GL-2
User's Manual
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
The return of the print head carriage to the beginning of the next line.
A type of parallel interface. See Parallel interface.
A vertical section on a printed page. This printer can print 80-column
pages at 10-pitch (10 characters per inch).
A set of print and format commands used to control the printer. Each
printer has its own resident command sets embedded in the printer
firmware. These command sets are actuated by codes sent from the
host computer.
Print that uses “condensed” characters. Condensed characters are
narrower than regular characters. Using condensed print increases
the number of characters per line.
Connected, fan-folded sheets of paper that are fed into the printer
using forms tractors. The fan-folded sheets are separated by tearing
them at their perforations.
A panel containing the printer indicators and buttons. The control
panel is used to control printer operations, such as loading paper,
selecting print features, and changing setup options.
Characters per horizontal inch. Also referred to as pitch. For example,
12-pitch means 12 cpi.
Characters per second.
See Single sheets.
An option that replaces the cut sheet stand. The cut sheet feeder
allows automatic loading from a stack of paper.
Settings selected automatically by the printer when power is turned
on. Enter setup mode to change the defaults to ensure compatibility
with your system hardware and software.
The grid used to print characters on a dot matrix printer. Each dot
corresponds to a wire in the print head.
Carriage return (CR)
Centronics interface
Column
Command set
Condensed print
Continuous forms
Control panel
cpi
cps
Cut sheets
Cut sheet feeder
Defaults
Dot matrix
Summary of Contents for 2248
Page 1: ...User Guide Matrix Printer ...
Page 14: ...User s Manual xii ...
Page 46: ...SETTING UP 2 28 User s Manual ...
Page 66: ...PAPERHANDLING User s Manual 3 20 ...
Page 134: ...USING SETUP MODE User s Manual 5 60 ...
Page 136: ...USING SETUP MODE User s Manual 5 62 ...
Page 158: ...INSTALLING OPTIONS 8 2 User s Manual ...
Page 160: ...SUPPLIES AND OPTIONS A 2 User s Manual ...
Page 170: ...PRINTER AND PAPER SPECIFICATIONS B 10 User s Manual ...
Page 188: ...C 18 User s Manual COMMAND SETS ESC P2 ...
Page 203: ...User s Manual E 3 CHARACTER SETS Character Sets Graphics Character Set 2 ...
Page 211: ...User s Manual E 11 CHARACTER SETS Character Sets MIK MACEDON Macedonian ABG ABY ...
Page 212: ...E 12 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS DECGR GREEK 11 PG MAC ELOT927 ...
Page 213: ...User s Manual E 13 CHARACTER SETS Character Sets PAGE862 HBR OLD HBR DEC ISO TUK ...
Page 214: ...E 14 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS LATIN 9 RUSCII ...
Page 218: ...E 18 User s Manual CHARACTER SETS NORWEGN Norwegian FRENCH French DANISH2 Danish2 KOREA Korea ...
Page 219: ...User s Manual E 19 CHARACTER SETS Character Sets LEGAL Legal ...
Page 222: ......