font

A style of type designated by a family name, such as Epson Roman or Epson Sans Serif.

form

In printer terminology, a form is normally the equivalent of a page.

form feed

A control code and a control panel button. Each advance the paper to the top of the next form.

front tractor

The built-in push tractor that lets you load paper from the front of the printer. This tractor features bottom feeding, which is especially useful for labels and multi-part forms.

front tractor arrow

The arrow-shaped light on the PAPER SELECT indicator that lights up when the front tractor is selected. The arrow is green when there is paper loaded in the tractor, even if the paper is in standby position, and red when the tractor is out of paper.

front/rear button

A control panel button that lets you switch tractors automatically.

hexadecimal (hex)

See number systems.

high-speed draft

One of three print qualities available on your printer. High-speed draft uses a minimum number of dots per character to produce extremely high-speed printing. See also draft and near letter quality.

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