Image forming apparatus with fixing unit for fixing image
AssigneeOki Data Corporation
InventorKoji Osaki
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming a developer image on a recording medium (22), a fixing unit (21) for fixing the developer image on the recording medium (22), an operation unit (11b), and a fixing section regulation unit for regulating the fixing section based on the fixing conditions set by manipulating the operation unit (11b). The fixing unit is regulated based on the fixing conditions set by manipulating the operation unit (11b) so that the optimal image quality can be obtained for a variety of record medium (22).
Claims19
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit for forming a developer image on a recording medium;
- a fixing unit for fixing said developer image on said recording medium;
- an operation unit;
- a selection unit provided in the operation unit for selecting increase or decrease of at least one of fixing conditions by a specific value;
- a display unit for displaying the specific value;
- and
- a fixing unit regulation unit for regulating said fixing unit based on the fixing conditions set by manipulating said operation unit.
An image forming system including a printer and a computer, said printer comprising:
- an image forming unit for forming a developer image on a recording medium;
- and
- a fixing unit for fixing said developer image on said recording medium;
- said computer comprising:
- an operation unit;
- a selection unit provided in the operation unit for selecting increase or decrease of at least one of fixing conditions by a specific value;
- a display unit for displaying the specific value;
- and
- a fixing unit regulation unit for regulating said fixing unit based on the fixing conditions set by manipulating said operation unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.