Quick Start Manual

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GLOSSARY
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/MFC uses the new number to simulate a dedicated fax line.
ECM (Error Correction Mode) Detects errors during fax transmission and
resends the page(s) of the document that had an error.
F/T Ring Time The length of time the FAX/MFC 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 com-
municating information.
Fine Mode Resolution is 196 x 203 dpi. It is used for small print and graphs.
gray scale The shades of gray available for copying and faxing photographs.
group number A combination of One Touch and/or Speed Dial numbers that are
stored on a One Touch key for Broadcasting.
ICM (incoming message) A recorded voice message received into an external
answering machine or into the FAX 870MC or MFC 970MC digital
Message Center.
Interrupt Temporarily puts a waiting job on hold while you perform
another operation.
interval The preprogrammed time period between automatically printed
Activity Reports. You can print Activity Reports on demand without
interrupting this cycle.
LCD (liquid crystal display) The display screen on the FAX/MFC that
shows interactive messages during On-Screen Programming and
defaults to the date and time when the machine is idle.
manual fax When you press
Hook
—OR—
Speaker Phone
—OR—lift the
handset so you can hear the receiving fax machine answer before you
press Start to begin transmission.
Memory Status List Shows how much memory is being used, how much
is left, and the type of messages in memory.
memory usage Instructs the FAX/MFC how to allocate the memory.
Multi-Function Link Ready FAX/MFC models that have a PCI/F Port to
connect a computer, using the optional hardware/software package
called “Missing Link.”