Toshiba B-850 Manuale Utente

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GLOSSARIES 
EO1-33029 
GLOSSARIES
 
GLOSSARIES 
Bar code 
A code which represents alphanumeric characters 
by using a series of black and white stripes in 
different widths.  Bar codes are used in various 
industrial fields: Manufacturing, Hospitals, 
Libraries, Retail, Transportation, Warehousing, etc. 
Reading bar codes is a fast and accurate means of 
capturing data while keyboard entry tends to be 
slow and inaccurate. 
 
Batch mode 
Issue mode that continuously prints media until the 
specified number of media has been printed. 
 
Black mark  
A mark printed on the media so that the printer can 
maintain a constant print position by detecting this 
mark. 
 
Black mark sensor  
A reflective sensor which detects the difference of 
potential between the black mark and print area to 
find the print start position.  
 
Cut mode 
Printer mode of operation where an optional cutter 
module is installed to automatically cut media from 
the supply roll after they are printed.  The print 
command can specify to cut every media or to cut 
after a set number of media have been printed.  
 
Cutter module 
A device used to cut the media.   
 
DPI 
Dot Per Inch 
The unit used to express print density.  
 
Expansion I/O interface 
An optional interface circuit that may be installed 
into the B-852 printer to allow the printer to be 
connected to an external device such as a wrapping 
machine and to receive feed, print start, and pause 
signals from the external device and to send back 
print, pause, and error status signals to the external 
device.  
 
 
 
 
 
Feed gap sensor  
A transmissive sensor which detects the difference 
of potential between the gap between labels and 
the label to find the print position of the label.   
 
Font 
A complete set of alphanumeric characters in one 
style of type.  E.g. Helvetica, Courier, Times 
 
Gap  
Clearance between labels 
 
IPS 
Inch per second 
The unit used to express print speed. 
 
KB-80 keyboard interface 
This interface is standard on the B-852 printer to 
allow the optional KB-80 keyboard to be attached 
to the printer allowing it to be operated in a 
standalone condition.  Label programs may be 
stored in the KB-80 flash memory and labels 
printed through commands and data input through 
the keyboard instead of from a host computer.  
 
LCD 
Liquid Crystal Display 
Installed on the operation panel and displays 
operation modes, error message and so on.   
 
Label 
A type of media with adhesive backing. 
 
Media 
Material  on  which  data  is  printed  by  the  printer.  
Label, tag paper, fanfold paper, perforated paper, 
etc. 
 
PCMCIA interface 
An optional interface circuit that may be installed 
into the B-852 printer to allow the use of the small 
credit card sized PC cards such as flash memory 
cards and LAN cards.  PCMCIA is the acronym for 
Personal Computer Memory Card International 
Association.