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Glossary
ADF (automatic document feeder) The document can be placed in the ADF and scanned one page at a time automatically.
Automatic fax transmission Sending a fax without picking up the handset or pressing Hook.
Automatic Redial A feature that enables your fax machine to redial the last fax number after five minutes if the fax did not go through because the line was busy.
Auto Reduction Reduces size of incoming faxes.
Backup Print Sets the fax machine to print a copy of every fax that is received and stored in memory. This is a safety feature so you will not lose message during a power failure.
Beeper Volume Volume setting for the beep when you press a key or make an error.
Broadcasting The ability to send the same fax message to more than one location.
Call Reservation Allows you send a fax and then at the end of transmission, you can talk with the other party.
Caller ID A service purchased from the telephone company that lets you see the number (or name) of the party calling you.
Call Waiting/Caller ID 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 The special tones (beeps) sent by fax machines during automatic transmission to tell the receiving machine that a fax machine is calling.
Communication error An error during fax sending or receiving, usually caused by line noise or static.
Contrast Setting to compensate for dark or light documents, by making faxes or copies of dark documents lighter and light documents darker.
Cover Page Prints a page at the other party’s machine that contains the sender and recipient’s name and fax number, number of pages and comment. You can generate an electronic cover page at the other end with
Delayed Fax Sends your fax at a specified later time that day. Distinctive Ring A subscriber service purchased from the
telephone company that gives you another phone number on an existing phone line. The Brother fax machine uses the new number to simulate a dedicated fax line.
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