Genicom LA36 - Manual (Page 189)

GL-4
Glossary
Line Feed (LF)
A signal to the printer that advances the paper forward one line. Line feeds can be executed
either by your software or by pressing the
LF button on the printer control panel.
Line Spacing
The vertical spacing between lines, measured in lines per inch.
lpi
Lines per inch. Used to measure line spacing.
Monospacing
Character spacing in which each printed character has the same width. Also called fixed
pitch, monospacing is the opposite of proportional spacing. Typewriter or computer-printed
text is typically monospaced.
Nonresident Font
Fonts not present (resident) in the printer’s permanent memory. Soft fonts are examples of
nonresident fonts. (This printer does not support font cards.)
Normal Mode
One of the printer’s two operating modes. In Normal mode, the control panel can be used to
perform everyday printer operations, such as loading and unloading paper, feeding paper,
and selecting print features. See also Set-Up mode.
Offline
When the printer is offline, it receives commands from the printer control panel rather than
from the computer. “Offline” indicates that the printer is not “online” with the computer.
Online
When the printer is online, it is ready to receive or is receiving commands from the
computer. The printer must be online to print.
Parallel Interface
A standard computer interface. Information is transferred between devices over separate
wires, allowing all of the bits that make up the character to be transmitted simultaneously (in
parallel).
Park Position
The position in which continuous forms paper is retracted or “parked” on the rear forms
tractors. When continuous forms paper is loaded, it moves forward from the park position to
the platen.
Permanent Memory
Memory that retains information even when power is turned off. The printer’s permanent
memory retains the default settings specified using the printer Set-Up mode.