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Machine Ready Tone A tone produced when the status of the machine changes from
standby to ready, such as when the power is switched on.
MIME Type Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension.
A method for determining what kind of data was received by e-
mail. A MIME type refers to the type of data.
NV Memory A non-volatile memory, which stores the settings information
of the printer even when the power is switched off.
Off-hook Dialing Dialing with the receiver off the hook.
On-hook Dialing Dialing with the receiver on the cradle.
Optional component This refers to a product that is sold separately. In addition to
the machine's basic configuration, various optional features
are available as separately-sold optional components. (For
more information on optional components, contact our
Customer Support Center.)
Pages per Side A feature that copies two or four documents onto one sheet of
paper.
PCL An abbreviation of Printer Control Language.
A page description language developed by Hewlett Packard.
PJL An abbreviation of Printer Job Language.
A command language for controlling printers developed by
Hewlett Packard.
Polling A feature that allows you to retrieve a file from a remote
machine.
POP3 An abbreviation of Post Office Protocol Version 3.
One of the commonly used communications protocols used for
receiving e-mail.
It sets up a private mailbox on a provider's e-mail server, and
receives messages when a communication is made. POP3 is
for receiving only. SMTP is used for sending e-mail.
Print Page Buffer The memory area where printing images are stored.
Printable Area The actual area on paper which can be printed.
Profile A protocol controlling image resolution, paper size, and other
attributes when sending or receiving faxes using Internet Fax.
The profiles that can be used vary with the Internet Fax of the
remote terminal. When specifying a profile, check that it can
be handled by the other party's Internet Fax-compatible
machine.
RAM An abbreviation of Random Access Memory. It is a storage
device (memory) where information can be retrieved as well as
stored.
Receive Buffer The area in the machine's memory or hard disk drive. Data
sent from client computers is stored in this area.
Receiving Paper Size A feature that specifies the output paper size for received fax
documents. The specified paper size will be declared to
recipients from the sender.
Recipient The person or terminal you send a document to. "Dialing"
indicates the operation of entering a recipient's telephone
number.
For Internet Fax, this refers to the recipient's e-mail address.
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