Muratec F-98 REN See Ringer equivalence number, Scanning width See Effective scanning width

Monitor — A speaker in most Muratec fax machines which allows the user to hear the dialing process. This is not a speakerphone, because it has no microphone for speaking to the person being called. For regular two-way voice communication, users must use the optional handset. See also On-hook dialing.

MSE, SMSE — Muratec’s proprietary data compression methods, allowing a Muratec- manufactured fax machine to transmit more quickly when communicating with another Muratec-manufactured unit. MSE and SMSE are features on many Muratec fax machines. See also MH, MR, MMR.

Normal resolution — Shown as “norm”; 203H × 98V lpi. The default resolution mode for all Muratec fax machines.

One-touch dialing — Allows the fax user to store frequently used fax numbers for dialing with the touch of one key. See also Autodialing and Speed-dialing.

On-hook dialing — Dialing numbers by using the keypad on the fax unit without lifting a handset. On most Muratec fax models, the user can do this either silently or by using the monitor. See also Monitor.

Original document size — The largest (or smallest) document that can be fed safely through a fax machine.

Paper sizes — All are width × length:
Letter-sized = 8.5″ × 11.0″			Legal-sized = 8.5″ × 14.0″
A5 = 5.8″ × 8.3″	A4	=	8.3″ × 11.7″	A3 =	11.7″ × 16.5″
B5 = 7.2″ × 10.1″	B4	= 10.1″ × 14.3″		B3 =	14.3″ × 20.3″

Passcode — A four-digit code-number. On your fax machine, the protection pass- code lets the user limit access to fax operations, as well as certain settings and even documents readied for polling (in the case of polling, only calling machines whose users enter the proper passcode will be able to poll the document.)

PBX (or PABX) — Private branch exchange; privately-owned telephone equipment serving a particular building, business or area. Many PBX systems use digital trans- mission lines which, unlike more common PSTN lines, are not compatible with fax machine use. The user should not connect a fax unit to a PBX without first checking with the system manufacturer or service representative.

Polling — Automatic transmission to a calling remote fax, or reception of a docu- ment from a remote fax set for this operation. Polling is convenient whenever a central unit must receive information from one or several remote faxes. The caller bears all telephone charges and prevents several remote units from calling at the same time. See also Secure polling.

Private line — (Or leased line.) A service offered by many telephone systems; pro- vides an exclusive phone circuit between two geographic points. A Muratec fax does not require a private line. See also PSTN.

Proprietary — Non-standard. In fax, refers to a fax feature which works only in communications between fax machines that are the same brand.

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PSTN — Public switched telephone network; the most common type of telephone lines and service in use, in contrast to private or leased lines. A Muratec fax pro- vides fast, reliable data transmission over a PSTN line, and does not need a special or dedicated telephone line. See also Private line.

Receiver ID — See Station ID.

Redialing — The dialing again, either manually or automatically controlled, of the most recently dialed fax or phone number. Automatic redialing follows an unsuc- cessful dialing attempt and can be done manually or automatically.

Relay broadcasting — Lets some Muratec fax machines store a document in internal memory, transmit the document to the memory of a remote “hub” fax and then instruct that unit to relay (re-transmit) the document to each fax in a call group in the “hub” unit. This feature speeds extremely high-volume fax communica- tion and allows a single command to initiate document transmission to hundreds of preprogrammed fax locations. It also saves phone charges for the originating machine. Your machine can initiate a relay broadcast.

Remote fax machine — The machine on the other “end” of a fax communication.

REN — See Ringer equivalence number.

Resolution — The resolution of documents transmitted or copied by fax machines is measured by the number of horizontal (H) and vertical (V) lines per inch (lpi) the unit can print. A Muratec unit may offer one or more of these resolution levels:

Normal	203H × 98V lpi
Fine	203H × 196V lpi
Superfine	203H × 392V lpi

Some Muratec units also offer grayscale transmission (see also Grayscale) for accu- rate reproduction of photographs and other shaded originals.

Ringer equivalence number — Also called REN. A number assigned to telecom- munications equipment used in the United States; designed to prevent overloading on a telephone circuit. See also Load number.

Scanning width — See Effective scanning width.

SecureMail — Allows a Muratec fax user to send a document to or or receive one into (usually something confidential) an “electronic mail box.” The transmission is protected at the receiving Muratec fax by an access code; the receiving fax prints the document only when an authorized user enters the code.

Secure polling — Polling in which preset passcodes are checked between two machines before polling is allowed to take place.

Speed-dialing— Allows the fax user to store frequently used fax numbers for dial- ing with the touch of three keys — an identifier key (either * or #) and then a three-digit code — for each number. See also Autodialing and One-touch dialing.

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