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US 2015/0316884 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus, method for controlling image forming apparatus, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKazutaka Shinagawa
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Abstract
If a cartridge is a predetermined cartridge, change of a toner LOW threshold value is permitted. On the other hand, if the cartridge is not the predetermined cartridge, change of the toner LOW threshold value is inhibited.
Claims12
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit configured to perform image formation using a recording material;
- a notification unit configured to notify a user when a remaining amount of the recording material has reached a threshold value;
- a change unit configured to change the threshold value according to an instruction from a user;
- and
- a control unit configured to permit the change unit to change the threshold value if a container containing the recording material is a predetermined container, and to restrict the change unit from changing the threshold value if a container containing the recording material is not the predetermined container.
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A method for controlling an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit configured to perform image formation using a recording material, the method comprising:
- notifying a user when a remaining amount of the recording material has reached a threshold value;
- changing the threshold value according to an instruction from a user;
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- permitting change of the threshold value if a container containing the recording material is a predetermined container, and restricting change of the threshold value if a container containing the recording material is not the predetermined container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.