GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF A FACSIMILE
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How Images are Transmitted
The sender facsimile transmits the image over the telephone line, and the
receiver facsimile receives and prints out the transmitted image.
The figures below illustrate how images are sent.
Fig. 2-2 How Images Are Transmitted
1. Image
2. Division into
pixels
3. Conversion into
electrical signals
4. Modulation
6. Demodulation
7. Reassembly of pixels
8. Reproduction
of image
Transmission
Reception
5. Transmission
/reception
White
pixel
Black
pixel
Minus
signal
Plus
signal