B Glossary

This is a comprehensive list of features and terms that appear in Brother manuals. Availability of these features depends on the model you purchased.

3.7 in. Touchscreen LCD and Touchpanel

The Touchscreen LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) on the machine shows interactive messages and prompts for using the machine. You can operate the Touchscreen by pressing or swiping on the screen. The Touchpanel, on the right side of the Touchscreen LCD, illuminates its LEDs when they are available for the current operation.

Address Book

Names and numbers you have stored for easy dialing.

Address Book List

A listing of names and numbers stored in the Address Book memory, in alphabetical order.

ADF (automatic document feeder)

The document can be placed in the ADF and scanned one page at a time automatically.

Auto Reduction

Reduces the size of incoming faxes.

Automatic fax transmission

Sending a fax without picking up the handset of the external telephone or pressing Hook.

Automatic Redial

A feature that enables your machine to redial the last fax number after five minutes if the fax did not go through because the line was busy.

Backup Print

Your machine prints a copy of every fax that is received and stored in memory. This is a safety feature so you will not lose messages during a power failure.

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Batch Transmission

As a cost saving feature, all delayed faxes to the same fax number will be sent as one transmission.

Beeper Volume

Volume setting for the sound when you press a key or make an error.

Broadcasting

The ability to send the same fax message to more than one location.

Cancel Job

Cancels a programmed print job and clears it from the machine’s memory.

CNG tones

The special tones (beeps) sent by fax machines during automatic transmission to tell the receiving machine that a fax machine is calling.

Caller ID

A service purchased from the telephone company that lets you see the number (or name) of the party calling you.

Coding method

Method of coding the information contained in the document. All fax machines must use a minimum standard of Modified Huffman (MH). Your machine is capable of greater compression methods, Modified Read (MR), Modified Modified Read (MMR) and JBIG, if the receiving machine has the same capability.

Communication error (or Comm. Error)

An error during fax sending or receiving, usually caused by line noise or static.

Compatibility group

The ability of one fax unit to communicate with another. Compatibility is assured between ITU-T Groups.