Brother MFC 8700 - Manual (Page 171)

G L O S S A R Y G - 1
Glossary
Activity Report Lists information about the last 50 incoming and outgoing
faxes. TX means Transmit. RX means Receive.
ADF (Automatic Document Feed) Refers to the number of pages that can
be placed in the document feeder and fed one at a time automatically.
All Dial List Listing of names and numbers stored in One Touch and Speed
Dial memory, in numerical order.
Automatic E-Mail Printing Software application that automatically prints
incoming e-mail messages on the machine (on CD-ROM).
automatic fax transmission Sending a fax without picking up the handset
or pressing Hook .
Automatic Redial Feature enabling your machine to redial the last fax
number if the original fax did not go through because the line was busy.
batch transmission As a cost savings feature, all delayed faxes to the same
fax number will be sent as one transmission.
beeper The sound the keys make when they are pressed, an error occurs, or a
document has been received or transmitted (programmable).
broadcasting Sending the same fax message to more than one location.
Call Back Message Allows you to send a fax and then leave a message for
the other party to call you back.
Call Reservation Allows you send a fax and then speak with the other party
at the end of transmission.
Caller ID Service purchased from the Telephone Company that lets you see
the number (or name) of the party calling you.
Call Waiting Caller ID (For FAX 4750, MFC 8300, MFC 8600 and
MFC 8700 Only)
Subscribers to this service from the Telephone Company
can see the Caller ID of a second call while on the telephone and can
switch back and forth between two calls.
Cancel Job Cancels a programmed job, like Delayed Fax or Polling.
CNG tones Special tones (beeps) sent by fax machines during automatic
transmission telling the receiving machine the caller is a fax machine.
communication error (or Comm. Error) An error during fax sending or
fax receiving, usually caused by line noise or static.
Coding Method Method of coding the information contained in a document.
All fax machines must use a minimum standard of Modified Huffman
(MH). Your machine is capable of greater compression methods,
Modified Read (MR) and Modified Modified Read (MMR), if the
receiving machine has the same capability.
Compatibility Group The ability of one fax unit to communicate with
another. Compatibility is assured between ITU-T Groups.