Epson 4500 User Manual

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byte

A unit of information consisting of eight bits.

carriage return (CR)

The control code that returns the print position to the left margin.
When issued together with a line feed, the print position moves to the

left margin of the next line. In bidirectional printing, the print head
may not physically move to the left margin.

character set

A collection of letters, numbers, and symbols that provides you with

the characters used in a particular language.

condensed

Printing in which each character is approximately 60 percent of the

width of standard characters. For example, condensed

10

characters per

inch (cpi) has 17 characters per inch. Useful for fitting wide tables or

spreadsheets onto the paper.

continuous paper

Paper which has sprocket-feed holes on both long edges, is perforated
between pages, and is supplied in a folded stack. Also called fanfold

paper.

control code

In addition to the codes for printable characters, the ASCII standard
also includes 33 other codes which are called control codes. These

control codes perform such functions as sounding the beeper and

performing a carriage return or line feed.

cut sheet feeder (CSF)

An optional, detachable device which automatically feeds single sheets

of paper into the printer.

data dump

Sometimes called hex dump. A troubleshooting feature. When the

printer is in the data dump mode, each code that it receives is printed in
hexadecimal notation.

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