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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1994
Matahira Kotani, Ikoma-gun, JP;
Motohiko Hayashi, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
To present a facsimile apparatus capable of preventing occurrence of unsuccessful transmission and enhancing the certainty of information transmission, the manipulating procedure in the manual reception mode for receiving a facsimile signal after an incoming telephone call is provided to the telephone user. When the manual receiving mode is set in the facsimile apparatus, after receipt of the incoming call by lifting the handset of the external telephone set in response to ringing of the calling side terminal device, a CNG signal is transmitted if the calling side is a facsimile apparatus set in an automatic transmitting mode. When this CNG signal is received, the voice signal for instructing the operating procedure for receiving the facsimile signal is delivered to the external telephone set. The operating procedure for receiving the facsimile signal is delivered through the handset, so that the facsimile signal may be easily received by a user not knowledgeable or familiar with the manipulation of the facsimile apparatus.