Automatic Emulation Change mode
Printer mode in which the printer automatically senses which emu- lation mode (Standard or IBM) the computer requires, and changes mode accordingly.
| Mode in which the printer prints |
printing | graphics both from left to right |
| and from right to left. |
Bit | Short for “binary digit”. The |
| smallest unit of information (“On” |
| or “Off’ – “1“ or “O”). |
Bitmap fonts
Carriage return
Fonts that can only be printed at a particular size. The fonts which you can select from the printer’s control panel are bitmap fonts.
An instruction from the printer which tells the printer to move the print position to the start of the current line. See auto line feed.
Centroniq5 connector The type of connector which plugs into the printer’s interface connector socket.
Character code A number which stands for a let- ter, digit or symbol. A computer sends text to the printer in the form of character codes.
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