Method and apparatus for image forming capable of appropriately changing a fixing temperature

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a fixing mechanism, a power source, a sheet transfer mechanism, and a controller. The fixing mechanism includes a heater, and fixes a toner image on a recording sheet at a fixing position. The power source drives the heater. The sheet transfer mechanism transfers the recording sheet from a sheet cassette to an eject tray via the fixing position. The controller changes a sheet transfer speed upon varying an image resolution, instructs the power source to drive the heater to increase a temperature of the heater up to a goal temperature. Further, the controller sets the goal temperature to a predetermined degree when the sheet transfer speed is greater than a predetermined speed, and controls the temperature of the heater via the power source by varying the goal temperature in accordance with values of the sheet transfer speed when the sheet transfer speed is smaller than the predetermined speed.

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