e-mail (electronic mail)
An abbreviation for electronic mail. Software that can be used to
electronically transmit items over a communications network.
fax
An abbreviation of facsimile. The electronic encoding of a printed page and
the transmission of the electronic page over a telephone line. The device
software can send items to electronic fax programs, which require a modem
and fax software.
fax functions
Fax-related tasks that are done from the control panel or software that affect
only the current job, or are done only once before returning to the Ready
state, such as clearing memory. These functions are in their own section in
the control-panel menu.
fax settings
Fax-related items that, when set or changed, continue to use the choice
made until changed again. An example would be the number of times set for
the device to redial a busy number. These settings are in their own section of
the control panel menu.
file format
The way the contents of a file are structured by a program or group of
programs.
grayscale
Shades of gray that represent light and dark portions of an image when color
images are converted to grayscale; colors are represented by various
shades of gray.
halftone
An image type that simulates grayscale by varying the number of dots.
Highly colored areas consist of a large number of dots, while lighter areas
consist of a smaller number of dots.
HP Director
A software screen that is used when working with documents. When the
document is loaded into the automatic document feeder (ADF) and the
computer is connected directly to the device, the HP Director appears on the
computer screen to initiate faxing, copying, or scanning.
HP Toolbox
The HP Toolbox is a Web page that opens in a Web browser and provides
access to the device management and troubleshooting tools, embedded
Web server, and device documentation. HP Toolbox does not support
Windows 98, Windows ME, or Macintosh operating systems.
ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) is a suite of internationally
adopted standards for end-to-end digital communication over the public
telephone network.
link
A connection to a program or device that can be used to send information
from the device software to other programs, such as e-mail, electronic fax,
and OCR links.
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