Glossary

hexadecimal

Base sixteen numbering system.

Digits are represented by

 

the characters 0 through 9 and A through F.

interface

The connection between the printer and the host computer.

LCD

Liquid-crystal display.

 

LED

Light-emitting diode.

 

line pitch

The vertical spacing of characters.

Measured in lpi.

lpi

Lines-per-inch.

 

LQ

Letter Quality.

 

MSB

Most-significant bit or byte. In a character, this refers to bit

 

seven (of 0 to 7).

 

octal

Base eight numbering system. Digits are represented by the

 

characters 0 through 7.

 

offline

Refers to the state of the printer when the "ONLINE"

 

indicator is off and the printer does not respond to the host

 

computer.

 

online

Refers to the state of the printer when the "ONLINE"

 

indicator is on and the printer is responding to the commands

 

and text received from the host computer.

OQ

Optical Quality.

 

parity

A method used for detecting errors within a single character

 

transmitted or received via an interface.

reset

Initialization of various operating parameters of the printer to

 

the value or state assumed when the printer is powered on.

top of form

The vertical position where the first line is printed on the

 

paper. Also the position the paper is advanced to when a

 

form feed (FF) character is received from the host or the

 

Form Feed button is pressed on the printer's control panel.

tractors

Devices which control the movement of the paper through

 

the printer.

 

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Printek FormsPro 4300, 4500, 4503 operation manual Glossary

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