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FAX BOARDS AND FAX DRIVERS INSTALLATION
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Keyword Description
Value Type
decimal
Default value
1
error_mult
Error multiplication value used to determine if the error percentage on a received page is too
high. The number of errors per page is multiplied by this number and the product is divided by
2. If this result exceeds the number of lines on the page, the error percentage per page is too
high and an RTN signal is returned to the transmitting station.
Value Type
decimal
Default value
40 (for a 5% error rate)
error_thresh
The error threshold value of n (2n for fine resolution) consecutive bad G3 lines on a received
page. A page with errors in this number of consecutive lines is considered bad, regardless of
the results from error_mult. An RTN is returned when a "bad" page occurs.
Value Type
decimal
Default value
3
font_file
The name of the file that contains the transmit/convert font for ASCII. An optional font number,
indicating the downloadable font to use, can be specified (if no font number is specified, 0 is
assumed). The font file must be located in the current directory, or the correct path must be
included with its name.
Value Type
string; decimal can be included and is optional
Default value
ibmpcps.fz8 (no path) and 0
id_string
Default id string (up to 20 characters long) for fax machines; can be overridden by the
BfvFaxSetLocalId function if change to the id string is permitted by the host country.
Value Type
string
Default value
20 spaces
line_compression
Specifies the permitted compression types for fax transmission or reception on the phone line.
This specification is independent of the file format specified for transmission or reception. Valid