User`s guide

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E
EBCDIC Extended Binary-Coded Decimal Interchange Code. A digital
coding system used to represent characters electronically, each
character being represented by eight bits.
embedded commands Control codes within the text of a file.
emulation Emulation is when one device is set up to perform like a
different device.
error messages Control panel display messages that are shown when the printer
has encountered some difficulty.
escape character A control code, or control character, represented by ASCII 1B,
decimal 27, which must be placed in front of a printer command.
Esc tells the printer to execute the following character string rather
than print it when in PCL mode.
escape sequence A sequence of characters beginning with an escape code and
comprising a printer command.
F
factory default Settings that are programmed into the printer before it is shipped.
These settings are in use unless you override them using the printer
control panel or by sending printer commands.
fixed spacing A font set in which every character cell has the same width.
font characteristics Font characteristics determine what a printed font looks like.
These characteristics include orientation, character height, style,
stroke weight, and typeface.
form feed A control character that causes the printer to print the current page
and to be ready for the next page.
fuser roller The fuser roller in the printer bonds toner to the page using heat
and pressure.
Glossary F-3