Image forming apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a first processor to execute a process, the first processor being configured to control a transport device that transports a sheet and a first image forming section that forms an image on the sheet transported by the transport device, the process comprising:

• causing the first image forming section to perform image formation preparation and causing the transport device to transport the sheet upon receiving a notification from a second processor in response to a preparation command transmitted by the first processor to the second processor for performing image formation preparation in a second image forming section if an image is to be formed at the second image forming section that forms an image different from the image to be formed at the first image forming section, the second processor being configured to control the second image forming section;
• causing the first image forming section to perform the image formation preparation and the transport device to transport the sheet, without receiving the notification from the second processor, if an image is not to be formed at the second image forming section;
• causing the first image forming section to perform the image formation preparation and causing the transport device to transport the sheet, without transmitting the preparation command to the second processor, if the first processor is not communicable with the second processor.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• first processing means for controlling a transport device that transports a sheet and a first image forming section that forms an image on the sheet transported by the transport device;
• and
• second processing means for controlling a second image forming section that forms an image on the sheet transported by the transport device,
• wherein, if an image is to be formed at the second image forming section, the first processing means causes the first image forming section to perform image formation preparation and causes the transport device to transport the sheet upon receiving a notification from the second processing means in response to a preparation command transmitted by the first processing means to the second processing means for performing image formation preparation in the second image forming section, and
• wherein, if an image is not to be formed at the second image forming section, the first processing means causes the first image forming section to perform the image formation preparation and the transport device to transport the sheet, without receiving the notification from the second processing means, and
• wherein, if the first processing means is not communicable with the second processing means, the first processor means the first image forming section to perform the image formation preparation and causes the transport device to transport the sheet, without transmitting the preparation command to the second processing means.