Image forming apparatus and control arrangement for semi-automat

Details Image forming apparatus and control arrangement for semi-automat Image forming apparatus and control arrangement for semi-automat

1999-04-08

2000-09-19

Grainger, Quana M.

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

Service mode

399 15, 399 82, G03G 2100

Patent

active

06122457&

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus operable in a trial copy mode before a usual copying operation is disclosed. The apparatus includes a trial copy mode section for executing the trial copy mode for forming a document image on a recording medium in set conditions at least once and discharging it to a preselected destination. An automatic document feeding section is positioned above a glass platen mounted on the apparatus body for automatically feeding a document to the glass platen. A first copy starting section includes a start key for commanding the start of a copying operation or a trial copy key for commanding the execution of the trial copy mode. A second copy starting section determines, in response to a copy start command output from the first copy starting section, whether or not the document set on the automatic document feeding section is a single document and executes, if it is a single document and when the next document is set, an SADF (Semi Automatic Document Feeder) mode for starting copying the next document even if the start key is not pressed. A copy start control section selectively executes, in response to the copy start command and even if the document set on the automatic document feeding section is a single document, the start of the SADF mode of the second copy starting section or the inhibition of the SADF mode.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4448515 (1984-05-01), Ishikawa
patent: 4451137 (1984-05-01), Farley
patent: 5555099 (1996-09-01), Telle

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