Image forming system having an after-processing apparatus
AssigneeRiso Kagaku Corporation
InventorHideharu Yoneoka
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Abstract
An image forming system including an image forming apparatus, one or more sorters for after-processing image-formed sheets discharged from the image forming apparatus, mode selector for selecting a sheet after-processing mode, detector for detecting the presence of sheets stored in the sheet after-processing apparatus, and controller responsive to detection by the sheet detector of presence in the sheet after-processing apparatus of sheets stored in a certain mode for disabling operation of the image forming apparatus when an operating mode using the sheet after-processing apparatus that is different from the certain mode is selected by the mode sector.
Claims3
An image forming system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus for forming desired images on sheets and discharging the image-formed sheets,
- a sheet after-processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus and capable of after-processing the image-formed sheets discharged from the image forming apparatus in any of multiple operating modes,
- mode selection means for selecting a sheet after-processing operating mode of the sheet after-processing apparatus,
- detection means for detecting presence of sheets stored in the sheet after-processing apparatus, and
- control means responsive to detection by the sheet detection means of presence in the sheet after-processing apparatus of sheets stored in a certain mode for disabling operation of the image forming apparatus when an operating mode using the sheet after-processing apparatus that is different from the certain mode is selected by the mode selection means.
An image forming system comprising:
- an image forming apparatus for forming desired images on sheets and discharging the image-formed sheets,
- a sheet after-processing apparatus connected to the image forming apparatus and capable of after-processing the image-formed sheets discharged from the image forming apparatus in any of multiple operating modes,
- mode selection means for selecting a sheet after-processing operating mode of the sheet after-processing apparatus,
- detection means for detecting presence of sheets stored in the sheet after-processing apparatus, and
- notification means responsive to detection by the sheet detection means of presence in the sheet after-processing apparatus of sheets stored in a certain mode for issuing an error notice when an operating mode using the sheet after-processing apparatus that is different from the certain mode is selected by the mode selection means.
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