Ricoh Fax22 manual Immcl

11. REFERENCE MATERIAL

11-2 Glossary

Most terms are explained on the pages where they occur (see the contents). This glossary explains some terms that were not explained fullyin the text.

BPS (Bits Per Second):

This is the data communication rate. In G3 mode, your fax terminal digitizes documents, transforming them into bits (an average page will produce about 320,000 of them), and then sends them out at a top speed of 9,600 bps.

Communication:

Transmission or reception.

copy:

When used as a noun, this refers to a printout, either in copy mode or receive mode.

CSI:

Called Subscriber Identification.

Document

This is the original page or set of pages that you wish to send.

External Telephone:

This is the telephone that is connected to the jack marked “Ans”.

Group 3:

This is the internationally-agreed signaling and data transfer method

(approved by CCITT) used for facsimile communication. Group 3 (also known as G3) is a digital facsimile technique which sends a letter-sized page in less than 1 minute.

Handset:

This is used specifically to refer to the built-in handset that is plugged into the side of the machine, and not the external telephone (see above).

Line:

This is the telephone line, connected to your terminal at the comector marked “Line”.

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