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/P
Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Printers, the system of
commands your computer uses to control your printer. It is standard for
all EPSON printers and supported by most application software for
personal computers.
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.
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