A telephone terminal capable of keeping a line to the other party's
telephone terminal connected through a telephone line network in a
connected state even after an output destination and an input source of
audio signals are switched to an audio input/output unit. In a
multifunction machine serving as the telephone terminal, a transmission
path to be used for input/output of audio signals from/to an outside
source is switched to an audio cable when a switch key is pressed during
a voice call through the telephone line network. If an Internet call
function is used at a PC, a voice call by the Internet call function may
be performed indirectly by using a transmitter/receiver. The
multifunction machine may automatically disconnect the line through the
telephone line network when receiving a BT from the telephone line
network after the transmission path is switched to the audio cable.