NEC SuperScript 750C User Manual page 93

landscape
Page orientation in which the characters are printed along
the long side of the paper.
LOCAL condition
Another word for the printer Off-Line state (see item).
nozzles
Microscopic holes on the print head through which ink is
expelled to form the character/symbol to be printed.
off-line
Printer operating condition in which data and commands via
interface are accepted until the input buffer is full, but are
not executed. It permits the execution of operations
commanded via the operator panel.
on-line
Operating condition in which the printer is completely
controlled by its host.
parallel interface
Means of connecting the printer to a computer with a
defined standard plug and pin assignment . Data is
transmitted by 8 "parallel" lines, i.e. one complete byte at a
time.
parameter
A command or feature, the value of which may be varied
(see setting).
PCL commands
(Printer Command Language); resident emulation.
A proprietary name of Hewlett-Packard.
Glossary
pitch
The character spacing measured in characters per inch (cpi
- see item).
portrait
Page orientation in which the characters are printed across
the short side of the paper.
print buffer
An intermediate buffer in which data coming from the line
buffer is stored, until the transmission of a code which
commands printing.
print quality
LQ (Letter Quality); printing with a high character definition
which approaches solid character profiles.
Draft; printing with reduced character definition, to give a
higher print speed.
printer monitor
On-screen user interface, containing information on the
current print job and printer care operations that can be run
by the user.
RAM
(Random Access Memory); a memory area which may be
written to repeatedly, e.g. the print buffer (volatile, i.e. loses
contents when overwritten or at printer switch-off).
release X.X
Indicates the version/updating level of the firmware.
reset
Commands the printer to clear the buffer and all temporary
settings, returning to an initial switch-on state.
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