JPH0353758A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent occurrence of waste paper due to an output of an error message by not applying paper cut till the reception of a succeeding page is started after the end of reception and printout of one page, printing out an error message after a page whose printout is finished when the reception of the succeeding page is disabled due to occurrence of a communication fault and then applying paper cut. CONSTITUTION:When print of one page picture signal data is finished, a communication control section 11 receives and sends a procedure signal with an opposite equipment and starts the reception of a succeeding page when the transmission reception is finished normally and requests recording paper cut to a mechanism control section 12. The mechanism control section 12 uses a cutter 21 to cut the recording paper. Moreover, if the transmission reception of the produce signal is not normally terminated after the reception of the one page picture signal data, the communication control section 11 informs the communication fault state to a report edit section 14 and the report edit section 14 outputs an error message to a recording section 13 based on the state. The recording section 13 prints out the error message after the one page picture signal data. The mechanism control section 12 applies recording paper cut after the end of error message printout.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile machine, and more particularly to a facsimile machine having an automatic paper cutting mechanism. Conventional technology In conventional facsimile machines, when a communication error occurs, the user is notified through a display, etc., but if the next communication is performed while the display is being displayed, the device changes to the next state. In order to give priority to displaying the communication error, the communication error display will disappear. In order to thoroughly notify the user, conventional facsimile machines output a report when a communication error occurs, and print out the details of the error. Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-mentioned conventional facsimile machine, the recording paper is cut after one page has been recorded and the report is output at the end of the recording paper, so it is difficult to output paper longer than the predetermined length due to mechanical limitations. This has the disadvantage of generating a lot of wasted paper. Furthermore, since the received and printed recorded data and the above report are cut separately, it has the disadvantage that it is difficult to match them when they are mixed with other recorded data. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation,
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new facsimile apparatus which makes it possible to overcome the above-mentioned drawbacks inherent in the conventional technology. Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the facsimile machine according to the present invention has an automatic paper cut mechanism that automatically cuts the recording paper, and when the reception and printing of one page is completed, the facsimile machine according to the present invention is equipped with an automatic paper cutting mechanism that automatically cuts the recording paper. Recording mechanism control that does not cut paper until reception begins, and if it becomes impossible to receive the next page due to a communication error, prints an error message after the page that has been printed and then cuts paper. It is ovalized including means. Embodiment Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be specifically explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the communication control unit 11 outputs the image signal data received through the line 31 to the recording unit l3.
3 prints the data. When the printing of one page of image signal data is completed, the communication control unit 11 sends and receives procedure signals to and from the other machine (not shown), and if the printing is completed normally, starts receiving the next page, and also prints the next page. A request is made to the control unit 12 to cut the recording paper. The machine controller 12 cuts the recording paper using the cutter 2l. Furthermore, if the transmission and reception of procedure signals is not completed normally after receiving one page of image signal data, the communication control section 11 notifies the report editing section 14 of the abnormal communication status, and reports the abnormal communication status to the report editing section 14. outputs an error message to the recording unit 13 based on the situation. The recording unit l3 prints out the error message after the one page of image signal data. The mechanism control unit 12 cuts the recording paper after printing out the error message. Effects of the Invention As explained above, according to the present invention, paper is not cut until reception and printing of one page are completed and reception of the next page begins, and reception of the next page becomes impossible due to a communication error. In this case, by printing an error message after the page that has finished printing and then cutting the paper, you can prevent waste paper from being generated due to error message output.
Furthermore, it is possible to clearly inform the user in which reception the error (B) has occurred.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] It has an automatic paper cutting mechanism that automatically cuts the recording paper, and 1
If the paper is not cut until the reception and printing of a page is finished and reception of the next page begins, and if the next page cannot be received due to a communication error, an error message will be displayed after the page that has finished printing. 1. A facsimile device comprising a recording mechanism control means for printing and then cutting paper.