Glossary G-5
Glossary
■ N
Noise
A term applied to a variety of problems that impair the operation of telephone lines
used for faxing.
Numeric buttons
The round, numbered buttons on the operation panel marked the same as a standard
telephone keypad. Press them to perform regular dialing. They are also used to enter
numbers, letters, and symbols when registering numbers and names, and for entering
two-digit codes for coded speed dialing.
■ O
One-touch speed dialing
An automatic dialing method that allows you to dial a fax or telephone number by
pressing a single one-touch speed dialing button. The unit can store up to 24 numbers
for one-touch speed dialing.
One-touch speed dialing buttons
The buttons numbered 01 to 24 on the operation panel, each of which may be
registered with a fax or telephone number. Once a number is registered, you press one
button to dial the entire number.
■ P
Paper feed
Refers to guiding a sheet of paper into the unit’s paper path.
Parallel interface
An interface that transmits multiple bits simultaneously (usually in one-byte segments).
Your unit has a built-in, Centronics
®
-type bi-directional parallel interface.
Pause
A timing entry required for registering certain overseas or long distance numbers and
for dialing out through some telephone systems or switchboards. Pressing Pause
enters a pause between or after digits of a fax/telephone number.
Photo
The document setting you use for sending or copying documents with intermediate
tones, such as photographs.
Polling
One fax machine requesting another to send a document. The receiving party calls the
fax machine holding the document to be sent, and requests that it be sent.
Printable area
The area of a sheet of paper or other print media on which the unit can reproduce text
or graphics (the printing area is smaller than the paper).
