Epson 4100 manual

G-2 Glossary

CHARACTER LIBRARY. A defined group of printable characters stored in the printer.

CHARACTER MAP. An assignment of printable characters to some data byte values between 0 and 255.

CHARACTER NUMBER MAP. Each character in a character library is numbered. The character number map specifies which characters are currently selected for each data byte value between 0 and 255.

CHARACTER OPTIONS. Used to select the appearance of printed characters; selected using the configuration menu, accessed from the printer switch panel, or by sending control commands from the computer.

CHARACTER SET. A complete assignment of control codes and printable character codes for all byte values between 0 and 255. Typically, the character set is built from a character map and a control code map.

CHARACTER SOURCE MAP. Describes the location of the character library (ROM or RAM) currently selected for each data byte value between 0 and 255.

CODE PAGE. A predefined IBM character map.

COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS. The combination of settings for baud, parity, handshaking, data bits, and stop bits that specify the way data are transmitted between devices, enabling accurate data transmission. Set communication parameters in the configuration menu.

CONTROL CODE. A single byte of information that starts, stops, or modifies printer action.

CONTROL CODE MAP. A fixed assignment of control codes to some of the data byte values between 0 and 255.

CONTROL COMMAND. Two or more bytes of control information that cause the printer to perform specific functions.