Facsimile apparatus that detects print failure to retain data in memory

Abstract

A facsimile apparatus capable of preventing the loss received information even if there is a possibility of a print failure. The facsimile apparatus has a reception memory that stores the data received, a print executing unit that prints, on a recording sheet, the data stored in the reception memory, and a print-failure determining unit that determines whether there is a possibility that a print failure will occur if the print executing unit performs printing. If it is determined that there is the possibility of the print failure, a print stopping unit stops execution of printing by the print executing unit, and a data retaining unit retains the data stored in the reception memory, even after the data has been printed out by a forced printing function. More specifically, if a determination cannot be made regarding a paper jam or an ink shortage due to, for example, strong external light coming in, or if it is determined that there is a print failure, the apparatus does not start printing, but displays a message “RECEIVED . . . ”, and retains the received data in the reception memory. The forced-printing of the data can be performed by operating a start switch. The received data thus retained can be maintained even after the forced printing, and is erased only when a reset instruction is input.