Brother FAX-400 - Manual (Page 30)

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8. POLLING
What is Foiling? Polling is a feature which lets fax machines call other machines to
request a fax transmission. The unit can receive a request for
transmission of a document (making you the called side) or it can
request a document from another unit (which makes you the
calling side). It can be operated using either standard or security
polling functions.
Polling is among the most advanced features on the machine.
While the concept may be new to some users^ the operation is
always basically the same: one fax machine calls another to request
a document. The table below shows the various polling operations
which can be carried out by the machine.
• Standard Polling Sends a request to have a document sent
from another fax unit.
Makes use of a coded security feature when
requesting a document.
Sends a request at a specified time for the
transmission of a fax from another machine.
Turnaround Polling Used for "two-way" polling, this lets you
send a document, then request a document
from another fax unit.
• Secure Polling
• Timer (delayed)
Polling
Remember that the calling side bears the expense of a fax
transmission when polling is done.
STANDARD POLLING
REQUEST
Calling Side Called Side
SEND
- There are some types of fax machine which you cannot poll or he
polled.
- Secure polling can onlytakeplacebetweenBrotherfaxmachines.
- The password function cannot he used with polling, hut this
function can be used for only tum-around polling.
- To cancel a polling operation use the * cancel transmission'
feature.
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