COMBINATION DEVICE INCLUDING FAX MEANS AND TELEPHONE MEANS AND INCLUDING AN ACTIVE FAX SWITCH

摘要

A combination device (1), which has an input terminal (5) to which an input signal (S1) formed by a call signal and a following information signal or fax signal can be applied, includes fax means (2) for processing the fax signal, internal telephone means (3) for processing the information signal, and an output terminal (17) by means of which external telephone means (18) can be connected to the combination device (1), which combination device (1) further includes second switching means (67) and a generator stage (73) for supplying a further call signal to the output terminal (17), as well as an activation detector (74) which detects the activation of a telephone mode of the external telephone means (18).