Printek FormsMaster 8000se Series Manuale Utente

 

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ANSI 

American National Standards Institute 

ASCII 

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. 

baud rate 

The rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial interface.  This is usually 
the same as bits per second. 

binary 

Base two numbering system.  Digits are represented by the characters 0 and 1. 

bit 

A single binary digit. 

control code 

A single, non-printing character which is used to control the configuration or 
operation of the printer. 

character pitch 

The horizontal spacing of characters.  Measured in cpi. 

cpi 

Characters per inch. 

cps 

Characters per second. 

current line 

The line upon which the next character will be printed. 

current print position 

The column on the current line where the next character will be printed. 

default 

Value or configuration assumed when the printer is powered on or reset. 

dpi 

Dots per inch.  Generally used to refer to graphics density or resolution. 

draft 

Refers to the draft (high speed) font. 

EBCDIC 

Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. 

escape sequence 

String of characters beginning with the escape (ESC) character which is used to 
control the configuration or operation of the printer.  The characters which are part 
of this string are not printed. 

font 

A group of characters of a given shape or style. 

hexadecimal 

Base sixteen numbering system.  Digits are represented by the characters 0 through 
9 and a through f. 

interface 

The connection between the printer and the host computer. 

LCD 

Liquid crystal display.   

LED 

Light emitting diode. 

line pitch 

The vertical spacing of characters.  Measured in lpi. 

lpi 

Lines per inch.