Intermec 4400 User Manual page 298

4400 Bar Code Label Printer User's Manual
data file
The collection of data and printer commands that, when sent to the printer, is
merged with a format file to print a label.
density
The amount of information encoded in a given area.
direct thermal
A method of thermal printing in which images are printed when heat from the
thermal printhead produces a black mark on the media.
display
Two-line screen on the control panel that displays messages such as printer
status, menus, commands, and errors.
drag
A method of bar code printing in which all the bars are printed at once, in
parallel. The bar code appears across the width of the label.
EAN
European Article Numbering. A bar code used widely in Europe.
emulation
An operating mode in which the printer has the operating characteristics of
another printer. The 4400 can operate in 8636/46 emulation, which emulates an
Intermec 8636 or 8646 printer.
field
A graphic element that is the basic unit of a format. The four basic types of
fields are bar code, graphic, line, and text.
fixed data field
Bar code and text fields that never vary from one label to the next; the data in a
fixed field is a permanent part of the format.
fixed format
A format in which the data never varies from one label to the next such as a
return address label. A fixed format needs no additional data to print a label.
font
A character set of a given type size and style. See also Character Set.
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