Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNAOKI INOUE
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorNAOKI INOUE
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An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body to which a cartridge including an accommodating portion and a memory, and a control unit configured to acquire reuse information, toner information, and life information stored in the memory of the cartridge. The toner information includes first toner information. The life information includes first life information corresponding to the first toner information. The control unit is configured to (i) in a case where the reuse information is acquired from the memory, acquire second toner information related to an amount of toner of the cartridge that has been reused, (ii) in a case where the first toner information is different from the second toner information, set second life information, and store the second life information in the memory, and (iii) control a timing at which replacement of the cartridge is prompted based on the second life information stored in the memory.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
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