ontrol to control the modem 4; 6 an operation panel; 7 a display to display a status of the facsimile to the user; 8 a group of keys which are provided on the operation panel 6 and are used for the user to indicate various kinds of operations to the facsimile; 9 a sensor to detect the status of the facsimile; 10 a memory; 11 an image memory to store the received image data or the like; 12 a system