Canon FAXPHONE L170 FAXPHONE L180 Basic Guide - Page 180

B bps Bits per second. Refers to the speed with which a fax machine sends and receives data. Broadcasting Transmitting documents to more than one location (through the machine's memory). C CCITT/ITU-T Formerly known as CCITT, Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone. CCITT has been replaced by the International Telecommunications Union-Telecommunications sector (ITU-T), a committee created to set international standards for telecommunications. 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 Dialing An automatic dialing method that allows you to dial a fax or telephone number by pressing [Coded Dial] and a two-digit code using the numeric buttons. Cursor The underline symbol you see on the LCD display when you register numbers and names in the machine. Press [ (-)] or [ (+)] to move the cursor. D Delayed sending The ability to send a document at a preset time in the future. You do not have to be in your office to use delayed sending to one or more destinations. (You can set up only one delayed transmission at a time on the machine.) Dialing methods Ways of pressing one or more buttons to access a number to connect to an outside party or fax machine. Dialing methods include One-Touch, Coded Speed Dialing, Group Dialing, Directory Dialing, and regular dialing with the numeric buttons. Document The sheet of paper containing the data that you send to, or receive from a machine. dpi Dots per inch. A machine of measurement for indicating a machine's resolution. Your machine produces a resolution of 1200 dpi enhanced × 600 dpi. DRPD (Distinctive Ring Pattern Detection) Assigns two or more telephone numbers with distinctive ring patterns to a single telephone line, allowing you to have both a fax number(s) and a telephone number(s) using only one telephone line. Your fax will automatically monitor incoming calls and based on G the ring pattern, will let you know if the call is a fax or voice call. Dual access (Multitasking) Enables the machine to receive a fax, even if it is copying or printing a document. Also enables you to load other faxes into memory, make copies, print out reports, print documents or register information while the machine sends a fax from memory. Glossary G-2