Star Micronics LS-5 TT, LS-5 EX operation manual

Portrait — printing on paper across its narrower dimension. such as a letter on paper that is 8.5 in. wide and 11 in. high: portrait pictures are usually taller than they are wide.

Proportional type — a typeface in which some letters take up more room on u printed line than others, such as Wtaking more space than [. The spticingof the letters is also intended to enhance the esthetic quality of the printed page.

RAM — Random Access Memory. or memory that can be used to store information temporarily, such as text or printing configurations. RAM-stored information is erased when the power is turned off.

ROM — Read On]y Memory, or memory in which information can be stored permanently. whether the power is on or off.

RS-232—a wiring configuration for sending and receiving serial transmis- sions. including data and acknowledgments between sending and receiving equipment (“handshaking”).

Scalable fonts —created within the printer on a character-by-character basis ensuring high speed and print quality. In virtually limitless sizes, fonts can be scaled from 3 points to 999.75 points in quarter-point increments.

Serial — a communications interface that sends or receives 1 bit of information at a time tit a specified baud rate.

Stop Bit — 1or 2 bits used by the computer for the timing ofa transmission of information.

Stroke weight — the intensity of a printed charucter, such as Ii,qht. mediunz. or bold. Normal printing is medium weight.

Symbol Set — the entire list of’ASCII letters, numbers, and symbols used with a particular language, such as English or Spanish.

VMI (Vertical Motion Index) — refers to line spacing, the smallest incre- ment that can be made in the vertical or ) axis.

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