Intermec Janus 2050, User Manual

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Glossary
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Configuration Manager
A Reader Services program on the device that maintains the current
configuration file, ensures that the device operates according to that
configuration, and lets you change the configuration file.
Control mode
A mode you use to temporarily change some of the display parameters at the
DOS prompt or when running an application. The parameters are reset when
you boot the device.
conventional memory
The device has 4MB of battery-backed dynamic RAM. The first 640K is
conventional memory and is virtually the same as that of a PC. You can use
this memory to run applications.
cursor keypad
A set of keys on the device that allows you to move the cursor around the
screen.
data bits
The number of bits the device uses when communicating with another device
(i.e., host computer). Generally set at seven or eight.
default configuration
The values set for each configuration parameter when the device is shipped.
device driver
A software component that controls an external device. For example, a PC card
device driver controls how the device accesses the PC card.
DLE
The ASCII Data Link Exception character. It causes the character that follows it
to be received as data, even if it is a protocol character. It allows for the use of
control characters in preambles, data strings, and configuration command
strings.
DOS code pages
A code page is a table that relates binary character codes used by a program to
keys on the keypad or to characters on the display. All international keypads
are translated using an installed DOS code page that contains the standard
ASCII character set and a set of national language characters specific to the
language the code page supports.