operator panel. The buttons and liquid crystal display on the printer that are used to change printer settings and display printer status.

operator panel display. See display.

optional drawer. The support unit you install under your printer that holds a 250-sheet paper tray.

optional tray. 250-sheet tray you can purchase for your printer.

orientation. The perspective describing whether the printed text runs along the short (portrait) or long (landscape) edge of the paper.

output bin. Any paper exit area. The default is the top output bin, which allows the paper to exit face down and collated.

overlay. Background text or graphics intended to appear the same in each file where the overlay is applied.

P pages per minute (ppm). The number of typical pages of text that can be printed in one minute.

paper guides. Sliding parts in the paper trays that define proper placement of paper. Failing to properly adjust the paper guides may result in paper jams.

paper type. A printer setting that defines the type of media (plain paper, letterhead, or transparency, for example) loaded in a specified tray.

parallel interface. A bidirectional interface for exchanging data between the computer and the printer.

pel. Picture element. The smallest addressable unit that can be effectively reproduced by the printer.

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Lexmark 1200 manual Operator panel display. See display