Facsimile apparatus capable of outputting a plurality of copies of received information and handling the occurrence of errors therein

A facsimile apparatus which can output a plurality of copies of image data received in one communication, said facsimile apparatus comprising:

• reception means for receiving image data;
• image data memory means for storing received image data;
• recording means for recording the received image data;
• instruction means for outputting an instruction regarding a plurality-of-copies mode for the image data received in one communication;
• and
• control means for controlling said recording means in accordance with the output of said instruction means,
• wherein when said instruction means does not instruct the plurality-of-copies mode, said control means causes said recording means to record the received image data, and
• wherein when said instruction means instructs the plurality-of-copies mode, said control means causes the received image data to be stored into said image data memory means, and causes said recording means to record the stored image data so as to output a plurality of copies after received image data having no error page in one communication is obtained.