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daily timer
1.  A function that lets you program a certain time that a fax will be sent.
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damp paper
1.  Copying (or recording or printing) paper that has absorbed humidity and will produce light splotchy pages, and will frequently jam or wrinkle.
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data compression
1.  Methods of speeding up fax communications by compressing files. After a certain amount of information is scanned, it is analyzed and transmitted in...
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database
1.  Information organized so that it is accessible in various forms.
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dataline
1.  A phone line specifically designed for GroupIV communications.
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DB
1.  Abbreviation for decibel.
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DC controller
1.  Canon's terminology for the main board.
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DC power supply
1.  Typically, supplies various DC voltages to the boards & components.
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DCPS
1.  DC power supply.
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decibel
1.  Unit of measurement of sound. Expressed in negative numbers. The higher the negative number, the lower the sound. E.G. (-) 4 decibels is louder...
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  • See also DB
developer
1.  In a dual component system, developer is the carrier of toner to the photoconductor. Typically, replaced by the technician periodically. Usually...
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developer calibration
1.  Process whereby new developer is installed and the machine is set up to machine is set up to maintain correct toner density.
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developer roller
1.  The magnetized, rotating roller that developer adheres to in the copy process. Also know as mag roller or magnetic roller.
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development
1.  The step in the xerographic process where the developer rollers magnetically attract developer contacts the latent image on the drum surface, so...
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device independent
1.  A print job saved as a file is a device independent when it can be printed or displayed on any compatible hardware platform and achieve the same...
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DF
1.  An acronym for document feeder.
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diagnostics
1.  Terminology sometimes used to describe simulations, inputs & outputs.
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dictionary
1.  As a PostScript term, a file containing font descriptions. Each description specifies how every character in a font family is constructed,...
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differential travel
1.  The distance between the operating position and release or reset position of a limit switch actuator.
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digital
1.  Electronic technology that generates, stores, and processes data in terms of two states: positive and non-positive utilizing the numbers 0 and 1.
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digital copier
1.  Copying system that converts reflected light off an original into an electronic digital pattern (pixels) via a CCD and system controller for...
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digital duplicator
1.  The original document is placed on a glass plate, such as a photocopier, or is sent to the digital duplicator from a computer. Then, the image is...
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diode
1.  Solid state device that passes electrical current in one directional only.
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dipswitch
1.  Dual inline package switch. Small mechanical switches, usually mounted on a circuit board. Note: Some manufactures mistakenly call their...
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discharge
1.  The act of removing the latent image from the drum, prior to starting the next copy.
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discharge corona
1.  Used to discharge the drum.
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discharged lamp
1.  Used to discharge the drum.
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disposable cartridge
1.  Drum unit or other cartridge that is designed to be removed and replaced by the consumer and is legally allowed to be thrown away.
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disposable head
1.  The disposable head system uses a print head which is supplied as a part of a replaceable ink cartridge. Every time a cartridge is exhausted, the...
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dithering
1.  Altering 1s & 0s to simulate and improve copying of colors, rounded edges, etc.
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doc feeder
1.  Document feeder. The mechanism that accepts and feeds the original documents into the fax machine.
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doctor blade
1.  Blade that contacts developer on mag roller and keeps it at a specific height. Toshiba uses this term to apply to something inside their units.
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DOS
1.  Disk operating system on which Windows is based.
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dot matrix printer
1.  A printer type that uses a pin-impact print head design to apply ink marks through a ribbon onto paper.
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double image
1.  A situation where a copy, fax or print has a second image (often the same image) showing on the page. Also known as offsetting.
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dpi
1.  Dots per inch. The description of resolution in a fax machine. Standard fax resolution is 98dpi vertical and 203 dpi horizontal. In Fine mode,...
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draft mode
1.  Printing of standard characters without specific features. High speed font (usually pica), not letter quality.
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DRAM
1.  An acronym for dynamic random access memory.
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drawer
1.  Assembly that holds copy paper for pickup tires to feed it from. Also known as tray or cassette.
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drum
1.  The cylindrical item with a photo-conductive surface.
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drum cleaner blade
1.  Rubber blade that wipes waste toner off the drum.
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drum prime
1.  Procedure for installing a new drum to protect it from failure caused by friction with a new blade. Priming means coating the drum with starting...
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drum recovery blade
1.  Lower drum blade (seal blade) that catches toner removed by drum cleaner blade, so that it does not fall into machine.
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drum seal blade
1.  Lower drum blade (recovery blade) that catches toner removed by drum cleaner blade, so that it does not fall into machine.
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drum unit
1.  A printing device for laser machines.
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dual access
1.  The machine can scan outgoing faxes or scheduled jobs into memory at the same time as it is sending a fax or receiving or printing an incoming fax.
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dual beam laser
1.  On machines incorporating a dual beam laser, within the laser unit, there are two separate laser beams utilized simultaneously.
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dual component
1.  Developing system using toner and developer to form the copy image. Developer and toner are two separate materials. Plastic toner particles cling...
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dual-color
1.  Two development components, i.e. two toner colors on-line for push-button selection of black or color toner.
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dual-original mode
1.  Document feeder function for automatically positioning two 11 x 8½ originals side-by-side on the platen so that they can be copied onto a single...
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dual-page mode (same as split-page)
1.  Automatic copying of two facing pages without reversing book position.
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dual-sort mode
1.  A 20-bin sorter feature that allows the sorter to be divided so that two separate jobs can be sorted before emptying the bins, as if there were tow...
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duplex
1.  2-sided copying of one or two sided originals. The act of making a copy on the second side of the copy paper.
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duplex drawer
1.  A specialized drawer that contains paper or media that can be printed on both the front and back side without requiring the user to manually flip...
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duty cycle
1.  The maximum number of printed pages per month a printer can output.
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DVD ROM
1.  DVD also known as "digital versatile disc" or "digital video disc" a popular optical disc storage media format. DVD-ROM has data that can only be...
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DVD+R
1.  A DVD+R is a once-writable optical disc with 4.7 GB (4.377 GiB) of storage capacity.
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DVD+RW
1.  DVD+RW is the name of a standard for optical discs: one of several types of DVD, which hold up to about 4.7 GB per disc and are used for storing...
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DVD-R
1.  DVD-R is a DVD recordable format. A DVD-R typically has a storage capacity of 4.71 GB (or 4.39 GiB). Data on a DVD-R cannot be changed.
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