In a facsimile device enabling color and monochrome images to be received, setting can be made to validate an alternative memory reception function. With such setting, if setting is made to make color reception ability declaration in self machine ability declaration during call incoming and invalidate the alternative memory reception function, a printer unit judges whether color printing is enabled or not. If color recording is enabled, then color reception ability declaration is made in self machine ability declaration. If color printing is not enabled, then color reception ability declaration is not made.