Facsimile arrangement having automatic answering telephone set and

Abstract

A facsimile arrangement comprises a reception mode switching device adapted to connect a telephone line to the automatic answering telephone set upon detection of an incoming call signal regardless of whether a calling party is sending speech or a facsimile message and a detection device adapted to detect a signal from the calling party's facsimile. The reception mode switching device disconnects the telephone line from the automatic answering telephone set and then connects the telephone line with the facsimile set when the signal from the calling party's facsimile is detected. The calling party does not have to wait for a while when the calling party wants to leave a message since the automatic answering telephone set starts always prior to facsimile unit.