PDL Page Description Language: a programming lang uage, such as PostScr ipt
or HP-GL, that translates messages from a computer to a printer. See also
PostScript.
Planes Toner, developer and OPC belt measurements (rather tha n c opies) 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 pa ge makes t wo 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 printe r has plain
paper capability: it produces good output on docum e nts such as reports and
newsletters. See also laser paper.
PostScript A page description language trademarked by Adobe Systems Inc.
PostScript Level 2 capabilities, a mong oth ers, are im plemented in the printe r
through a PostScript emulation developed by QMS. PostScript Level 2
emulation is the native language of your printe r’s contro ller. It desc ribes 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 u ndersto od by the p rinte r. Usua lly, the
printer driver is in the applicati on.
Protocol A set of procedures that control how data is transmitted between
devices.
QCOLOR A QMS-developed technology for automatically optimizing color
printing from Windows and Macintosh applications. QCOLOR configures
the magicolor LX for the best output quality based on the contents of the
document (for example, text, line art, prese nt ation gr aphic s, pho tog rap hs, o r
scans).
Resident Permanent printer features.
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