Panasonic Kx-P3626 Operating Instructions Manual page 72

Printer drivers:
Most
of
today's
off
the sheif
software
programs use
printer drivers to
control printer functions.
These
driv-
ers contain the software
codes your
software
program
uses
to
access
printer
features.
With
the printer driver
installed,
you
will
seldom need
to
know
any
of
the
KX-P3626 commands.
Printing area:
The
area
of
the
page
within the margins,
where
printing
actually
occurs;
The
printing
area
is
equal
to
or less
than the printable area.
Proportional spacing
(PS):
Proportional spacing
is
a
printing
method
of
adjusting
the character
space
in
which a character
is
printed.
A
"w"
will
take
up more space
than
an
"i".
Protocol:
Protocol
is
the set of rules permitting
communication
between a computer and
printer
when a
serial
interface
{RS-232C)
is
used.
It
covers
polarity,
baud
rate, parity,
data
length,
start bit
and
stop
bit.
RAM:
RAM
is
an acronym
for
"Random Access Memory".
It
is
the part of the
printer's
memory
in
which data
is
stored, control
codes
or
download characters are
to
be
printed.
RAM
is
cleared
when
the printer
is
turned
off.
R.D.T.:
R.D.T.
is
the value
of
the remaining
buffer capacity
(R.B.C.)
to
resume
data
transfer
from
the
computer
after
the
data
transfer
is
suspended
by R.B.C.
control.
ROM:
ROM
is
an acronym
for
"Read Only Memory".
It
is
the
part
of
the
printer's
memory
in
which predefined char-
acters
and
operating information
for
the
printer
are
stored.
ROM
Is
not
cleared
when
the printer
is
turned
off.
Serial interface:
Transmitting
data
one
bit
at
a
time
from computer
to
printer.
Shielded
cable:
Shielded cable
is
a
cable
wrapped
with
a
special
metal
around
its
wires. This
guards against
radio
interfer-
ence.
Skip perforation:
Skip
perforation
means
nothing
is
printed
in
a
specified
area
before
and
after
the
page
perioration.
String
concatenation:
This
is
the
joining of
two
or
more
bytes
of
data
into
a
single
command.
Style:
A
font attribute
which
slightly
changes
the
appearance
of the character,
(ie:
In Italics
the character
is
printed
on
a
slant.)
Super
Letter Quality (SLQ):
SLO
Is
one
of
three print
qualities
available
on
this
printer,
SLQ
mode
uses a
maximum
number
of
dots
per character
to
improve the
print quality
more
than
LQ
mode
but
decreases
the printing
speed
less
than
LQ
mode.
Super Quiet
mode:
SUPER
QUIET mode
reduces
printing
noise
for
a
more
comfortable work environment.
It
also
reduces
print
speed.
Top
of
Form:
Top
of
Form
is
the
first
line
position
on the paper.
(
03" P. 43).
Typeface:
All
characters of
a
single, unified
design
at
any
size
and
rotation.
Example:
Roman,
Prestige,
etc.
O
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Scalable
fonts:
The
user
can
alter
the
point size
of
a selected
font to
make
the font larger or smaller.
S.D.T.:
Serial Interface uses
1K
byte Serial Buffer. S.D.T.
is
the value
of
the remaining
buffer
capacity
to
suspend
data transfer from the
computer.
Self
test:
Self test
is
a method
for testing
the operation
of
the
printer.
(
ns* P.
25)
Unidirectional
printing:
The
printer prints left-to-right
only. Printing
speed
is
slow
compared
with bidirectional
printing.
This
print
method
permits
better vertical
atignmenL
Windows:
An
operating
environment which
lies
between
the op-
erating
system
(DOS) and
an
application, that controls
the
system
devices.
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