Xante Assel-a-Writer-8300, Instruction Manual

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___________________________________________ Glossary G-9
FIFO
First In First Out. FIFO chips are used as hardware buffers to
serialize transmission of data to the print engine.
File Server
A computer specifically intended for storing files that people can
share over the network.
FilmStar
XANTÉ’s desktop system that processes high quality positive or
negative film without the time and expense of camera and darkroom
procedures.
Flow Control
The mechanism used in serial communications to signal when a
device is ready to accept data. This prevents one device from sending
data faster than the receiving device can use or store it. The printer
supports both XON/XOFF (software) and DTR/DSR (hardware)
flow control. The host computer and printer must be set to use the
same flow control protocol.
Font
In the desktop publishing industry, font is often used interchangeably
with the term “typeface.” However, a font is a typeface subset in a
particular point size and style. See also Typeface.
Font Accelerator
XANTÉ technology which sets aside a percentage of available RAM
disk to store fonts. When enabled, the Font Accelerator automatically
loads the most recently used fonts into RAM disk for faster access by
the printer. See also RAM disk.
Gamma Curve
A graphical representation of the relationship between the input
values and the output values of a device, such as a monitor or printer.
If the device reproduces (outputs) the exact values requested (input),
the graph is a straight line.