Fax Software Reference for Windows Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. Purpose and Audience
• 1.2. Using this Guide
• 1.3. Related Publications
• 1.3.1. Dialogic Publications
• 1.3.2. Other Publications
• 1.4. Documentation Conventions
• 1.5. Contacting Dialogic
• 1.6. What's in this Guide
• 2. Basics of Dialogic Fax Software
• 2.1. Welcome to Dialogic Fax Software
• 2.2. Product Support
• 2.3. System Requirements
• 2.4. Key Product Features
• 2.5. Dialogic Fax API/Library Overview
• 2.6. Voice and Fax Integration
• 2.7. Modes of Operation
• 2.7.1. Synchronous Mode
• 2.7.2. Asynchronous Mode
• 2.8. System Configuration Models
• 2.8.1. Stand-alone Model
• 2.8.2. SCbus Model
• 2.9. Sample Demonstration Programs
• 2.10. Complying with the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
• 3. Background on Fax Communications
• 3.1. Overview
• 3.2. Fax Terminology
• 3.3. Structure of a Fax Call
• 3.3.1. Phase A - Set Up Fax Call
• 3.3.2. Phase B - Pre-Message Procedure
• 3.3.3. Phase C - Transmit Message
• 3.3.4. Phase D - Post-Message Procedure
• 3.3.5. Phase E - Release Fax Call
• 3.4. Types of Fax Transmission
• 3.4.1. Normal Fax Transmission
• 3.4.2. Polling Fax Transmission (Fax on Demand)
• 3.4.3. Turnaround Polling Fax Transmission
• 3.5. File Storage Formats
• 3.5.1. Raw Files
• 3.5.2. TIFF/F Files
• 3.5.3. ASCII Files
• 3.6. Data Encoding Schemes
• 3.7. Error Correction Mode (ECM)
• 3.8. Image Scaling
• 3.9. Image Resolution
• 3.10. Subaddress Fax Routing
• 4. Implementing Fax Capability -- Send Fax
• 4.1. Overview
• 4.2. Guidelines for Implementing Fax
• 4.3. Opening and Closing a Fax Channel Device
• 4.4. Setting the Initial State of a Fax Channel
• 4.5. Specifying Fax Data for Transmission in a DF_IOTT Table Entry
• 4.5.1. Declaring a Table of DF_IOTT Entries
• 4.5.2. Connecting DF_IOTT Table Entries
• 4.5.3. Sending Data from Device or Memory
• 4.5.4. Specifying File Storage Format
• 4.5.5. Sending Raw Files
• 4.5.6. Sending TIFF/F Files
• 4.5.7. Sending ASCII Files
• 4.5.8. Specifying Encoding Scheme for Data Transmission
• 4.5.9. Setting Phase D Continuation Values
• 4.5.10. Merging Images from Different Sources or Sub-Page Addressing
• 4.6. Setting Parameters for Send Fax
• 4.6.1. Selecting a Transmission Baud Rate
• 4.6.2. Specifying a Preferred Encoding Scheme for Transmission
• 4.6.3. Defining a Fax Page Header
• 4.6.4. Retransmitting a Fax
• 4.7. Setting the Bit Mask for a Send Fax Function
• 4.7.1. Mode of Operation
• 4.7.2. Enable Phase B Event Generation
• 4.7.3. Enable Phase D Event Generation
• 4.7.4. Enable Operator Intervention (Voice Request)
• 4.7.5. Select Resolution for Fax Transmission
• 4.7.6. Enable Subaddress Fax Routing
• 4.8. Issuing a Send Fax Function
• 4.8.1. Send Fax Issued by the Transmitter
• 4.8.2. Send Fax Issued by the Called Application
• 4.8.3. Status of Fax Transmission
• 4.9. Stopping a Fax Transmission or Reception
• 4.10. Replacing Bad Scan Lines
• 4.11. Creating User-Defined I/O Functions
• 5. Implementing Fax Capability -- Receive Fax
• 5.1. Overview
• 5.2. Setting Parameters for Receive Fax
• 5.2.1. Specifying Encoding Scheme to Store Incoming Fax Data
• 5.2.2. Storing Incoming Fax Data
• 5.2.3. Setting Acceptable Percentage of Bad Scan Lines
• 5.2.4. Selecting Preferred Maximum Receive Baud Rate
• 5.2.5. Replacing Bad Scan Lines
• 5.2.6. Routing Fax Data to Multiple Subaddresses
• 5.3. Setting the Bit Mask for a Receive Fax Function
• 5.3.1. File Format for Incoming Fax Data
• 5.3.2. Mode of Operation
