Epson Stylus 300 User Manual - Page 100

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printable ureu -The area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size of the page due to margins. printer driver The part of a software program that contains commands for a particular printer. proportional pfinting Printing in which the width of the character varies from character to character. For example, a capital W receives much more space than a lowercase i. The result looks more like a typeset book than a typewritten draft. RAM Random Access Memory. The portion of the printer's memory used as a buffer and for storing user-defined characters. All data stored in RAM is lost when the printer is tu&d off. reset To return a printer to its defaults either by sending a command, an INIT signal, or by turning the printer off and then back on. ROM Read Only Memory. A portion of memory that can only be read and cannot be used for data storage. ROM retains its contents when you turn off the printer. self test A method for checking the operation of the printer. When you run the self test, the printer prints the characters stored in its ROM. software program A software program that helps you carry out a particular task, such as word processing or financial planning. superscript Printing in which each character is printed at about two-thirds the normal height in the upper part of the character space. unidirectional printing Printing in which the print head prints in one direction only. Unidirectional printing is useful for printing graphics because it allows more precise vertical alignment than bidirectional printing. user-defined characters Characters that are defined and stored in the printer by the user. Also called download characters. Glossary GL-3

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printable
ureu
-The
area of a page on which the printer can print. It is smaller than the physical size
of the page due to margins.
printer driver
The part of a software program that contains commands for a particular printer.
proportional
pfinting
Printing in which the width of the character varies from character to character. For
example, a capital W receives much more space than a lowercase
i.
The result
looks
more like a typeset book than a typewritten draft.
RAM
Random Access Memory. The portion of the printer’s memory used as a buffer and
for storing user-defined characters. All data stored in RAM is lost when the printer
is
tu&d
off.
reset
To return a printer to its defaults either by sending a command, an INIT signal, or
by turning the printer off and then back on.
ROM
Read Only Memory. A portion of memory that can only be read and cannot be used
for data storage. ROM retains its contents when you turn off the printer.
self test
A method for checking the operation of the printer. When you run the self test, the
printer prints the characters stored in its ROM.
software program
A software program that helps you carry out a particular task, such as word
processing or financial planning.
superscript
Printing in which each character is printed at about two-thirds the normal height in
the upper part of the character space.
unidirectional
printing
Printing in which the print head prints in one direction only. Unidirectional
printing is useful for printing graphics because it allows more precise vertical
alignment than bidirectional printing.
user-defined
characters
Characters that are defined and stored in the printer by the user. Also called
download characters.
Glossary
GL-3