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character table, characters per inch cpi, condensed printing, continuous paper, control code

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character table A portion of the printer's standard ASCII character set that you use for graphic symbols or italic characters. characters per inch (cpi) A measure of the size of text characters. Ten cpi is the printer's default setting. condensed printing Printing in which each character is approximately 60% of the width of standard characters. Useful for fitting wide tables or spreadsheets onto a page. continuous paper Paper that has sprocket-feed holes on each side, is perforated between pages, and is supplied in a folded stack. Also called fanfold paper. control code Special codes used to control printer functions such as performing a carriage return or line feed. cpi See characters per inch. cut-sheet feeder (CSF) An optional, detachable device that automatically feeds single sheets of paper into the printer. data dump A troubleshooting feature that helps advanced users find the cause of communication problems between the printer and the computer. When the printer is in data dump mode, it prints each code it receives in hexadecimal notation and ASCII code. Also called hex dump. GL-2 Glossary

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character table
A portion of the printer’s standard ASCII character set that you
use for graphic symbols or italic characters.
characters per inch (cpi)
A measure of the size of text characters. Ten cpi is the printer’s
default setting.
condensed printing
Printing in which each character is approximately
60%
of the
width of standard characters. Useful for fitting wide tables or
spreadsheets onto a page.
continuous paper
Paper that has sprocket-feed holes on each side, is perforated
between pages, and is supplied in a folded stack. Also called
fanfold paper.
control code
Special codes used to control printer functions such as performing
a carriage return or line feed.
cpi
See characters per inch.
cut-sheet feeder (CSF)
An optional, detachable device that automatically feeds single
sheets of paper into the printer.
data dump
A troubleshooting feature that helps advanced users find the cause
of communication problems between the printer and the computer.
When the printer is in data dump mode, it prints each code it
receives in hexadecimal notation and ASCII code. Also called hex
dump.
GL-2
Glossary