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Fax machines

Terms that relate to machines that are able to send and receive scanned documents by use of a phone line.

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Beep tone

Office equipment; Fax machines

The sound the machine's keys make when they're pressed. The tone should also sound when an error occurs and when faxes have been received and sent.

Broadcasting

Office equipment; Fax machines

The process of sending the same document to multiple locations.

Call back message

Office equipment; Fax machines

This feature sends a fax and leaves a message for the recipient to call.

Call reservation

Office equipment; Fax machines

When a document is received, this device rings the recipient's phone. If the phone is picked up, your phone rings, enabling you to talk to the person.

Charged-coupled device (CCD)

Office equipment; Fax machines

A charge-coupled device (CCD) is a light-sensitive integrated circuit that stores and displays the data for an image in such a way that each pixel (picture element) in the image is converted into an ...

Coding method

Office equipment; Fax machines

A method of coding the document's information. All fax machines must use modified Huffmann (MH). Some also use modified read (MR) and modified modified read (MMR).

Compatibility group

Office equipment; Fax machines

The ability of one machine to communicate with another. An example would be Group Three fax machines where compatibility is assured between the same ITU-T group of fax machines.

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