HP (Hewlett-Packard) QMS 1660 Printer User Manual


 
HP PCL
An acronym for Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Language, the printer
control language native to the HP Laser Jet Series II and III printers. Your
QMS 1660 Print System has a resident HP PCL 5 emulation.
HP-GL
An acronym for Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language, the programming
language on which HP plotters are based. Your QMS 1660 Print System
has a resident HP-GL emulation.
IDE
An acronym for Integrated Drive Electronics. “Integrated” refers to the fact
that all of the controller electronics are on the drive itself, so no separate
adapter card or expansion slot is required. See also
SCSI
.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics engineers, an organization of engi-
neering and electronics professionals. The IEEE 802 Standards define
methods of access and control on local area networks.
Imageable Area
The maximum area of a sheet of media capable of being printed on. It is
subject to both hardware limits (the physical page size and the margins
required by the print engine) and software constraints (the amount of
memory available for the full-page frame buffer).
Intellifonts
A collection of 37 PCL 5 fonts available on the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet
4Si. An optional Intellifont SIMM provides these fonts on your printer.
Interface
The place where two devices are physically connected, allowing them to
communicate.
Interface Cable
A special cable used to connect the printer to the computer so they can
communicate.