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The Color Laser Printer Guide: A–Z Guide to Features and Technology

dots. The more dots, the higher the resolution and gener-

ally the better the image quality.The number of vertical

lines by the number of horizontal lines in a square inch

defines resolution. So when you see a quoted resolution

of, say, 200 x 400dpi (dots per inch), it means 200 verti-

cal lines crossing 400 horizontal lines in each square inch

—or 80,000 dots per squareinch. See Dots per inch.

Retail channel: Refers to retail stores such as Office

Depot, OfficeMax, and Staples that sell low-end office

equipment. Also includes mail-order companies, ware-

house stores, and consumer electronics stores.

RIP: Raster image processor. See Controller.

Toner saver mode:Feature in some printers that allows

you to print some pages with fewer toner particles (less

density), saving money. This is useful for in-house draft

documents. A few models allow you to select this mode

right on the printer bypressing a button.

USB: Universal Serial Bus,a technology for connecting

computers to peripheral devices such as printers. USB

offers several advantages over parallel connectivity. It

transmits data much faster, and the technology enables

you to “plug and play.” USB technology is supported by

both PCs and Macs.A growing number of printers have

USB connectivity only. Ethernet servers usually are

attached to the USB port. All units in this guide use

Version 2.0 of the USB standard, which allows for faster

operation. See also Parallel port.

Wi-Fi: See Wireless Ethernet.

Windows printing: See GDI.

Wireless Ethernet: Also called Wi-Fi or IEEE 802.11b

or g. This is a growing standard for wireless local area

networks (WLANs). This protocol defines a full Ethernet

connection between devices and gives physically uncon-

nected computers connectivity to a printer over a local

area network (LAN). IEEE 802.11b signals can go

through walls,and transmissions can extend to a distance

of 100 feet or more. 802.11g is a faster version than

802.11b, though all 802.11g devices can support 802.11b.

Awireless option is available for the Samsung CLP-600N,

which also has standard Ethernet and USB connectivity.