Intermec EasyCoder 4420 User Manual page 136

EasyCoder 4420/4440 Bar Code Label Printer User's Manual
Emulation mode
An operating mode in which the printer has the operating characteristics of another
printer. For example, the 3440 can operate in 8636/46 Emulation, which emulates an
Intermec 8636 or 8646 printer.
field
A graphic element that is the basic unit of a format. The four basic types of fields are
bar code, graphic, line, and text.
fixed data field
Bar code and text fields that never vary from one label to the next; the data in a fixed
field is a permanent part of the format.
fixed format
A format in which the data never varies from one label to the next, such as a return
address label. A fixed format needs no additional data to print a label.
font
A character set of a given type size and style. See also character set.
font file
See soft font.
format file
A collection of printer commands and data that determines the arrangement of fields on
a label.
graphic
A bitmap picture downloaded to the printer by the host before printing.
HIBC
Health Industry Bar Code standard. A modified version of Code 39 that has 43
characters, utilizes the Modulus 43 check character, and reserves some character
combinations for special usage.
human-readable
A character, number, or symbol printed in a font that a human can read; as opposed to
bar code symbology, which only a machine can read.
image bands
A portion of an image in the shape of a strip of the image. A certain number of image
bands are stored in memory before printing begins. This method allows printing and
imaging to take place simultaneously.
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