Printek FormsPro 4300 Owner's Manual page 166

Glossary
font
hexadecimal
interface
LCD
LED
line pitch
lpi
LQ
MSB
octal
off-line
on-line
OQ
parity
reset
top of form
tractors
Glossary 2
A group of characters of a given shape or style.
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. 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.