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Telephone Lines ....................................................................... 2-3
Types of ITU-T Recommendations...........................................2-4
How Images are Transmitted ................................................... 2-8
STRUCTURE OF A FACSIMILE................................................2-13
Reading Section ..................................................................... 2-15
Recording Section ..................................................................2-18
MODEM .................................................................................. 2-21
NCU board (Network Control Unit board) ...............................2-22
System Control Section ..........................................................2-22
THE FUTURE OF FACSIMILES ................................................2-23
Color Facsimiles ..................................................................... 2-23
LAN-networked Facsimiles .....................................................2-23
Internet Facsimiles ................................................................. 2-24
CHAPTER 3 READING SECTION
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................... 3-2
READING METHODS .................................................................. 3-3
Sheet Reading Method ............................................................. 3-3
Book Reading Method .............................................................. 3-4
ADF Type ................................................................................. 3-4
CONTACT SENSOR..................................................................3-10
Structure of Contact Sensor ...................................................3-10
Features of Contact Sensor.................................................... 3-10
IMAGE DATA PROCESSOR .....................................................3-14
Various Image Data Processing ............................................ 3-14
CHAPTER 4 RECORDING SECTION
INTRODUCTION.......................................................................... 4-2
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING SECTION ..................................... 4-3
Image Area Separation Processing, Smoothing Processing
and Selector ............................................................................. 4-4
Reproduction Ratio Processing Section ...................................4-8
Ink Saving/Toner Saving ........................................................4-11
PAPER FEED SECTION ........................................................... 4-12
Pickup Section ........................................................................ 4-12
Feed/Eject Section ................................................................. 4-17
Detection of Recording Paper Jams ....................................... 4-19
PRINTING SECTION ................................................................. 4-24
LBP (LASER Beam Printer).................................................... 4-24