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DTC400/DTC300/DTC300M Card Printer User Guide (Rev. 1.1)
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Glossary of Terms (continued)
Term Definition
Pinch Roller
A free spinning (non-Driven) Roller that presses the card against
the Drive Roller, on the opposite side, to ensure an adequate
normal force for proper traction.
Pixel
Short for picture element. The smallest element of a graphic.
Platen
The hard rubber Roller that Drives the media through the Printer,
providing support to the backside of the media during printing or
laminating.
PET
Abbreviation for polyester terephthalate, often called polyester.
Sheets of PET are laminated with sheets of PVC to produce
thermal acceptance composite cards.
Port
A communication interface, serial or parallel, used for the
transference of data.
PolyGuard
Overlaminate
A 1-mil or .6-mil thick polyester material that enhances card
security and durability applied over the printed surface with a hot
Roller. Available as clear or with embedded holographic-type
security images.
Portrait
A document layout that is viewed with the document's long axis in
a vertical orientation.
Potentiometer
An electronic resistor with a variable resistance value that can be
mechanically set.
Print Driver
A software utility that serves as an interface between the Printer
and the Windows GDI (Graphical Device Interface), making the
Printer's functions available through the software application. It
also provides the format information for the rasterizing of the print
file including any necessary escape or function commands.
Print Job
A file of one or more cards for the Printer to print, including image
data and Printer functions, transmitted through the parallel
interface and at times stored temporarily in the print buffer and
spooler.
Print Server
A device used to connect and control a Printer on a network.
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