Specifications

PCL picture frame See picture frame.
Pen Although this printer is a laser printer the HP-GL/2 and HP-GL graphics
languages retains the notion of a pen and allows you to select between two
pens, white and black. You must select a pen before you can draw anything.
The HP-GL and HP-GL/2 language were originally developed for use with
plotters and the terminology remains.
Perforation skip A feature whereby the printer automatically compensates for a page break
and resumes printing from the top of the text area on the next page.
Permanent font A downloaded font that is retained when a printer reset is performed.
Permanent macro A macro stored in the printer that will not be erased if the printer is reset.
Physical page The paper or envelope on which the printer prints.
Picture frame The area of the physical page in which HP-GL and HP-GL/2 graphic images
can be printed.
Pitch The number of characters in one inch of text. Only applicable to monospaced
(fixed pitch fonts.)
Plot A drawing produced using the HP-GL and HP-GL/2 graphics language. So
called because the language was originally invented for use with plotters.
Plotter units See graphics units.
Point The standard unit of measurement for character height. Equal to 1/72".
Point factor scaling A form of image scaling using the SC command in HP-GL or HP-GL/2 mode
in which the user units and the location of the scaling point P1 are specified in
terms of graphics units.
Point size See height.
Polygon A shape consisting of one or more closed groups of connected lines.
Polygon buffer An area of printer memory in which you can store one or more polygons and
sub-polygons defined using HP-GL and HP-GL/2 commands. Some HP-GL
and HP-GL/2 commands use the polygon buffer automatically.
Portrait The orientation in which the side edges of the page are longer than the top
edge.
Posture A component of a font's style - whether it is upright or italic.
Primary font In LaserJet mode the printer maintains two current font settings. The primary
font is the first of these.
Print model A way of describing the interaction between different graphic elements (
source image, pattern and destination image ).
Printable area The area of the page on which the printer can print.