Glossary – Brother IntelliFax-2820 User Manual

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Glossary

ADF (automatic document feeder)

The document can be placed in the ADF
and scanned one page at a time
automatically.

Auto Reduction

Reduces the size of incoming faxes.

Automatic fax transmission

Sending a fax without picking up the
handset of the machine or an external
phone.

Automatic Redial

A feature that enables your machine to
redial the last fax number after five
minutes if the fax did not go through
because the line was busy.

Backup Print

Your machine prints a copy of every fax
that is received and stored in memory.
This is a safety feature so you will not lose
messages during a power failure.

Batch Transmission

As a cost saving feature, all delayed faxes
to the same fax number will be sent as one
transmission.

Beeper Volume

Volume setting for the beep when you
press a key or make an error.

Broadcasting

The ability to send the same fax message
to more then one location.

Caller ID

A service purchased from the telephone
company that lets you see the number (or
name) of the party calling you.

Cancel Job

Cancels a programmed job, like Delayed
Fax or Polling.

CNG tones

The special tones (beeps) sent by fax
machines during automatic transmission
to tell the receiving machine that a fax
machine is calling.

Coding method

Method of coding the information
contained in the document. All fax
machines must use a minimum standard
of Modified Huffman (MH). Your machine
is capable of greater compression
methods, Modified Read (MR), Modified
Modified Read (MMR) and JBIG*
(*FAX-2910, FAX-2920 and MFC-7225N
only), if the receiving machine has the
same capability.

Communication error (or Comm.
Error)

An error during fax sending or receiving,
usually caused by line noise or static.

Compatibility group

The ability of one fax unit to communicate
with another. Compatibility is assured
between ITU-T Groups.

Contrast

Setting to compensate for dark or light
documents, by making faxes or copies of
dark documents lighter and light
documents darker.

Delayed Fax

Sends your fax at a specified time later
that day.

Distinctive Ring

A subscriber service purchased from the
telephone company that gives you
another phone number on an existing
phone line. The Brother machine uses the
new number to simulate a dedicated fax
line.

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