Image recording apparatus with one-side and two-side copying modes

An image recording apparatus, comprising:

• a reader which scans images of all of at least one document to be copied, and generates image signals corresponding to said scanned images;
• a memory which stores all of said generated image signals of all of the documents to be copied;
• an image formation processing section for forming images on transfer sheets according to said image signals;
• a sheet feeder which holds said transfer sheets and feeds said transfer sheets to said image formation processing section;
• a sheet discharging section which discharges said transfer sheets to the outside of said image recording apparatus;
• a setting section for selecting one of (i) a one-side copying mode, when only one-side of said at least one document to be copied is subjected to be copied onto said transfer sheets, and (ii) two-side copying mode, when two-sides of each of said at least one document to be copied is subjected to be copied onto said transfer sheets;
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• an overall control section which controls said image recording apparatus so as to form images on said transfer sheets according to said image signals obtained from said reader without using said image signals which are stored in said memory when a one-side copying mode is selected;
• and which controls said image recording apparatus so as to first store said image signals of all of the documents to be copied in said memory and to then form images on said transfer sheets according to said stored image signals, wherein said image signals are first once stored in said memory and then obtained from said memory only when said two-side copying mode is selected.