Samsung 5400 manual Handbook

PBX (or PABX). Private branch exchange; privately-owned telephone equipment serving a particular building, business or area. Many PBX systems use digital transmission 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.

PC Interface. Also known as the Multifunction Printer Option (MFP). Allows you to connect a fax machine to a computer, and work between the two.

Polling. Automatic transmission to a calling remote fax, or reception of a document 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. In database or bulletin polling, a remote fax machine polls a document directly from the memory of another fax machine. (Regular polling requires the document to be physically in the polled fax’s feeder.) See also Secure polling.

Private Line. Also known as a leased line. A service offered by many telephone systems; provides an exclusive phone circuit between two geographic points. Most fax machines do not require a private line. See also PSTN.

Proprietary. Non-standard. In fax, refers to a fax feature which works only in communications between same-branded fax machines.

PSTN. Public switched telephone network; the most common type of telephone lines and service in use, in contrast to private or leased lines. Most fax machines provide fast, reliable data transmission over a PSTN line, and do not need a special or dedicated telephone line. See also Private line.

RCR. Receive confirmation report. An RCR is your assurance that the document you transmitted was received. The RCR prints after your transmission, identifying the receiving unit and recording the date, time, transmission mode, number of pages sent and the result. The RCR is available only when your fax machine transmits to another fax machine of the same make and model. See also TCR.

Receiver ID. See Station ID.

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