Facsimile device with motor startup during initialization

摘要

A facsimile device transmits image data from a calling station to a facsimile device at a called station over a transmission line. The facsimile device has an image reader for reading image data to be transmitted, and a driver including a motor for actuating the image reader to read the image data. When a TCF signal is transmitted from the calling station to the called station to check the condition of the transmission line, a controller energizes the motor, which results in electrical noise being generated, corrupting the TCF signal. The controller then controls a transmission rate at which the image data is to be transmitted depending on the level of electrical noise in the TCF signal, that is detected at the called station. Since the transmission rate is established depending on the level of electrical noise, communication or decoding errors are reduced during the transmission of the image data.