QMS Magicolor, User Manual

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SIMM
Single In-line Memory Module, a small circuit board designed to
accommodate surface-mount memory chips. SIMMs use less board space
and are more compact than more conventional memory-mounting hardware.
SIO
Simultaneous Interface Operation; the capability of printing to all three of
the printer’s concurrently active ports rather than being restricted to one. See
also concurrent interfaces.
Soft Font
Soft fonts are fonts created or stored on disks. They can be
transferred to the printer’s memory and remain available to be used until the
printer is turned off. See also download.
Spacing
All fonts are designed with either fixed or proportional spacing. In
fixed spacing, all characters are the same width. In proportional spacing,
character width depends on the character size, and the number of characters
per line varies.
Start-up Page
A page generated when you turn on the printer (unless you
have disabled it). It gives limited information on the printer, including name,
pages printed, current interface settings, and amount of RAM available.
Status Page
The control panel key that prints a page that gives an overview
of the printer status. The status page shows the current operating parameters
of the printer for example, interface type, resident fonts, RAM available, and
printer name.
Storage
Storage is a device in or on which information can be kept. There are
three main types of storage, ROM, RAM and hard disk drives. ROM stores
read-only data, RAM represents temporary storage, and hard disk drives hold
information on a more permanent basis. See ROM and spool.
Stroke Weight
The thickness of the elements of a character or symbol in a
font. Light, medium, bold, black, and condensed are names of different
weights.
Symbol Set
A unique subgrouping of all the available characters in a font.
Each symbol set is defined with a specific application in mind. For example,
the math symbol set includes special characters used in mathematical and
scientific applications.
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