Abstract: A facsimile apparatus comprises a memory for storing communication mode information, a setting unit for setting a communication mode, and a data transmitting unit for transmitting image data in accordance with the set communication mode. The setting unit checks in response to an input transmission start instruction whether a destination facsimile apparatus is a new receiving side. If the destination facsimile apparatus is determined to be a new receiving side, the setting unit receives the communication mode information from the destination facsimile apparatus and stores the received communication mode information in the memory. If the destination facsimile apparatus is determined not to be a new receiving side, the setting unit reads out the communication mode information from the memory and transmits the readout communication mode information to the destination facsimile apparatus.

Abstract: A facsimile equipment in accordance with the present invention comprises a key input unit for specifying a receiver or receivers to which a data is to be sent, a means for detecting a key input through the key input unit, a data memory for storing therein receiver data of the receiver or receivers corresponding to the key input, a character generator for storing a character font, and image signal memory for developing said character font, wherein the receiver data corresponding to the receiver or receivers specified by the key input unit are developed into receiver image signals.

Abstract: A terminal switching control apparatus includes a controller. The controller responds to one of a record stop (RS) signal, a communication signal from a telephone, and a facsimile communication end (FCE) signal from a facsimile to monitor a call detect CED signal from a call detector. The controller determines whether the mode set by a mode setting section is a first mode or a second mode, in response to the CED signal from the call detector. In the first mode, the controller responds to a CNG detect signal from a CNG detector within a first time period and outputs a switch control (SC) signal to a switch so as to couple a communication line to the facsimile, and then responds to the communication signal upon elapse of the first time period and outputs the SC signal to the switch so as to couple the communication line to the telephone.

Abstract: Information rotating apparatus includes memory for storing and retrieving data units which were obtained from a plurality of lines of a manuscript. Each data unit from each line corresponds to other data units from other lines, correspondence being determined by the location along the line from which the data was obtained. Each data unit also includes a plurality of data bits. At first, the memory stores data units from each line in a manner to indicate the line of the manuscript from which the data units were obtained. After stroing data units corresponding to each line, the memory retrieves each corresponding data unit which was obtained from each consecutive line of the manuscript sequentially. A corresponding data bit is selected from each retrieved data unit and the plurrlity of selected data bits are printed on a paper. As a result, the printed information is rotated 90.degree..