Star Micronics LC-1521, LC-1511, DOT MATRIX PRINTERS, HA15 80825072 user manual Appendix F Glossary

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Appendix F: Glossary

adjustment lever	Controls the darkness of the printing by adjusting for the thickness
	of the paper you are printing on.
Centronics cable	Parallel cable normally used to connect the printer to the
	computer.
control code	A numeric code that instructs the printer to perform an operation.
	For example, the computer sends the printer a form feed control
	code (12) to tell it to eject the current page.
Electronic DIP	Printer settings that take effect when you switch on the printer.
Switch settings	You can change these settings using the control panel.
emulation	Ability of one printer to act like (emulate) another type of printer.
hexadecimal	Printout of all character codes and control codes as they are
dump	received by the printer, along with their hexadecimal values.
multi-part forms	Forms that consist of more than one sheet. This printer can print
	on forms that have up to five sheets.
NLQ font	Near letter-quality font.
off-line	Printer mode in which the printer will not accept data or continue
	printing.
on-line	Printer mode in which the printer is ready to print.
paper parking	Moving fanfold paper into a position that allows printing of cut-
	sheets without removing the fanfold paper from the printer.
print head	The component of the printer that transfers the image to the paper.
Quiet Mode	Mode that reduces printing noise. Also reduces printing speed.
release lever	Releases the paper. This lever must be in the cut-sheet position for
	cut-sheet paper and in the fanfold position for fanfold paper.
serial-to-parallel	Option that makes it possible to connect the printer to a computer
interface converter	via a serial interface instead of the standard Centronics parallel
	interface.
tear-off function	Function that moves fanfold paper to a position where it can be
	torn off.
tractors	Mechanisms that control the movement of fanfold paper.