Printek 850 Series User Manual
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G L O S S A R Y
1 0 0
octal
Base eight numbering system. Digits are
represented by the characters 0 through 7.
offline
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.
online
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.
OQ
Optical Quality.
parity
A method used for detecting errors within a
single character transmitted or received via an
interface.
reset
Initialization of various operating parameters of
the printer to the value or state assumed when
the printer is powered on (default value).
top of form
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.
tractors
Devices which control the movement of the
paper through the printer.