Image forming apparatus, image forming system, image forming method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium stored with image forming program

An image forming method in an image forming apparatus having an image forming unit configured to form an image on a continuous paper, a fixing unit configured to fix by heat the image which has been formed on the continuous paper by the image forming unit, and conveyance units configured to convey the continuous paper, comprising the steps of:

• (a) determining whether an image forming operation by the image forming unit is stopped;
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• (b) when it is determined that the image forming operation is stopped in the step (a), controlling the conveyance units to convey the continuous paper in such a manner that a same portion of the continuous paper, on which the image is not formed, does not remain in the fixing unit for a predetermined period of time.

A non-transitory computer readable recording medium stored with an image forming program, the program causing a computer, which functions as an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit configured to form an image on a continuous paper, a fixing unit configured to fix by heat the image which has been formed on the continuous paper by the image forming unit, and conveyance units configured to convey the continuous paper, to execute a process comprising the steps of:

• (a) determining whether an image forming operation by the image forming unit is stopped;
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• (b) when it is determined that the image forming operation is stopped in the step (a), controlling the conveyance units to convey the continuous paper in such a manner that a same portion of the continuous paper, on which the image is not formed, does not remain in the fixing unit for a predetermined period of time.