Star Micronics Dot Impact Printer - Manual (Page 9)

3-1 STAR Command Specifications
Rev. 0.70
3. COMMAND DETAILS
3-1 Explanation of Terms
• Reception buffer
The buffer for storing data (reception data) received from the host, as it is called the reception buffer.
Reception data is temporarily stored in the reception buffer, then processed sequentially.
• Line buffer
The buffer for storing image data for printing is called the line buffer.
• Line buffer full
The state in which the buffer has no more space available is called line buffer full.When the buffer is full, data in the line
buffer is printed and a line feed is performed when new print data is processed.This is the same as a Line Feed.
• Top of line
The top of line is a state that satisfies the following conditions.
A. There is currently no print data in the line buffer.
B. The position is not specified with the horizontal direction position command.
• Printable region
This is the maximum printable area with the printer’s specifications.
• Print region
This is the printing area specified by a command. (Print Region ≤ Printable Region)
• SBCS
This is an abbreviation of Single Byte Character Set.These are characters in languages that are displayed using the
information in one byte.
In this specifications manual, it refers to the standard specifications (destination: single byte countries).
• DBCS
This is an abbreviation of Double Byte Character Set.These are characters in languages that are displayed using the
information in two bytes.
In this specifications manual, it refers to the Chinese character specifications such as Japan, China and Taiwan (destina-
tion: double byte countries).
• Inch
This is a unit of length. 1 inch = 25.4 mm
• MSB
This is an abbreviation of Most Significant Bit.
• LSB
This is an abbreviation of Least Significant Bit.