HP DesignJet 430/450C/488CA Printer - User's Guide

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I/O Input/output. The transmission of data
between a computer and a device.
inked area The smallest rectangle that contains
all the content of the drawing, while maintaining its
relative dimensions.
ISO size An international standard paper size, for
example A1 or A2.
JIS size A Japanese standard paper size.
LAN Local area network.
load-media button A button just above the entry
platen that you must press to indicate to the printer
that it is to take up the media you are loading.
long-axis printing Printing a page whose X-axis
is longer than a standard page size.
margin The space around the page added by the
printer to separate one page from another and to
avoid printing right to the edge of the media.
matte Not glossy.
matte film Opaque, polyester media type.
media The material, usually paper, onto which the
device prints.
media deflector The metal part situated between
the optional E/A0-size legs, to stop the largest
media sizes touching the floor.
media lever The lever that causes the printer to
hold or release media: when raised it holds the
media in place; when lowered it releases the media.
opaque bond Good-quality matte paper.
palette A set of logical pens defined by color and
width.
PJL Printer Job Language. A programming
language that controls jobs going to a printer or
plotter.
parallel interface A type of interface between
computer and device. Generally faster than a serial
interface.
printing area Page size minus margins.
parity An error-checking method in a serial
interface between a computer and a device.
raster A method for defining an image, in terms
of dots rather than lines. Raster data typically needs
more memory than vector data.
RGB Red, green and blue. A standard color
model.
RS-232-C A serial interface standard.
RTL Raster Transfer Language, one of
Hewlett-Packard’s standard graphics languages for
plotters and printers. Produces raster data.
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