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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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cover page comment

Office equipment; Fax machines

The programmable comment that is used on the cover page. A custom comment lets you program your own comments.

daily timer

Office equipment; Fax machines

Enables you to program a specific time to send a fax.

delayed transmission

Office equipment; Fax machines

This lets you send a document at a later time on the same day.

distinctive ringing

Office equipment; Fax machines

A phone company service that gives you another phone number on an existing line for your fax machine.

error correction mode (ECM)

Office equipment; Fax machines

Detects errors while sending and resends the pages that had an error.

electronic cover page

Office equipment; Fax machines

A printed page at the recipient's machine that contains the sender's and recipient's name, fax / telephone number, number of pages and comment.

gray scale

Office equipment; Fax machines

A black and white document is actually gray. Gray scale refers to the levels of gray that a document can have. Most fax machines have 16, 32 or 64 gray levels.

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