Intermec EasyCoder 4100 User Manual page 265

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pitch
(1) The number of characters printed in one horizontal inch determined by the
increment by which the printer platen moves. (2) Rotation of a bar code symbol
about an axis parallel to the direction of the bars.
point size
A unit of measurement for font height; 72 points equal one inch.
polling mode D
A protocol capable of controlling communications between multiple devices
and a single multiport controller.
print speed
Measured in inches per second (IPS), the rate at which media travels past the
printhead.
printhead
The mechanism inside the printer that prints. The printhead consists of 832
thermal elements.
ribbon save
An optional device for the 4100 printer that disengages the thermal transfer
ribbon while labels are being fed forward or at any other time printing does not
take place.
RS-232
Standard for serial binary data interchange. The standard covers the physical,
electrical, and functional characteristics of the interface.
RS-422
Standard for the voltage and impedance levels for serial data transmission on
balanced lines.
RS-485
Standard for allowing multiple devices to share a common set of serial data
communication lines. The signalling is very similar to RS-422. The maximum
number of devices allowed is 32.
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