Defaults

Dot matrix

Downloading

dpi

Emulation

Font

Form feed (FF)

Graphics printing

Hexadecimal

Hex dump

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Settings selected automatically by the printer when power is turned on. Enter setup mode to change the defaults to ensure compatibility with your system hardware and software.

The grid used to print characters on a dot matrix printer. Each dot corresponds to a wire in the print head.

Transferring soft fonts from the computer to the printer’s memory. Downloading allows you to use fonts not resident in the computer.

Dots per inch.

A command set that allows one printer to print like another printer. This printer has three resident emulations: Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS (native command set), IBM proprinter XL24E, and Epson ESC/P2.

A complete set of printable characters having the same size

 

and style. For example, Courier 10 and Prestige Elite 12 are

Glossary

commonly used fonts.

 

A signal to the printer to advance the paper forward one page.

 

Form feeds can be executed either by your software or by

 

holding down the LF/FF button on the printer control panel.

 

Controlling the print head wires (dots) individually to produce

 

a picture or an image on the page.

 

Abase-16 numbering system (also commonly referred to as hex numbers). Since a base-16 system requires 16 digits, numbers 0 through 9 and letters A through F are used. Expressing binary numbers in hexadecimal uses fewer digits.

A hexadecimal printout of control codes and data. Hex dumps are used to debug computer programs and to troubleshoot printer malfunctions. To print a hex dump on the printer, use the HEX-DUMP function in setup mode.

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