Photographic processing apparatus

A photographic processing apparatus having an exposing section for printing images of negative films on printing paper, a negative film outlet for discharging the negative films used in the exposing section, a developing section for developing the printing paper printed, a paper cutter for cutting the printing paper developed, to form prints having a predetermined length, a print outlet for discharging the prints, and a collating station for collating the negative films discharged unit by unit from the negative film outlet and the prints discharged unit by unit from the print outlet, said apparatus comprising:

• a discharge bypass line for forcibly discharging said printing paper;
• a print transport line extending from said paper cutter to said collating station;
• print transport trouble detecting means for detecting a print transport disrupting trouble occurring in said print transport line;
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• no-cut discharge control means, operable in response to a signal from said print transport trouble detecting means, for discharging said printing paper fed to said paper cutter to said discharge bypass line without cutting said printing paper.