Glossary
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A

AC

Alternatingcurrent. The type of electrical
currentavailable from a wall outlet.

Activityreport

Journalof transactions, both sent and received.

ADF

AutomaticDocument Feeder. The document
trayon the fax holds 20 sheets of paper.

Ans.Machine Mode

Ifyou connect an answering machine to your
fax,this option allows you to receive
documentssent from other fax machines, as
wellas messages from people calling when you
areout.

Automaticdialling

Diallingfax or telephone numbers by pressing
oneor three buttons. To use automatic
dialling,you must register the numbers in the
fax’smemory. See also One-touch Speed
Diallingand Coded Speed Dialling.
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B

Bi-directionalprinting

Theability of the fax to print both left to right
andright to left. This printing method provides
afast speed. See also Unidirectional printing.

bps

Bitsper second. Refers to the speed with which
afax machine sends and receives data.

BubbleJet printing

Anink-jet type printing method that heats the
inkto the boiling point to form a bubble.
Whenthe bubble expands, there is no room
leftin the nozzle for the ink and the ink is
projectedonto the paper.
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C

CCITT/ITU-TS

Formerlyknown as CCITT, Consultative
Committeefor International Telegraph and
Telephone.CCITT has been replaced by the
InternationalTelecommunications
Union-TelecommunicationsSector (ITU-TS), a
committeecreated to set international
standardsfor telecommunications.

CNG

CallingTone. This is a signal sent by fax
machinesto identify the call as an incoming
document.When the receiving fax detects this
signal,it automatically starts to receive the fax
transmission.The majority of fax machines in
usetoday can send and detect CNG signals.

CodedSpeed Dialling

Anautomatic dialling method that allows you
todial a fax or telephone number by pressing
threebuttons-[Coded Dial] and a two-digit
codeusing the numeric buttons. You can
registerup to 20 Coded Speed Dialling
numbersin the fax.

Cursor

Theunderline symbol you see on the LCD
whenyou register numbers and names in the
fax.Press the arrow buttons to move the
cursor.
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D

DelayedSending

Theability to send a document at a preset time
inthe future. You do not have to be in your
officeto use Delayed Sending to one or more
locations.(You can set up only one delayed
transmissionat a time on the fax.)

Densitycontrol

Asetting that darkens or lightens the scanning
ofdocuments.

Diallingmethods

Waysof pressing one or more buttons to
accessa number to connect to an outside party
orfax machine. Dialling methods include
One-touch,Coded Speed Dialling, and Manual
(Regular).

DirectSending

Transmittinga fax document one page at a
timewithout having the document scanned
intomemory.

Document

Thesheet of paper containing the data that
yousend to or receive from a fax.

dpi

Dotsper inch. A unit of measurement for
indicatinga printer’s resolution.
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