Specifications

Glossary
ASCII
Amerirxn Standard Code for Information Interchange. A standardized
way of assigning codes to characters and control codes. The system is
widely used by manufacturers of computers, printers, and software.
auto line feed
A SelecType feature in which each carriage return code (CR) is
automatically accompanied by a line feed (LF) code.
baud rate
A measure of the speed of data transmission over the serial interface.
bitmapfont
The dot-by-dot representation of a font. Bitmap fonts am displayed on
computer
screens and printed on dot matrix printers. See outline font.
A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols used in a particular
language-
characters per inch (cpi)
A measure of the size of fixed-width text characters.
control codes
Special codes used to control printer functions such as sounding the
beeper and performing a carriage return or line feed.
cpi
See fzhmacters per inch.
default
A value or setting that takes effect when the printer is turned on, reset, or
initializ,ed.
download
To transfer information from the computer to the printer.
downloaded font
A font that is loaded into the printer’s memory from an outside source,
such as a computer. Also called soft font.
dpi
Dots per inch. This is a measure of printer resolution.
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