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Appendix F: Glossary
adjustment lever Controls the darkness of the printing by adjusting for the thickness
of the paper you are printing on.
Centronics cable Parallel cable normally used to connect the printer to the computer.
control code A numeric code that instructs the printer to perform an operation.
For example, the computer sends the printer a form feed control
code (12) to tell it to eject the current page.
Electronic DIP
Switch settings Printer settings that take effect when you switch on the printer.
You can change these settings using the control panel.
emulation Ability of one printer to act like (emulate) another type of printer.
hexadecimal
dump Printout of all character codes and control codes as they are
received by the printer, along with their hexadecimal values.
multi-part forms Forms that consist of more than one sheet. This printer can print on
forms that have up to seven sheets.
NLQ fon Near letter-quality font.
off-line Printer mode in which the printer will not accept data or continue
printing.
on-line Printer mode in which the printer is ready to print.
paper parking Moving fanfold paper into a position that allows printing of cut-
sheets without removing the fanfold paper from the printer.
print head The component of the printer that transfers the image to the paper.
Quiet mode Mode that reduces printing noise. Also reduces printing speed.
release lever Releases the paper. This lever must be in the cut-sheet position for
cut-sheet paper and in the fanfold position for fanfold paper.
serial-to-parallel
interface converter Option that makes it possible to connect the printer to a computer
via a serial interface instead of the standard Centronics parallel
interface.
tear-off function Function that moves fanfold paper to a position where it can be
torn off.
tractors Mechanisms that control the movement of fanfold paper.