Image forming apparatus that controls print speed according to printing status, control method for the image forming apparatus, and storage medium

A control method for an image forming apparatus comprising a fixing device that performs printing on paper, and a display unit that is operable by a user,

• the control method comprising:
• setting one of a first print mode in which a temperature of the fixing device is adjusted while a print speed of the printing is maintained at a constant speed, or a second print mode in which the temperature of the fixing device is adjusted while the print speed of the printing is kept higher than the constant speed for a predetermined time period after a start of the printing and is decreased as time passes;
• controlling printing according to the one of the first print mode or the second print mode;
• and
• controlling the display unit to display a screen for selecting the first print mode or the second print mode.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a control method for an image forming apparatus,

• the image forming apparatus comprising a fixing device that performs printing on paper, and a display unit that is operable by a user,
• the control method comprising:
• setting one of a first print mode in which a temperature of the fixing device is adjusted while a print speed of the printing is maintained at a constant speed, or a second print mode in which the temperature of the fixing device is adjusted while the print speed of the printing is kept higher than the constant speed for a predetermined time period after a start of the printing and is decreased as time passes;
• controlling printing according to the one of the first print mode or the second print mode;
• and
• controlling the display unit to display a screen for selecting the first print mode or the second print mode.