User's Manual

User's Manual GL-3
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Glossary
Transferring soft fonts from the computer to the printer’s memory.
Downloading allows you to use fonts not resident in the computer.
Dots per inch.
A command set that allows one printer to print like another printer.
This printer has three resident emulations: Fujitsu DPL24C PLUS
(native command set), IBM proprinter XL24E, and Epson ESC/P2.
A complete set of printable characters having the same size and style.
For example, Courier 10 and Prestige Elite 12 are commonly used
fonts.
A signal to the printer to advance the paper forward one page. Form
feeds can be executed either by your software or by holding down the
LF/FF button on the printer control panel.
Controlling the print head wires (dots) individually to produce a
picture or an image on the page.
A base-16 numbering system (also commonly referred to as hex
numbers). Since a base-16 system requires 16 digits, numbers 0
through 9 and letters A through F are used. Expressing binary
numbers in hexadecimal uses fewer digits.
A hexadecimal printout of control codes and data. Hex dumps are
used to debug computer programs and to troubleshoot printer
malfunctions. To print a hex dump on the printer, use the HEX-
DUMP function in setup mode.
A connection that allows communication from one part of a system to
another. For example, electrical signals are transferred between the
computer and printer over an interface cable.
Kilobyte. 1K byte equals 1024 bytes.
Downloading
dpi
Emulation
Font
Form feed (FF)
Graphics printing
Hexadecimal
Hex dump
Interface
K byte