Epson Y465ss127mo User Manual

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carriage return

The control code that returns

the

print position to

the

left margin. When

issued together with a line feed, the print position moves to the left

margin of the next line. In bidirectional printing,

the

print head may not

actually move to the left margin.

characters per inch (cpi)
A

measure of the size of text characters, often referred to as pitch. 10 cpi

(also called pica) is often

the

standard or default setting.

condensed

Printing in which each character is approximately 60% of the width of

standard characters. Useful for fitting wide tables or spreadsheets onto

the paper.

continuous paper

Paper that

has

sprocket-feed holes on

each

side, is perforated between

pages, and comes in a folded stack. Also called fanfold paper.

control code

Besides the codes for printable characters, the ASCII standard also

includes 33 other codes called control codes. These control codes perform

such functions as sounding the beeper and performing a carriage return

or line feed.

cut sheet feeder (CSF)

An optional, detachable device that automatically feeds single sheets of

paper into

the

printer.

data dump

troubleshooting feature.

When

the printer is in data dump mode, each

code that it receives is printed in hexadecimal notation as well as the

ASCII codes that stand for

the

characters. Sometimes called hex dump.

decimal

See number systems.

default

value or setting

that

takes effect when

the

equipment is turned on,

reset, or initialized.

GL-2

Glossary