Image forming apparatus and method having trial copy mode

Details Image forming apparatus and method having trial copy mode Image forming apparatus and method having trial copy mode

2005-12-06

2005-12-06

Beatty, Robert (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Diagnostics

By inspection of copied image

C399S085000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06973273

ABSTRACT:
A control method for an image forming apparatus that has an image forming unit that performs an image forming operation based on an image forming mode set via a first setting operation by a user includes a causing step, an enabling step, a prohibiting step, and a permitting step. In the causing step, the image forming apparatus performs a trial image forming operation for confirming the image forming operation based on the image forming mode set via the first setting operation. In the enabling step, a changing operation for changing the image forming mode after the trial image forming operation is performed. In the prohibiting step, at least one of execution of the trial image forming operation and execution of the changing operation are prohibited when the image forming mode set in the first setting operation satisfies the predetermined condition.

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