Glossary G-3
Glossary
C
CCITT/ITU-TS
Formerly known as CCITT, Consultative Committee for International
Telegraph and Telephone. CCITT has been replaced by the International
Telecommunications Union-Telecommunications Sector (ITU-TS), a
committee created to set international standards for telecommunications.
Centronics
®
An interface standard for parallel data transmission. The interface on
the MultiPASS C70 is a Centronics
®
-type parallel interface.
CNG
Calling Tone. This is a signal sent by fax machines to identify the call as
an incoming document. When the receiving fax detects this signal, it
automatically starts to receive the fax transmission. The majority of fax
machines in use today can send and detect CNG signals.
Coded speed dialling
An automatic dialling method that allows you to dial a fax or telephone
number by pressing the Coded Dial button and a two-digit code using
the numeric buttons.
cps
Characters per second. A unit of measurement that indicates the printer’s
speed.
Cursor
The underline symbol you see in the LCD display when you register
numbers and names in the MultiPASS C70.
D
dB(A)
Stands for decibel level (a decibel being a unit of measurement for the
intensity of the sound coming from the unit), adjusted for background
noise.