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scatter. To cause a beam of radiation to diffuse or
disperse.
security paper. Specially formulated paper used
for negotiable documents like checks to prevent
fraud.
separation. The process of separating a color
image into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, the
primary color components for printing.
separation corona. The unit in the printer that
electrically charges paper to attract photoconductor
toner onto the paper. The separation corona has a
thin, electrically charged wire inside a metal tube
with a narrow opening.
separation corona mode. The voltage control
mode for the separation corona. You can adjust the
mode on the printer’s density gauge to resolve print
quality problems by choosing voltage control on,
off, or on or off in response to the environment. See
also
density control panel
,
density gauge,
separation voltage
.
separation voltage. The ac corona charges
applied in the separation charging unit to prevent
image distortion in low-temperature, low-humidity
environments. See also
separation corona
,
separation corona
mode
.
server. See
file server
.
SETUP.EXE file. The file used to run a utility such
as the IBM Color Downloader.
side-registration adjustment dial. A dial at the
back of the printer that adjusts the side registration
of the tray 2 paper feeder.
single inline memor y m od u le (SIMM). A plug-in
memory module holding all the chips needed to add
256K or 1M of random access memory (RAM) to a
computer.
shipping spacers. Any of several kinds of
materials used to secure parts of the printer during
shipping.
side output tray. When open, a tray that receives
printouts faceup. The side output tray holds
approximately 20 sheets of plain paper at 80 g/m2.
simplex printing. Printing or reproducing in which
only one side of the page is printed or reproduced.
small computer system interface (SCSI). A
standard for attaching peripheral hardware to
computers.
soft font. A printer font that must be transferred
from a computer’s or printer’s hard disk to the
printer’s random access memory (RAM) before the
printer can use the font. Also called
downloadable
font
.
solenoid. An electrical conductor wound as a
helix with a small pitch or as two or more coaxial
helixes.
solid-color style. A rendering style that maps
unprintable colors to the closest printable colors
when color accuracy is crucial. See also
color-
rendering style
,
photographic rendering
, and
presentation rendering
.
Spooler utility. See
IBM Color Spooler.
spooling. The use of auxiliary storage as buffer
storage to reduce processing delays when
transferring data between peripheral equipment
and the processors of a computer.
spot color. Individual colored inks formulated to
match a specified color exactly. See also
process
color
.
star network. A local area network (LAN) with a
centralized topology and the physical layout of a
star. See also
Ethernet
,
token-ring network
.
status message. An operator message that you
see on the display panel reporting on the current
state of the printer.
subnet mask. A filter for Internet protocol (IP)
addresses that allows those addresses local to the
network to be visi ble to the printe r.
supplies replacement log. A form provided in the
Operator’s Guide
on which you note printer
supplies you replace and the date and print count at
the time you replace them.
SyQuest. A hard disk with removable media that
is useful for the rapid transfer of large files between
systems.