Image forming apparatus restricting usage of non-specific-color cartridge
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNoriaki KISHIMOTO
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNoriaki KISHIMOTO
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In an image forming apparatus, a controller performs processes in accordance with an operation mode settable to one of a first subscription mode and a second subscription mode. The first subscription mode corresponds to a first subscription in which a specific-color cartridge is a subscription subject and a non-specific-color cartridge is not the subscription subject. The second subscription mode corresponds to a second subscription in which both the specific-color cartridge and the non-specific-color cartridge are the subscription subject. The controller performs restricting usage of the non-specific-color cartridge in a case where the first subscription mode is set as the operation mode and the type information of the non-specific-color cartridge indicates the subscription type, compared to a case where the second subscription mode is set as the operation mode and the type information of the non-specific-color cartridge indicates the subscription type.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
A method for an image forming apparatus, comprising:
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