LAN Local Area Network.MS-DOS MicroSoft Disk-Operating System
lb Pound(s).no negative motionAn RTL command that
indicates to the plotter that it will receive all data
LED Light-Emitting Diode.already in the order in which it should be plotted.
line sensorCarriage LED.off-axis ink systemA system whereby ink is
pumped to the cartridges from a reservoir that
m Meter(s)does not move with the carriage.
margin Part of the media on which the plotterPAL Programmable Array Logic.
is incapable of printing.
palette A set of pens for which width and %
Mbyte Megabyte.shading are defined using the setup sheet or the
graphics software.
media (Used instead of medium.) The material
on which the graphics are plotted: paperpaper axis,Media axis (X-axis).
translucent material, vellum, film, or special
paper.parityAn error-checking method for
information transfer between a computer and a
media axisThe axis along which the mediaperipheral device. Parity is used to check the
moves. (X-axis; paper axis.)accuracy of binary data.
media jamA situation in which media becomespass A movement of the carriage from left to
blocked in the plotter mechanisms.right, or from right to left, as it plots the graphic.
media-jam leverPinch-arm lever.pass advanceThe distance that the media
advances between carriage passes.
media-length calibrationMedia-sensor
calibration.PC Personal Computer.
media-sensor calibrationMedia-lengthPCA Printed Circuit Assembly.
calibration.
pen 1. Even though the inkjet plotter has no
mil 1/1000 of an inch.physical pens, the lines it draws match the
attributes for pens numbered 1 through 8 in the
minimum pass timeThe time necessary for inkapplication software. (See also apalette.o)
to dry sufficiently before the plotter can place2. Sometimes used instead of aprint cartridge.o
more ink adjacent to it.
pinch-arm leverPinch-wheel lever, media-jam
MIO Modular Input/Output.lever.
mmMillimeter(s).
monitor modeService monitor.
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