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Glossary

This glossary contains terms you may encounter when discussing or reading about fax machines. Please use these definitions for reference only. A list of definitions can also be found on the Muratec website at www.muratec.com.

24-hour format — Also called military format. A format for keeping time that does not use a.m. or p.m. to distinguish between morning and afternoon. In the 24-hour format, one o’clock in the morning marks 1:00, noon marks 12:00 and midnight marks 24:00. To calculate the 24-hour format, add 12 hours to all times after noon.

For example, 1:30 p.m. would be 13:30 in the 24-hour format; 10:45 p.m. would be 22:45 in the 24-hour format. And 11:15 a.m. would be 11:15 in the 24-hour format.

A3, A4, B4 — Standard stationery sizes defined by the International Standards Organization, an agency of the United Nations. See also Paper sizes.

ADF — Automatic document feeder. See document feeder.

Alternate number — The number your machine dials after all attempts to the regular number fails. The user programs this alternate number, if so desired.

Answering machine — See TAD.

Autodialing — Enables user to store preprogrammed telephone numbers in the unit’s memory. Storage capability varies from unit to unit.

Automatic fallback — The ability of a fax machine to slow down (“fall back”), when communi- cating with another fax which is communicating at a slower rate.

Automatic reduction — Many Muratec fax machines will automatically reduce the size of documents being transmitted to accommodate the effective printing width of the receiving unit. For example, this allows a fax machine with a 10″ scanning width to send an image 10″ wide to a unit with an 8.5″ print width. The receiving fax machine will receive a reduced-size printout of the complete image.

Bit — The smallest unit of information in a computer. Some Muratec fax machines, which are actually computers “dedicated” to telecommunications, allow users to change bits of information to provide or cancel features through software settings.

Bits per second — See bps.

Black density — Also called black coverage. The amount of non-white area on a page. For example, most regular office correspondence has a black density well under 10%, due to the presence of margins, spaces between words, spaces between lines and paragraphs and even spaces within letters. However, drawings and photographs have a much higher black density, sometimes approaching 100%. The higher a page’s black density, the more slowly a fax machine sends it.

Broadcast — A fax transmission in which a single document is sent to more than one location.

bps — Bits per second. Used to express the speed of transmission of data. Because fax transmis- sion treats a document as a graphic image rather than as a series of alphabetic and numeric characters, bps does not correspond to the number of characters transmitted per second.

Byte — A group of digital elements, usually sent as eight bits to the byte.

Call reserve — Also called call request. An ITU-Tstandard fax feature which allows a user to request voice communication prior to, during or after transmission.

Call-waiting service — An optional telephone company service that alerts you to another incoming call when the phone is already in use. Call-waiting signals often cause interruption of fax transmission or reception.

Caller ID — Optional service provided by your local telephone company that allows you to see a display of the number (phone or fax) that is calling.

CCITT — See ITU-T.

CCD, CIS — Charged coupled device, contact image sensor. Two types of scanning mechanisms used in some Muratec fax machines. The CCD “reads” fluorescent light bouncing off a document. The CIS uses a flat bar of light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

Command queue — The “list” your machine keeps of all its pending commands.

Command number — The number your machine gives to each “job” it is programmed to com- plete. You must know the command number in order to cancel or change any of the machine’s jobs that it stores.

Compatibility — The term “compatible” describes the ability of separate things to function together. Your Muratec fax machine features ITU-TGroup 3 compatibility, the modern standard for worldwide communication.

Confidential transmission — See SecureMail.

Confirmation report — See RCR and TCR.

Continuous polling — See Polling.

Copy mode — Allows your fax machine to be used as a convenience copier.

Cover page (automatic) — A small, user-created message; can be the first page of every transmission.

Database polling — See Polling.

Data compression — Used in digital fax machines to speed transmission. See also Digital fax,

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