
Buffer
A temporary storage area in the printer’s memory where data for output is held until it can be processed. See also Download buffer.
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Canon extended mode
Canon’s unique printer control mode used by specific application software to print on the printer.
Centronics
An interface standard for parallel data transmission. The interface on this printer is a
Character set
A complete collection of the characters and symbols that constitute all the elements of a language or discipline (mathematics, for example), including punctuation and numbers, with a
Code page
A set of 256 graphic designs (characters) associated with unique code values from 0 through 255. Code Page 437 is USA and Code Page 850 is Multilingual.
Commercial number 10 (COM10)
A common
Condensed
A text print mode that produces a reduced character size (approximately 60% of the width of the original pitch). The printer can produce condensed text (17 cpi) for 10 cpi and condensed text (20 cpi) for 12 cpi.
Control code
Special data that invokes nonprinting functions of the printer, such as line feed or carriage return. In the ASCII chart, control codes are represented by decimal numbers
Courier
One of the fonts resident in this printer. Courier can be printed either fixed- space or proportionally spaced.
cpi
Characters per inch. A unit of measurement relevant to a
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