Brother FAX-220 - Manual (Page 7)

Definitions and explanations of certain terms which vou will encounter in the Owner's Manual
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CCITT GROUP 3
CONVENIENCE COPIER
DIGITAL FACSIMILE
FAX PASSWORD
FINE RESOLUTION
GRAY SCALE
ICM
KEY SYSTEM
MESSAGE CENTER
OFF-HOOK
ON-HOOK
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PBX
PSTN
PULSE/TONE
RTI/TTI
Automatic Document Feeder - allows the insertion of multiple
originals for faxing or copying (5 originals).
A standard for facsimile transmission established by the CCITT -
the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative
Committee. Machines meeting this standard can transmit a
standard page at speeds of under 60 seconds.
A copier used to make occasional copies.
Facsimile that transmits images in the form of discrete data bits.
A security passcode that permits transmission to your unit only
by units with the same matching passcode.
203 X 196 lines per inch - a transmission mode used by facsimile
machines to transmit images containing a great deal of fine detail.
Shades of gray (16 in the case of your unit) that are used to
provide a faithful reproduction of photographic images.
Incoming message - the telephone message that is recorded on
the Message Center (see below) of your facsimile unit.
A standard office-type telephone system where the telephones
have keys for selecting lines and functions.
A telephone answering system built into the facsimile unit.
A condition where your handset is off the hook (not in the
cradle).
A condition where the handset of the unit is on the hook (in the
cradle).
Outgoing message - the message which you record on your
Message Center and which is heard by the caller when he calls
your unit (when the Message Center is on).
Private Branch Exchange - a computerized telephone switch
usually found in large organizations which accepts calls from the
outside, and transfers them to various extensions inside and
which routes calls from the inside to the outside.
Public Switched Telephone Network - the public lines of the
telephone company.
Types of dialing; Pulse is the rotary method, where the phone
system counts pulses (clicks) to determine the number you are
dialing. Tone is an audio method where the system listens to
the tones to determine the number you are dialing.
RTI - Remote Terminal Identification; TTI - Transmit Terminal
Identification. The phone number of your fax unit and your
name/ID, which, if programmed by you, identify your unit to
other fax units and may be printed out on documents received
by the other parties, be displayed in their LCDs and appear in
transaction journals.
STANDARD RESOLUTION 203x98 lines per inch - the transmission mode used by facsimile
machines to transmit images containing typewritten or printed
matter and less-involved drawings.
USOC RJ11C JACK The standard modular single-line phone jack.