Printek PrintMaster 862 Operator's Manual page 74

G L O S S A R Y O F T E R M S
octal
offline
online
OQ
parity
reset
top of form
tractors
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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 not solid green
and the printer does not respond to the host computer.
Refers to the state of the printer when the ONLINE indicator is solid green and
the printer able to respond 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 (default value).
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.