A feature that adjusts the top of form, printing, and
near letter quality (NLQ)
One of three print qualities available on your printer. Near letter quality reduces the print speed and increases the number of dots per character to produce
number systems
Three number systems are commonly used with printers:
Decimal is base 10 and uses the digits 0 through 9. (This is the most familiar system.)
Hexadecimal (hex) is base 16 and uses the digits 0 through 9 and the letters A through F. This numbering system is frequently used by programmers. Any decimal number between 0 and 255 can be expressed by a
Binary is base 2 and uses only the digits 0 and 1. All information in computer systems is handled in binary form to represent electrical signals that are on or off. A binary digit is often called a bit; any decimal number between 0 and 255 can be expressed by an
on line
When the printer is on line, it can communicate with the computer connected to it. The ON LINE button controls the printer’s on line/off line status.
paper bail
The part of the printer that holds the paper flat against the platen.
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