Glossary

Line Feed (LF)

A signal to the printer that advances the paper forward one line. Line feeds can be executed either by your software or by pressing the LF button on the printer control panel.

Line Spacing

The vertical spacing between lines, measured in lines per inch.

lpi

Lines per inch. Used to measure line spacing.

Monospacing

Character spacing in which each printed character has the same width. Also called fixed pitch, monospacing is the opposite of proportional spacing. Typewriter or computer-printed text is typically monospaced.

Nonresident Font

Fonts not present (resident) in the printer’s permanent memory. Soft fonts are examples of nonresident fonts. (This printer does not support font cards.)

Normal Mode

One of the printer’s two operating modes. In Normal mode, the control panel can be used to perform everyday printer operations, such as loading and unloading paper, feeding paper, and selecting print features. See also Set-Up mode.

Offline

When the printer is offline, it receives commands from the printer control panel rather than from the computer. “Offline” indicates that the printer is not “online” with the computer.

Online

When the printer is online, it is ready to receive or is receiving commands from the computer. The printer must be online to print.

Parallel Interface

A standard computer interface. Information is transferred between devices over separate wires, allowing all of the bits that make up the character to be transmitted simultaneously (in parallel).

Park Position

The position in which continuous forms paper is retracted or “parked” on the rear forms tractors. When continuous forms paper is loaded, it moves forward from the park position to the platen.

Permanent Memory

Memory that retains information even when power is turned off. The printer’s permanent memory retains the default settings specified using the printer Set-Up mode.

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Genicom LA36 Line Feed LF, Line Spacing, Lpi, Monospacing, Nonresident Font, Normal Mode, Offline, Online, Park Position