Canon printer FAXPHONE L170 User Manual

Specifications
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PrinterA-6
Printable Area: Envelopes
The shaded portion in the following figure shows the printable area for envelopes.
■ Printable area:
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For some envelope types, the edges of the envelope can not be printed on.U.S. Commercial No. 10 European DL
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f:4.1”
Max. 0.2”
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9.5”
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Max. 0.2”110mm
Max. 5.0mm
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220mm
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Specifications
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Document SizesA-7
Document Sizes 
The following illustrations show the largest and smallest documents you can feed into the machine.
The figure below shows how much of a  letter-, A4-, or legal-size document the machine scans when faxing or scanning.
The margin at each edge is outside the machine’s scanning area.
Multi-page document : 
14 (356 mm)
One-page document :
39 3/8 (1 meter)
8 1/2 (216 mm)5 53/64 (148 mm)
4 9/64 
(105 mm)
Minimum Document Size Maximum Document Size...

Specifications
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Printer DriverA-8
Printer Driver
System requirements:IBM or compatible computer with the following Pentium processor:
Microsoft Windows® 98, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000, or 
Windows® XP
–Windows® 98: A 90-megahertz (MHz) Pentium processor or higher/At 
least 32 MB of RAM and 100 MB of available hard disk space
–Windows® Me: A 150-MHz Pentium processor or higher/At least 32 MB of 
RAM and 100 MB of available hard disk space
–Windows® 2000: A 133-MHz Pentium processor or higher/At least 64...

APPENDIX
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AC Alternating current. The type of electrical current available from a wall outlet.
Activity reportA journal of the machine’s fax transactions, both sent and received.
Application programSoftware prepared for a specific function or set of functions. Developers who make application programs include drivers that support 
different types of printers.
ASCII Acronym for American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A set of definitions for the bit composition of characters and...

Glossary
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B
bps Bits per second. Refers to the speed with which a fax machine sends and receives data.
Broadcasting Transmitting documents to more than one location (through the machine’s memory).
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CCITT/ITU-T Formerly known as CCITT, Consultative Committee for International Telegraph and Telephone. CCITT has been replaced by the 
International Telecommunications Union-Telecommunications sector (ITU-T), a committee created to set international standards for 
telecommunications.
CNGCalling Tone....

Glossary
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ECMError Correction Mode. The ability of your machine to reduce system and line errors when sending or receiving from another fax with 
ECM capability. ECM is most effective in areas where the telephone lines are in poor condition or there is frequent interference on 
the line. Do not use ECM if you need to send a document quickly and you are sure the other party can read your transmission without 
it (turning off ECM also turns off MMR).
ExtensionA telephone connected to the machine...

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InterfaceThe connection between two devices that makes it possible for them to communicate with each other. The machine features a USB 
interface, which makes it compatible with IBM and similar personal computers.
Interface cableThe cable used to create the interface between a printer and a computer.
Interface portThe machine comes with one USB port, located on the back of the machine. You attach the cable that connects your computer and 
machine to this port. 
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JackThe telephone...

Glossary
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One-Touch Speed DialingAn automatic dialing method that allows you to dial a fax or telephone number by pressing a single One-Touch Speed Dial button. 
The machine can store up to 32 numbers for One-Touch Speed Dialing.
One-Touch Speed Dial buttonsThe buttons numbered 1 to 32 on the operation panel, each of which may be registered as a fax or telephone number. Once a 
number is registered, you press one button to dial the entire number.
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Paper feedRefers to guiding a sheet of paper into...

Glossary
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ReceptionSee Receiving.
Redialing-automaticSee Automatic Redialing.
Redialing-manualSee Manual Redialing.
Reduction modeThe machine’s automatic feature that slightly reduces the received image to allow room at the top of the page for the sender’s ID 
information. You can also reduce the size of large incoming documents using the  option.
RegisteringA process by which you place fax or telephone numbers and names in the machine’s memory for automatic dialing so that you can 
save time...

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SendingA fax document that has been scanned by a fax machine and sent over telephone lines, in the form of electrical pulses, to another fax 
machine. Also called TX or Transmit.
Sending speedThe rate at which faxes are transmitted through the phone line. See also bps (bits per seconds).
STANDARDA document setting for sending normal typewritten or printed documents containing only text and no drawings, photographs, or 
illustrations.
StandbyThe mode in which the machine is on and ready to...