emulation from those installed on the printer and processes the print job,
freeing the user from having to change printer switch settings or send
software commands to accommodate different printer emu lations. ESP mode
is an option for the printer’s LocalTalk, serial, and parallel interfaces.
Factory Default The printer settings that are programmed into the printe r at
the factory. These settings can be changed thr ough th e prin te r cont rol pa nel
or overridden with printer commands sent through software. See also default.
Imageable Region The areas of a pa ge si ze a print er can ac cess , det ermi ned
by hardware limits (physical page size and margins required by the printer
engine) and software constraints (amount of memory available for the
full-page frame buffer). Also referred to as imageable area and printable
region.
Interface The place where a physical connection is made between
components, such as a cable and printer, and communi ca ti on or signa ls are
passed back and forth.
Laser Paper Paper designed for laser printing. Laser pape r allows th e richest
color and black and white output and the most consistent coverage
(especially for large areas of one color). It is best for prepress proofs. For
laser paper printing, we recommend Hammermill Laser Print. Laser paper
has a printable side and a non-printable side; usually, the printable side is
indicated by an arrow on the side of the wrapping covering the media, and
that side is slightly smoother. See also pl ai n pape r.
Manual Feed Feeding single sheets of print media to the printer by hand (as
opposed to letting the printer automatically pull sheets from a cassette ).
Media See print media.
Mode One of several alternative conditions or methods of ope rati on.
Network Administrator See system administrator.
Option In this manual, either a c hoice available in the printer’s Configuration
submenu, or an extra accessory you can purchase for your printe r.
G-2 Glossary