Paxar Monarch 9855 RFID Printer - Manual (Page 117)

G L O S S A R Y
The following terms will help you use this manual.
Attenuation Reduces the strength of the RF Field emitted by the
RFID printer’s antenna.
Continuous Mode Mode in which the printer prints all the labels in the
batch without stopping.
Download (send) Transmission of data from the host to your printer.
Format Supply layout or design, which the System
Administrator downloads as a format packet to your
printer.
Host Any mainframe, minicomputer, data collect terminal, or
personal computer sending data to the printer.
Interrogator The electronics module that programs the RFID tags
through the antenna. The interrogator is connected to
the printer’s I/O board, near the printer’s main CPU
board.
LCD Display on the printer used to indicate printer conditions
and problems.
Leader Wrap around a new roll of ribbon with printing on it.
On-Demand Mode Mode in which the printer stops after each label to allow
you to remove it.
Online Direct communication between a computer and the
printer.
Print Job (Batch) Actual data printed on a label or tag. The host may
download the print job together with the format, or as a
separate packet. The print job is also called a "batch."
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