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HMI (Horizontal Motion Index) - refers to dot spacing in the smallest
increment that can be made in the horizontal or x axis.
Interface - a hardware plug that allows cable connections of two devices.
For instance, a cable from a computer parallel port to a printers
parallel port.
Landscape -
printing on paper across its wider dimension, such as a
spreadsheet that is 11 in. wide and 8 lIL in. high; landscape pictures
are usually wider than they are tall.
NV RAM - NV(Non-volatile) Random Access Memory is the permanent
storage by the Star LaserPrinter 8111 of settings programmed from
the front panel, even when the power is turned off. When the printer
is turned on again, these settings become the current settings.
Parallel - a communications interface that sends or receives 8 bits of
information plus control signals at a time.
Parity - a bit in a serial information that allows a computer and printer to
automatically check for errors in transmission
Pitch - the width of a typeface measured in characters per inch.
Point - the height of a type font, measured in points, or lD2 of an inch.
Portrait - printing on paper across its narrower dimension, such as a letter
on paper that is 8
lrz in. wide and 11 in. high; portrait pictures are
usually taller than they am wide.
Proportional type - a typeface in which some letters take up more mom
on a printed line than others, such as IV taking mote space than I. The
spacing of the letters is also intended to enhance the esthetic quality
of the printed page.
RAM - Random Access Memory, or memory that can be used to store
information temporarily, such as text or printing conQurations.
RAM-stored information is erased when the power is turned off.
ROM-ReadOnlyMemory,ormemoryinwhichinformationcanbestoted
permanently, whether the power is on or off.
RS-232 - a wiring configuration for sending and receiving serial transmis-
sions, including data and acknowledgments between sending and
receiving equipment (“handshaking”).
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