Image forming apparatus having test printing function, control method for the image forming apparatus, storage medium, and image forming system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakayuki Kaneko
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus which prevents a user from being confused when print data comprised of a plurality of sections is printed by the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus is able to perform test printing of print data for which a plurality of copies are to be printed. Whether or not a plurality of sections are included in selected print data is determined, and when it is determined that a plurality of sections are included in the selected print data, execution of the test printing is restricted.
Claims17
An image forming apparatus which is capable of performing test printing that prints, as a trial, one copy of a plurality of copies of print data for which the plurality of copies are to be printed, comprising:
- a network interface configured to receive print data from an external apparatus via a network;
- a user interface configured to accept, after the receiving of the print data, an instruction to perform the test printing for the received print data;
- and
- a controller including one or more processors, wherein the controller is configured to act as:
- a determination unit configured to determine whether the received print data includes a plurality of sections for which different numbers of print copies are able to be set;
- and
- a prohibition unit configured to prohibit the user interface from accepting the instruction to perform the test printing for the received print data in a case where the determination unit determines the received print data includes the plurality of sections for which different numbers of print copies are able to be set.
A control method for an image forming apparatus which is capable of receiving print data, accepting an instruction to perform test printing that prints, as a trial, one copy of a plurality of copies of print data for which the plurality of copies are to be printed, and performing the test printing according to the accepted instruction, the control method comprising:
- receiving print data from an external apparatus via a network;
- determining whether the received print data includes a plurality of sections for which different numbers of print copies are able to be set;
- and
- prohibiting acceptance of an instruction to perform the test printing for the received print data in a case where it is determined that the received print data includes the plurality of sections for which different numbers of print copies are able to be set.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an image forming apparatus which is capable of receiving print data, accepting an instruction to perform test printing that prints, as a trial, one copy of a plurality of copies of print data for which the plurality of copies are to be printed, and performing the test printing according to the accepted instruction, the control method comprising:
- receiving print data from an external apparatus via a network;
- determining whether the received print data includes a plurality of sections for which different numbers of print copies are able to be set;
- and
- prohibiting acceptance of an instruction to perform the test printing for the received print data in a case where it is determined that the received print data includes the plurality of sections for which different numbers of print copies are able to be set.
A method for controlling an image forming system which is capable of performing test printing for a print job in which a plurality of copies is printed out, the method comprising:
- receiving a print job in which a plurality of sections are included, the plurality of sections including a banner sheet section for printing a banner sheet and a document section for printing a plurality of copies of a document;
- and
- printing the banner sheet and the plurality of copies of the document based on the received print job,
- wherein the method further comprises:
- prohibiting test printing for a received print job in a case where the received print job is a print job including a plurality of sections, the plurality of sections including a banner sheet section for printing a banner sheet and a document section for printing a plurality of copies of a document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.