configuration options you have chosen, such as emulations, memory settings, and input bins, are saved to this non- volatile RAM. This informaiton is not lost when you turn off your printer.

Off Line

Not accepting data from the computer. The printer is taken off line by pressing the Online/Offline key. When the Online indicator is off, the printer is off line. The printer must be off line to enter the Configuration menu.

On Line

Accepting data from the computer. The printer is on line when the Online/ Offline key is pressed and the Online indicator is on.

Online/Offline Key

The control panel key used to take the printer off line and put it back on line.

Orientation

The direction of print on the page. Printing across the narrow width of a page is called portrait orientation printing. The word “portrait” comes from portraits of people, which are usually vertical in format. Printing across the length of a page is called landscape orientation printing. The term “land- scape” is derived from pictures of the landscape, which are usually horizontal in format.

Page Description Language (PDL)

A programming language, such as PostScript, that is used to describe output to a printer or a computer monitor.

Page Memory

A special buffer large enough to hold an entire page of data.

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QMS 1660 Print System Reference