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Paper sizes
All are width x length:
Letter = 8.5˝ x 11.0˝
A5 = 5.8˝ x 8.3˝
B5 = 7.2˝ x 10.1˝
Passcode
A four-digit code number. On your fax machine, the protection passcode
lets the user limit access to fax operations in general, as well as certain
settings and even documents readied for polling (in the latter case, only
calling machines whose users enter the proper passcode will be able to
poll the document.)
PBX (or PABX)
Private branch exchange; privately-owned telephone equipment serving a
particular building, business or area. Many PBX systems use digital
transmission lines which, unlike more common PSTN lines, are not
compatible with fax machine use. The user should not connect a fax unit
to a PBX without first checking with the system manufacturer or service
representative.
Polling
Automatic transmission to a calling remote fax, or reception of a
document from a remote fax set for this operation. Polling is convenient
whenever a central unit must receive information from one or several
remote faxes. The caller bears all telephone charges and prevents several
remote units from calling at the same time. In database polling, a remote
fax polls a document directly from the memory of a Pitney Bowes fax.
(Regular polling requires the document to be physically in the polled fax's
feeder.) Also see Secure polling.
Private line (or Leased line)
A service offered by many telephone systems; provides an exclusive phone
circuit between two geographic points. A Pitney Bowes fax does not
require a private line. Also see PSTN.
Proprietary
Non-standard. In fax, refers to a fax feature which works only in
communications between same-branded fax machines.
PSTN
Public switched telephone network; the most common type of telephone
lines and service in use, in contrast to private or leased lines. A Pitney
Bowes fax provides fast, reliable data transmission over a PSTN line, and
does not need a special or dedicated telephone line. See also Private line.
Legal = 8.5˝ x 14.0˝
A4 = 8.3˝ x 11.7˝
B4 = 10.1˝ x 17.0˝
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Ledger = 11.0˝ x 17.0˝
A3 = 11.7˝ x 16.5˝
B3 = 14.3˝ x 20.3˝
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