Panasonic Kx-P3626 Operating Instructions Manual page 70

ASCII:
"ASCII"
is
an
acronym
for
"American Standard
Code
for
Information Interchange".
In
ASCII,
each
character
has a
unique code.
BASIC:
BASIC
is
a
commonly
used microcomputer program-
ming
language.
Baud
(baud
rate):
Baud
is
a
unit of
data transmission
speed between
computer
devices.
Can
be, but not necessarily, equal
to bits
per second.
Bidirectional printing:
Processing
speed
is
increased by
bidirectional print-
ing.
That
is,
the printer prints
right-to-left
as
welt
as
in
the
normal
left-to-rlght
manner.
Binary:
Binary
is
a numbering system using the two
digits
of
zero
(0)
and one
(1).
Bit:
Bit
is
an
abbreviation
for
"binary
digit
(0-1 }",
and
is
the
smallest
unit of
information
used by a
printer
or
com-
puter.
Bit-image graphics:
Graphics which
are created through
a
series
of
dots
printed
in vertical
columns.
Buffer:
Buffer
is
an area
of
memory
which
stores data
tempo-
rarily.
Byte:
Byte
is
the
unit of
information
used by a
printer
or
computer.
One
byte
is
equivalent
to
eight
(8)
bits.
H
Character
set:
Character
set
is
the set of characters, numbers,
and
pfl
symbols
available
for printing.
fcj
Code
page:
m
The
computer system
stores characters
and numbers
as a numerical
data.
The Code page
is
a
table
which
Q
is
used
to
change them
into
the numerical
data.
o
Control codes:
to
Control
codes
are
commands
from
the
computer
to
the
»5
printer that
are non-printable characters.
They are
used
to
control
printer functions.
cpt:
"cpi" is
an
abbreviation
for "characters
per
inch",
and
means
the
maximum
number
of
characters
printed
in
one
horizontal inch.
cpl:
"cpi" is
an
abbreviation
for
"characters per
line",
and
means
the
maximum
number
of
characters
printed
on
one
line.
cps:
"cps"
is
an
abbreviation
for
"characters per second",
and
means
the
maximum number
of
characters
printed
in
one
second.
CR
(Carriage Return):
"CR"
is
a
control
code
that
retums
the printhead
to
the
left
margin.
Decimal
(Dec):
Decimal
is
a numbering system composed
of
10
digits
0,
1,2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
Sand
9.
Default:
Default
has two meanings:
one
indicates the pre-
viously set condition or settings
executed
when
the
power
is
turned
on, reset or
Initialized;
and
the other
indicates the original settings
when
shipped from
the
factory.
Dots
per inch
(DPI):
A
measure
of resolution
used
for
monitors and
printers.
Download
character:
Download
character
is
a
character
which
the user
can
design.
Draft:
Draft
is
one
of
three
print qualities
available on
this
printer.
DRAFT
mode
uses a
minimum number
of
dots
per character
to
maximize
printing
speed.
Emulation:
Emulation
means
to
operate
like
another
printer.
KX-P3626
can emulate
the
Epson
LQ-1
1
70
or the
IBM
Proprinter
XL24E.
Escape (ESC)
sequence:
"ESC"
is
a
control
code
that
begins
most
printer
com-
mands.
The
characters
which
follow
the
"ESC"
are
interpreted
as
the
command,
rather than characters
to
print.
"ESC"
Is
also
used
to refer to
the corresponding
key
on your keyboard used
to
back
out
of
the current
screen
while viewing the
Setup
Disk.
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