User`s guide

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orientation Choice of printing portrait (vertically) or landscape (horizontally).
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page ends An instruction (e.g., form feed) to terminate the current page.
page orientation Direction in which data is printed on a page. Refer to landscape
and portrait.
page setup Page setup refers to how text is positioned on the page. Page setup
variables include the size of the paper, what margins are used, and
how many lines are printed per inch.
paper jam When paper gets stuck somewhere along the paper path.
parallel interface A type of interface in which data is transmitted and received in
bytes rather than bits. Used for local printing over short distances
10 feet [3 m] or less).
parity The addition of one or more redundant bits of information used to
verify data accuracy. For example, in ASCII code, seven bits are
used to represent the value of a character and the eighth bit is for
parity. If even parity is used, there must be an even number of 1
bits in the character; thus, if the information byte contains an odd
number of 1 bits, the parity bit is set at 1, otherwise, it is left as 0.
If parity is used in the transmission of data, the computer and the
printer must calculate parity in the same way. The printer
receiving information compares its parity calculations with those
transmitted by the sending computer.
PCL Printer Control Language.
PET Print Enhancement Technology.
pitch The number of characters to the inch (10 pitch is 10 characters per
inch; 12 pitch, 12 characters per inch, etc.).
point Traditionally type is measured in points. One point is equal to 1/72
inch. 12 point type is roughly equal in size to 10 pitch characters.
F-6 Glossary