A system for receiving an input facsimile signal sometimes added with dummy codes for each predetermined number of scanning lines by the use of a decoder for decoding the input facsimile signal for each information block of picture elements on the predetermined number of scanning lines. The number of bits of the input facsimile signal corresponding to the picture elements of the predetermined number of scanning lines is counted by a counter. When the count result of the counter is smaller than a reference bit number predetermined in consideration of the subscanning time of a receiver, the subscanning of the receiver is omitted. In this case, an operation of feeding a recording paper of the receiver may be effected.