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Glossary
paper type. A printer setting that defines the type of print
material (plain paper, card stock, transparency, label,
bond, letterhead, preprinted, colored paper, envelope, or
custom) loaded in a specified input source.
parallel interface. A bidirectional interface for exchanging
data between the computer and the printer.
parallel/USB interface option card. An optional card that
connects your printer to a parallel interface and a
Universal Serial Bus (USB).
pel. Picture element. The smallest addressable unit that
can be effectively reproduced by the printer.
photoconductor. Anelementoftheprintunitthatworks
like film in a camera. As the photoconductor drum rotates,
it uses positive and negative charges to alternately attract
the toner necessary to define the image produced by the
laser and transfer the image to the page. Fingerprints or
scratches on the photoconductor prevent proper toner
transfer and may result in reduced print quality.
pitch. A unit of measure that determines the number of
characters that can be printed in 1 horizontal inch. For
example, a 10-pitch font prints 10 characters per inch (cpi).
point. A unit of measure that determines the height of a
printed character (1 point = 1/72 in.).
point size. The height of the characters in a font.
portrait orientation. Printed page orientation in which the
height of the page is greater than the width.
power saver. A printer setting that reduces power usage
when the printer is idle. When the
Power Saver message
displays, the printer is ready to receive print jobs.
ppm. See pages per minute.
PQET. See Print Quality Enhancement Technology.