Brother IntelliFAX 1270e - Manual (Page 99)

G L O S S A R Y G - 1
Glossary
Activity Report Lists information about the last 30 incoming and outgoing faxes. TX means
Transmit. RX means Receive.
ADF (automatic document feeder) Refers to the number of pages that can be placed in the
document feeder and fed one at a time automatically.
Auto Dial List A listing of names and numbers stored in One Touch and Speed Dial memory, in
numerical order.
automatic fax transmission Sending a fax without picking up the handset or pressing Hook.
beeper The sound the keys make when they are pressed, an error occurs or an original has been
received or sent.
Broadcasting The ability to send the same fax message to more than one location.
Call Back Message Allows you to send a fax and then leave a message for the other party to call
you back.
Call Reservation Allows you send a fax and then at the end of transmission, you can talk with
the other party.
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.
communication error (or Comm. Error) An error during fax sending or receiving, usually
caused by line noise or static.
Contrast Setting to compensate for dark or light originals, by lightening dark originals or
darkening light originals.
Cover Page Prints a page at the other party’s machine, that contains the sender and recipient’s
name and fax number, number of pages and a comment. You can generate an electronic cover
page at the other end with pre-programmed information from memory or you can print a
sample cover page to fax with your original.
Delayed Fax Sends your fax at a later time that day.
Distinctive Ring A service purchased from the Telephone Company that provides another phone
number on an existing phone line. The Brother fax machine uses the new number to simulate
a dedicated fax line.
ECM (Error Correction Mode) Detects errors during fax transmission and resends the pages of
the original that had an error.
F/T Ring Time The length of time the fax machine rings (when the answer mode setting is
FAX/TEL) to notify you to pick up a voice call that it answered.
Fax Forwarding Sends a fax received in memory to another preprogrammed fax number.
fax tones The signals sent by sending and receiving fax machines while communicating
information.