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MP L6000—USERS MANUAL/V000/12-97
Glossary
DRPD
Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection. Allows you to assign up to five different
ring patterns to distinguish voice and fax calls using your telephone
company’s special services.
ECM
Error Correction Mode. The ability of your MultiPASS to reduce system
and line errors when sending or receiving from another fax with ECM
capability. ECM is most effective in areas where the telephone lines are in
poor condition or there is frequent interference on the line.
FAX/TEL switching
The ability of the MultiPASS to automatically detect whether a call is from
a fax or telephone. With this feature, one telephone line can be shared by
both the telephone and the fax.
FINE
The fax setting for documents with very small characters and lines.
Fine mode
One of the printer’s print modes. Use this mode when printing on
transparencies or printing a halftone image that produces grayscale or
intermediate colors.
Font
A complete set of characters of the same size and style; a particular
implementation of a typeface. For example, 12-point, Courier bold.
G3, Group 3 fax machine
Defined by CCITT. Uses encoding schemes to transmit image data while
reducing the amount of data that needs to be transmitted, thus reducing
transmission time. Encoding schemes for G3 fax machines are Modified
Huffman (MH), Modified Read (MR), and Modified Modified Read
(MMR).
Grayscale
Representing color in black and white as a result of different intensities of
color. Different colors and intensities of colors appear as different shades of
gray.