Unidirectional Printing - Epson ActionPrinter 4000 User Manual

short tear-off
A feature that automatically feeds the perforation of continuous
paper to the tear-off position to be removed by the operator, and
then draws the paper back to the loading position. These positions
can be adjusted using the micro-adjustment feature. See also micro-
adjustment and loading position.
10 cpi
A character spacing of 10 characters per inch. This is often the
standard or default pitch.
tractor
The part of the printer that moves continuous paper through the
printer by its sprockets gripping the holes in continuous paper.
cpi
12
A character spacing in which each character is slightly narrower
than normal, so that there are 12 characters per inch.

unidirectional printing

Printing in one direction only. Allows more precise vertical
alignment than bidirectional printing. Often used for printing
graphics.
user-defined characters
Characters that are defined and stored in the printer by the user.
Also known as downloaded characters.
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