BILDUEBERTRAGUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT AUTOMATISCHER TELEFONANRUFBEANTWORTUNG

摘要

A facsimile apparatus with automatic telephone answering function has an automatic reception mode to record a voice signal sent from an originating side on a sound recording unit (10) and a facsimile reception mode to record an image signal sent from the originating side on a data recording unit (13). It includes a reception mode switching mechanism to switch between the automatic reception mode and the facsimile reception mode depending upon the kind of signal sent from the originating side, which is distinguished by examining the energy level or distribution of the signal. <IMAGE>