Contents - HP Color LaserJet 5500 Technical Reference Manual

Non-Volatile Memory
Random Access Memory where contents are preserved
when the printer is powered off (volatile RAM is mem-
ory where contents are not preserved when the device is
powered off).
Offline/Online
Online is a condition during which the printer accepts
data from the host computer. When the printer is on-
line, the ON LINE light is lit. When offline, the printer
cannot accept data from the host.
Personality
The printer firmware related to transforming a particu-
lar type of printer language data, like PCL or Post-
Script, into images that the printer's operating system
can print. The printer uses different personalities
(different firmware) to handle data from different
printer languages. PCL and PostScript commands
are each processed by separate firmware.
New personalities can be added to some LaserJet print-
ers using means such as cartridges or ROM SIMMs.
PJL is not a personality (you cannot print using PJL).
See "Personality Switching."
Personality Switching
The process of shutting down the current personality
and activating the appropriate personality to process
the next print job. For example, when the printer is
processing PCL data, the PCL personality is activated;
for PostScript data, the PostScript personality is acti-
vated.
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