Pitney Bowes DA950 Double feeding, Draft quality, Drivers, Embedded printer commands, Feed gap

Glossary

Double feeding

A condition in which two or more pieces of media feed at the same time or with- out separation.

DPI

See dots per inch.

Draft quality

A lower print resolution which saves ink and allows faster printing of a document.

Drivers

A file used by the computer’s software to communicate commands and informa- tion that the printer needs to layout and print a document.

Embedded printer commands

Commands sent in a record or document to instruct the printer to change printing options.

EPROM

Electronic Programmable Read Only Memory.

Escape character

A special non-printable character (ESC) used to instruct the printer to change printing options.

Escape sequence

Commands sent beginning with the escape character that instruct the printer to change printing options: fonts, page orientation, etc.

Feed gap

Adjustable opening between the ends of the H-Block Assembly fingers and the Feed Rollers so the media is fed one at a time.

Font

A set of printable characters with consistent style and characteristics.

Grounded

A electrical circuit that has a voltage of zero.

Handshaking

A method for the computer to communicate with peripheral devices to ensure complete transfer of information.

Hex dump

A printer option that allows all the information and commands sent to the printer as base 16 digits.

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