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dithering
A halftoning method in which dots are printed in a predetermined pattern to
simulate a shade or tone. Dithering works best for images with solid colors, such
as charts and graphs.
See also
halftoning.
dot matrix
A method of printing in which each letter or symbol is formed by a pattern
(matrix) of individual dots.
draft
The print mode used by your printer when you select Draft as the font. The Draft
font uses fewer dots per character for faster printing.
See also
high-speed draft
and near letter quality.
driver
See
printer driver.
ESC/P2
The enhanced version of the ESC/P2 printer command language. Commands in
this language produce laser-like features, such as scalable fonts and enhanced
graphics printing.
fanfold paper
See
continuous paper.
font
A style of type designated by a name such as Roman or Sans Serif.
form feed (FF)
A control panel button and control code that advances the paper to the next top-
of-form position.
halftoning
A method of using dot patterns to represent an image. Halftoning makes it
possible to produce varying shades of gray using only black dots, or a nearly
infinite array of colors using only a few colors of dots.
hex dump
A troubleshooting feature that helps identify the cause of communication
problems between the printer and the computer. When the printer is in hex dump
mode, it prints each code that it receives in hexadecimal notation and as ASCII
characters. Also called data dump.
high-speed draft
A draft printing mode you can select using the printer’s default-setting mode or
the EPSON Remote! utility. High-speed draft uses a minimum number of dots
per character to produce extremely high-speed printing.
See also
draft and near
letter quality.
interface
The connection (via a cable) between the computer and the printer over which
print data is transmitted to the printer.