Printek FormsMaster 8000se Series Manuel D’Utilisation

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LQ 
Letter Quality. 
MSB 
Most significant bit.  In a character, this refers to bit seven (of 0 to 7). 
octal 
Base eight numbering system.  Digits are represented by the characters 0 through 7. 
off-line 
Refers to the state of the printer when the ”ONLINE” indicator is any color other 
than solid green and the printer does not respond to the host computer. 
on-line 
Refers to the state of the printer when the ”ONLINE” indicator is solid green and 
the printer is responding to the commands and text received from the host 
computer. 
OQ 
Optical Quality. 
parity 
A method used for detecting errors within a single character transmitted or received 
via an interface. 
reset 
Initialization of various operating parameters of the printer to the value or state 
assumed when the printer is powered on. 
top of form 
The vertical position where the first line is printed on the paper.  Also the position 
the paper is advanced to when a form feed (FF) character is received from the host 
or the Form Feed button is pressed on the printer's control panel. 
tractors 
Devices which control the movement of the paper through the printer.