Brother FAX-60 - Manual (Page 6)

Definitions and explanations of certain terms which vou will encounter in the Owner's Manual
CCITT GROUP 3 A standard for facsimile transmission established by the CCITT -
the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative
Committee. Machines meeting this standard can tarnsmit a
standard page at speeds under 60 seconds.
A copier used to make occasional copies.
Facsimile that transmits images in the form of discrete data bits.
203 X 196 lines per inch - a transmission mode used by facsimile
to transmit images containing a great deal of fine detail.
Shades of grey (8 in the case of your unit) that is used to provide
a faithful reproduction of photographic images.
Incoming message - the telephone message that is recorded on
the TAD (see below) of your facsimile unit.
A standard office-type telephone system where the telephone
sets have keys for selecting linesand functions.
A condition where your handset is off the hook (not in the
cradle).
Outgoing message - the message which you record on your
TAD and which is heard by the caller when he calls your unit
(when the TAD is on).
A condition where your unit is on the hook (in the cradle).
Private Branch Exchange - a computerized telephone switch
usually found in large organization 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 rnethod, where the phone
system counts pulses (clicks) to determine the number you are
dialing. Tone is the audio method where the system listens to
the tones to determine the number you are dialing.
STANDARD RESOLUTION 203x98 lines per inch - the transmission mode used by facsimile
to transmit images containing typewritten or printed matter and
less-involved drawings.
CONVENIENCE COPIER
DIGITAL FACSIMILE
FINE RESOLUTION
GREY SCALE
ICM
KEY SYSTEM
OFF-HOOK
OGM
ON-HOOK
PBX
PSTN
PULSE / TONE
TAD Telephone Answering Device - the built-in answering machine
of your facsimile unit.
USOC RJ11C JACK The standard modular single-line phone jack.