Philips Fax Machine User Manaul page 57

Glossary
additional device, additional telephone
document
DTMF
fax switch, automatic and manual receive
home telephone system (HTS)
incoming message
inkfilm
outgoing message (OGM)
parallel
polling
private branch exchange (PABX),
PTT
pulse dialling
sender identification
serial
TAM
tone dialling
You can operate your fax machine together with additional devices such as
(cordless) telephones, an answering machine etc. on a single telephone
line. You have to enter some specific settings.
The written note you want to send by fax to another party.
Short for: Dual Tone Multiple Frequency. With this signal you can start fax
reception from an additional telephone which has tone dialling.
The fax switch analyses incoming calls and detects whether it is a normal
call or a fax call. If you have chosen automatic receive a fax will be received
automatically and silently. If you have chosen manual receive, the fax
switch is not operating and faxes can only be received by pressing START.
Many private households have installed a home telephone system. Such a
system offers the possibility of internal communication but operates on only
one single telephone line.
The message a caller can leave when your answering machine is switched
on and he speaks after the beep tone.
An "ink" coated foil (similar to a ribbon) for printing out on plain paper.
As a factory setting an outgoing message is recorded. When your
answering machine is switched on the caller hears this message which is
followed by a beep tone.
When more than one telecommunication device is—depending on the
country—either connected parallel or serial (one after the other).
You can collect documents which have been prepared for collection at a
remote fax machine.
Private branch exchange systems are common in most large companies.
They provide a kind of internal telephone network. In order to connect to the
public network you must first dial an outside line.
This is the term used for the network supplier e.g. B.T.
The old dialling mode is pulse dialling. Every number key has a specific
number of pulses assigned to it.
On most fax machines the name and the number of the user can be
entered. This so-called sender identification will be printed on the fax receipt
and will also appear on the display of the fax correspondent's machine.
When more than one telecommunication device is—depending on the
country—either connected parallel or serial (one after the other).
Abbreviation for Telephone Answering Machine.
Tone dialling is the modern dialling mode. Every key has a different tone
assigned to it.
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