• 5.3.3. Enable Phase B Event Generation
• 5.3.4. Enable Phase D Event Generation
• 5.3.5. Enable Operator Intervention (Voice Request)
• 5.3.6. Selectable Receive Width
• 5.3.7. Selectable Receive Length
• 5.3.8. Resolution for Storing Incoming Fax Data
• 5.4. Issuing a Receive Fax Function
• 5.4.1. Receive Fax Issued by the Receiver
• 5.4.2. Receive Fax Issued by the Transmitter
• 5.4.3. Status of Fax Reception
• 5.5. Creating User-Defined I/O Functions
• 6. Specifying Fonts in ASCII to Fax Conversion
• 6.1. Overview
• 6.2. Supported Fonts
• 6.3. Using the Dialogic Configuration File
• 6.4. Using the ASCII Font Loader Utility
• 6.4.1. Overview
• 6.4.2. ASCII Font Loader Flow of Control
• 6.5. Enabling Katakana Character Support
• 6.6. Using Windows Font Handles
• 6.6.1. VFX and DSP-Based Group 3 Fax Font Features
• 6.6.2. Using fx_setparm( ) and fx_getparm( ) to Select Fonts
• 6.6.3. Overriding Fonts Set with fx_setparm( )
• 6.6.4. Compatibility Issues
• 6.6.5. Preserving Dialogic Fonts as Default Fonts
• 7. Fax Data Structures
• 7.1. Overview
• 7.2. Declaring Fax Data Structures
• 7.3. DF_ASCIIDATA -- ASCII Data Description
• 7.3.1. DF_ASCIIDATA Definition
• 7.3.2. DF_ASCIIDATA Field Descriptions
• 7.3.3. Usage Rules
• 7.4. DF_DCS -- Digital Command Signal
• 7.5. DF_DIS -- Digital Identification Signal
• 7.6. DF_IOTT -- Fax Transmit Data Description
• 7.6.1. DF_IOTT Definition
• 7.6.2. DF_IOTT Field Descriptions
• 7.7. DF_UIO -- User-Defined I/O
• 7.7.1. DF_UIO Definition
• 7.7.2. DF_UIO Field Descriptions
• 7.7.3. Usage Rules
• 8. Using the Dialogic Fax Library
• 8.1. Overview
• 8.2. Function Categories
• 8.2.1. Send Fax
• 8.2.2. Receive Fax
• 8.2.3. Set Initial Fax State
• 8.2.4. Initialize DF_IOTT
• 8.2.5. Configuration
• 8.2.6. Extended Attribute
• 8.2.7. Resource Management
• 8.2.8. SCbus Routing
• 8.2.9. Miscellaneous
• 8.2.10. Convenience Functions
• 8.3. Error Handling
• 8.3.1. Synchronous Mode
• 8.3.2. Asynchronous Mode
• 8.4. Include (Header) Files
• 8.5. Compiling Applications
• 9. Fax Library Function Reference
• FAX Library Overview
• Reference Header Information
• Description
• Details
• Cautions
• Example
• Source Code
• See Also
• ATFX_BADIOTT( )
• ATFX_BADPAGE( )
• ATFX_BADSCANLINES( )
• ATFX_BSTAT( )
• ATFX_CHTYPE( )
• ATFX_CODING( )
• ATFX_ECM( )
• ATFX_ESTAT( )
• ATFX_FXVERSION( )
• ATFX_LASTIOTT( )
• ATFX_PGXFER( )
• ATFX_PHDCMD( )
• ATFX_PHDRPY( )
• ATFX_RESLN( )
• ATFX_RTNPAGES( )
• ATFX_SCANLINES( )
• ATFX_SPEED( )
• ATFX_STATE( )
• ATFX_TERMMSK( )
• ATFX_TFBADTAG( )
• ATFX_TFNOTAG( )
• ATFX_TFPGBASE( )
• ATFX_TRCOUNT( )
• ATFX_WIDTH( )
• fx_close( )
• fx_getDCS( )
• fx_getDIS( )
• fx_GetDllVersion( )
• fx_getNSF( )
• fx_getparm( )
• fx_initstat( )
• fx_libinit( )
• fx_loadfont( )
• fx_open( )
• fx_rcvfax( )
• fx_rcvfax2( )
• fx_rtvContinue( )
• fx_sendascii( )
• fx_sendfax( )
• fx_sendraw( )
• fx_sendtiff( )
• fx_setiott( )
• fx_setparm( )
• fx_setuio( )
• fx_stopch( )
• Appendix A - TIFF/F Tags and Values
• Overview
• Input to the Library from Disk Storage
• Output from the Library to Disk Storage
• Appendix B - Fax Phase D Status Values
• Fax Phase D Status Overview
• Appendix C - Fax Phase E Status Values
• FAX Phase E Status Overview
• Appendix D - Fax Error Codes
• FAX Error Code Overview
• FAX Error Code Listing
• Appendix E - Fax Event Codes
• FAX Event Code Listing
• Appendix F - ASCII to Fax Tables
• Overview
• Dialogic ASCII to Fax Command Set
• Appendix G - Acronyms List
• Acronyms
• Glossary
• Copyright notice