Glossary

Fixed print reduction

The method that allows you to determine one reduction rate, such as 75%, for all incoming

 

documents.

FUNCTION

The control panel key that will be utilized to begin an operation or configuration of a feature.

G3 mode (Group 3)

Refers to the standards and transmission capabilities of the current generation of facsimile

 

machines.

Group dialling

The ability to program many telephone numbers into a single station so that many locations

 

can be dialled in sequence utilizing a single keystroke.

Handshaking

The exchange of a group of control signals that communicate between the transmitter and

 

receiver. These signals determine the condition at which communication can occur.

Header

A row of information that is transmitted by the sending machine and printed on the top of

 

each page by the receiving unit. This identifies the transmitting unit and information about

 

the transmission, such as time and date.

ITU-T

International Telecommunication Union - Telecommunication, formerly known as C.C.I.T.T.

ITU-T Image No.1

An industry standard document that allows comparisons of the transmission speeds and

 

capabilities of facsimile machines.

ID

A programmable address of up to 20 digits identifying your machine.

Image memory capacity

This signifies the amount of memory available in your unit capable of storing pages of

 

documents. All page units of measure are based on the ITU-T Image No.1.

Individual Transmission

A report that is printed by the transmitting unit stating information regarding the last document

Journal

transaction.

Information code

A code that is internally generated by your Fax stating a specific operational error or machine

 

failure.

Initial sending station

In a relay network, the station that is originating the document transmission.

Journal

A report that is printed by your unit listing the last 100 transactions.

Keypad

A group of numeric keys located on your control panel.

LCD

Liquid Crystal Display. The display area of your machine.

Manual reception

A mode that requires operator intervention to receive an incoming document.

Memory transmission

The documents are scanned into memory before actual connection to the phone line for

 

transmission.

Modem

A device that converts signals from your fax machine into signals that can be transmitted

 

over telephone lines.

Multi-station transmission

Off-hook dialling On-hook dialling One-Touch dialling Overlap Printing

The ability to broadcast the same set of documents to a programmed number of locations.

The direct dialling of a telephone number with the handset out of the cradle or "off the hook."

The direct dialling of a telephone number with the handset in the cradle or "on the hook."

The ability to dial an entire telephone number by pressing one key.

Documents too long to be reduced are automatically printed on two pages with approximately 10 mm overlap.

Panasonic Super

An electronic image enhancement (Panasonic Super Smoothing) that will create a particular

Smoothing

pattern for the improvement of copy quality.

Photo

A scanning technique to distinguish levels of gray from black and white. Your machine can

 

detect up to 256 levels of gray in photo mode.

Polling

The ability to retrieve a document from another facsimile machine.

Polling password

A 4-digit programmed code that enables the security of a document being polled.

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