Facsimile machine connectable to various communication equipments

A facsimile machine which is coupled to a telephone line and a telephone set, said facsimile machine connecting the telephone set to the telephone line in a telephone mode and disconnecting the telephone set from the telephone line in a facsimile mode so as to use the telephone line as a communication line for a facsimile communication, said facsimile machine being connectable to a plurality of types of communication equipment via respective interface units which are designed exclusively for a corresponding one of the plurality of types of communication equipment and each using a predetermined set of signals, each of said interface units being provided with a respective signal converter, said facsimile machine comprising:

• single connector means including signal lines for receiving and transmitting said predetermined set of signals for coupling the facsimile machine to each of the respective interface units;
• control means, connected to said single connector means through said signal lines, for controlling an operation of said facsimile machine;
• single switching means coupled to said connector means for arbitrarily selecting the communication line to the telephone line in a first mode and to one of the types of the communication equipment in a second mode;
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• communication means for making a facsimile communication using the communication line which is selected by said switching means.