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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 

Speaker 

phone

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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.