option

In the SelecType mode, you can change the sixteen menus for your printer, and each of those menus has parameters. For example, in the interface menu, you can select the parallel or serial option These parameters are called options. See &o menu.

orientation

Refers to the direction in which characters can be positioned on a page as they are printed out. This direction is either portrait (normal) or landscape (sideways).

parallel interface

See interface.

parity

A method of checking the reliability of data transmission between the computer and printer.

point size

The height of a particular typeface as measured from the top of the tallest character to the bottom of the lowest. A point is a typographic unit of measure equivalent to l/72 inch.

portrait

Printing that is oriented upright on the page (as opposed to landscape, in which printing is oriented sideways on the page). This is the standard orientation for printing letters or documents.

printer driver

See driver.

printer mode

A set of operating commands that determines how data sent from the computer is interpreted and acted upon. Printer modes can emulate existing printers. The EPI-4000 printer offers three printer modes: HP LaserJet series II, LQ, and FX.

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