ac

    alternating current.

    addressable

    the printers internal software changes the placing of the ink on the paper to obtain greater accuracy.

    ansi size

    an american standard paper size; e.g. d, e.

    application

    the software you use to create your drawings.

    carriage assembly

    the carriage assembly is the assembly which travels across the printer platen, it contains the printheads.

    carriage interconnect

    the carriage interconnects are the flexible electrical contacts you see when you remove the printheads from the carriage, they can get ink deposits on them and so may need cleaning.

    centronics

    a standard for the parallel interface between computer and device.

    clipping

    losing part of a drawing at the edges.

    cmykcm

    cyan, magenta, yellow, black light cyan, light magenta. the colors of the printer's six inks.

    coated paper

    paper coated on one side for inkjet printing.

    cycles

    the number of times the carriage moves from one side of the printer and then back again to the original position.

    default

    a value or condition that is assumed if no other value or condition is specified.

    device

    an external item connected to the computer: printer, tape drive, etc. your hp designjet is a device.

    dpi

    dots per inch, a measure of print resolution.

    driver

    the software that controls the communication between a computer and a device.

    front-panel

    the control panel on the right of the printer.

    front-panel menus

    the structure of options in the front-panel display.

    graphics language

    a programming language telling a print device how to output graphic data.

    grayscale

    shades of grey to represent colors.

    high-gloss photo

    a glossy, opaque photographic paper.

    hp-gl/2

    one of hewlett-packard's standard graphics languages for plotters and printers. produces vector data.

    i/o input/output

    the transmission of data between a computer and a device.

    ink cartridge

    the part of the hp no.81/83 supplies which contains all the ink used in the printer. they are installed into the printer on the left side.

    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; e.g. a1, a2, etc.

    jis size

    a japanese standard paper size.

    lan

    local area network.

    long-axis printing

    printing a page when the length 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 paper.

    mio modular input/output

    refers to the printer's network interface.

    nesting

    placing two or more pages side-by-side on roll paper to avoid waste.

    nozzles

    located underneath the printhead. the nozzles direct the ink onto the page.

    palette

    a set of logical pens defined by color and width for use in hpgl/2 drawings.

    pjl

    printer job language. a programming language that controls jobs going to a printer.

    pml

    printer management language.

    parallel interface

    a type of interface between computer and device. generally faster than a serial interface.

    pantone

    the pantone matching system. is an international standard for color communication in the graphics art industry.

    pen

    even though the printer has no physical pens, the lines it draws match the attributes of a pen.

    platen

    the exterior part of the printer on which the paper rests before going into the printer.

    printhead

    the printhead is installed into the carriage assembly. it is the part which prints the ink onto the paper.

    printhead cleaner

    part of the hp no.81/83 supplies which ensures the printhead is ready for printing at all times, it makes sure the printheads do not dry out when they are not in use.

    there is one printhead cleaner for each printhead.

    printing area

    page size minus margins.

    postscript

    a standard page-markup language, commonly used by graphics and desktop publishing software applications.

    queueing

    placing each print received by the device into memory for processing with other prints.

    raster

    a method for defining an image, in terms of dots rather than lines. raster data typically needs more memory than vector data.

    reseating

    the action of removing the printhead from the printhead carriage and then inserting it again.

    rgb

    red, green and blue. a standard color model.

    rip

    raster image processor.

    rtl (raster transfer language)

    one of hewlett-packard's standard graphics languages for plotters and printers. produces raster data.

    rom dimm

    a physical module containing read-only data, that can be installed in the back of the printer to provide upgrades.

    spindle

    the rod which holds the roll of paper.

    paper-axis

    the vertical axis, as you look at the printer from the front in which the paper feed moves.

    scan-axis

    the horizontal axis, as you look at the printer from the front in which the print carriage moves.

    service station

    the part of the printer which services the printheads. it keeps the printheads clean and stops them from drying out.

    short menu

    the setting in the front-panel which allows you to not display parts of the menu structure which you do not want to see.

    throughput

    the quantity of information processed by the software.