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Paper
Measures 11 x 17 inches.
Legal-Sized
Paper
Measures 8 1/2 x 14 inches.
Letter-Sized
Paper
Measures 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
Margin Shift
Allows an image to be moved so that new margins are defined.
Maximum Monthly
Volume
The maximum number of pages a copier is designed to make each month.
Manufacturers tend to grossly inflate the monthly volume figures,
with few copiers ever hitting their monthly maximum in real usage.
Memory
A hardware component that stores data such as scanned pages. Digital
copiers require memory to perform certain functions, such as scanning
documents, utilizing scan once/print many, or faxing. Different
functions require different amounts of memory.
Monochrome
Black and white.
Moving Platen
The lowest-end desktop copiers sometimes have moving platens, meaning
the top of the copier moves back and forth across the document to
be copied.
Multifunctional
Device (MFD)
Performs one other function in addition to faxing and convenience
copying often copying or scanning, or printing. Also known
as an all-in-one.
OHC Mode
Allows color copiers to reproduce onto transparencies. OHC mode
typically runs slower than regular color copying to give the toner
time to fuse to the plastic sheets.
Paper Supply
The sets of trays and holders that enable a copier to copy onto
different sizes or types of paper.
PC Copier Segment
Includes copiers with speeds between one and 12 copies per minute
and copy volumes of up to 1,000 copies per month.
Photo Mode
Uses higher resolutions to copy photographs.
Platen
The glass area on which you place original documents to be copied.
Sometimes also used in reference to the cover that opens and shuts
over the platen glass.
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