Printronix ANSI Printer manual Hgs, Ieee, Igp

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G

GL Characters

Graphic left: Graphic left characters map half of the

 

character set table. The GL characters reside at 0 -

 

127 hex and comprise the ASCII portion of the table.

GR Characters

Graphic right: Graphic right characters map half of

 

the character set table. The GR characters reside at

 

128 - 255 hex and comprise the graphics portion of

 

the table.

 

H

hammer

An assembly consisting of a hammer spring and a

 

hammer tip.

hammer spring

The flat piece of metal, made of spring steel, which

 

supports and pushes the hammer tip.

hammer tip

The small, round point, located near the end of the

 

hammer spring, which strikes the ribbon and leaves a

 

dot on the paper.

hex codes

Based on a numeral system with a radix of 16.

hex dump

A hex dump is a translation of all host interface data

 

to its hexadecimal equivalent. A hex dump is a

 

printer self-test typically used to troubleshoot printer

 

data reception problems.

HGS

Horizontal Grid Size

host computer

The computer that stores, processes, and sends

 

data to be printed, and which communicates directly

 

with the printer. The term “host” indicates the

 

controlling computer, since modern printers are

 

themselves microprocessor-controlled computer

 

systems.

HS

High Speed or Draft Print characters.

HT

Horizontal Tab.

Hz

Hertz. Cycles per second. Frequency.

 

I

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.

IGP

Intelligent Graphics Processor. An interface that

 

converts graphics commands received from the host

 

computer to binary plot data that is usable by the

 

printer. The IGP is the board-installed Intelligent

 

Graphics Processor. The IGP provides on-line forms,

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