Document reading device, image forming apparatus, and guidance notification method

A document reading device that is capable of selectively designating a document reading process, the document reading device comprising:

• a notification unit that gives notification of information needed for a document reading process that has been selected;
• and
• a notification control unit that controls output from the notification unit,
• wherein when a specific document reading process that functions under a specific device state has been selected, the notification control unit exercises control so that in a case where a device state of the document reading device is not the specific device state, notification information that prompts for the specific device state is outputted by the notification unit after a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the specific document reading process was selected and so that in a case where the device state of the document reading device is the specific device state, notification information whose content prompts for the specific device state is not outputted by the notification unit.