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Private Line.

Also known as a leased line. A service offered

by many telephone systems; provides an exclusive phone

circuit between two geographic points. Most fax machines do

not require a private line. See also 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. Most fax machines provide fast,

reliable data transmission over a PSTN line, and do not need

a special or dedicated telephone line. See also Private line.

RCR.

Receive confirmation report. An RCR is your assurance

that the document you transmitted was received. The RCR

prints after your transmission, identifying the receiving unit

and recording the date, time, transmission mode, number of

pages sent and the result. The RCR is available only when

your fax machine transmits to another fax machine of the

same make and model. See also TCR.

Receiver ID.

See Station ID.

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.

PC Interface.

Also known as the Multifunction Printer Option

(MFP). Allows you to connect a fax machine to a computer,

and work between the two.

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 or bulletin

polling, a remote fax machine polls a document directly from

the memory of another fax machine. (Regular polling

requires the document to be physically in the polled fax’s

feeder.) See also Secure polling.