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Glossary
P
Paper feed
Refers to guiding a sheet of paper into the unit’s paper path.
Parallel interface
An interface that transmits multiple bits simultaneously (usually in
one-byte segments). Your MultiPASS L60 has a built-in, Centronics-type
bi-directional parallel interface. See also
Interface port .
Pause
A timing entry required for registering certain long distance numbers
and for dialling out through some telephone systems or switchboards.
Pressing the
REDIAL/PAUSE button enters a pause between digits of a
telephone number.
PC fax
An electronic way to send and receive faxes. A PC fax is sent from or
received in a computer. The MultiPASS L60 allows you to send and
receive PC faxes, and the MultiPASS Desktop Manager lets you save,
sort, and print the PC faxes.
Photo
The document setting you use for sending or copying documents with
intermediate tones, such as photographs.
Polling
One fax machine requesting another to send a document. The receiving
party calls the fax machine holding the document to be sent, and
requests that it be sent.
Printable area
The area of a sheet of paper on which a printer can reproduce text or
graphics (the printing area is smaller than the paper). On this unit, the
printing area varies depending on the type of paper being used.
Printer driver
Software that sends printing instructions to a printer (in this case, the
MultiPASS L60). The printer driver keeps track of the attributes of a
printer and the codes the program must send to access those attributes.
Pulse
See Rotary pulse .