Printek FormsPro 4300 Operation Manual page 104

Glossary
hexadecimal
interface
LCD
LED
line pitch
lpi
LQ
MSB
octal
offline
online
OQ
parity
reset
top of form
tractors
Glossary-2
Base sixteen numbering system. Digits are represented by
the characters 0 through 9 and A through F.
The connection between the printer and the host computer.
Liquid-crystal display.
Light-emitting diode.
The vertical spacing of characters. Measured in lpi.
Lines-per-inch.
Letter Quality.
Most-significant bit or byte. In a character, this refers to bit
seven (of 0 to 7).
Base eight numbering system. Digits are represented by the
characters 0 through 7.
Refers to the state of the printer when the "ONLINE"
indicator is off and the printer does not respond to the host
computer.
Refers to the state of the printer when the "ONLINE"
indicator is on and the printer is responding to the commands
and text received from the host computer.
Optical Quality.
A method used for detecting errors within a single character
transmitted or received via an interface.
Initialization of various operating parameters of the printer to
the value or state assumed when the printer is powered on.
The vertical position where the first line is printed on the
paper. Also the position the paper is advanced to when a
form feed (FF) character is received from the host or the
Form Feed button is pressed on the printer's control panel.
Devices which control the movement of the paper through
the printer.