Patent ID: 9661176
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an image forming section which performs image formation based on image data, a control section which controls the image formation in the image forming section, and a memory section which memorizes a plurality of illustration image data drawn correspondingly to reading of an adjustment chart, wherein the control section controls so as to: (i) perform the image formation for the adjustment chart in the image forming section, (ii) analyze adjustment image data produced by reading in an image reading section, the adjustment chart on which a measurement background sheet coated with a solid black is placed, (iii) select at least one of the plurality of illustration image data corresponding to an analysis result of the adjustment image data at a time of adjusting the image forming section based on the analysis result, and (iv) display the selected at least one of the plurality of illustration image data on a display section, wherein to produce the adjustment image data, the measurement background sheet coated with the solid black is placed on the adjustment chart so as to face the adjustment chart in the image reading section and so that a center position mark of the measurement background sheet faces a region of the adjustment chart which protrudes from the image reading section, wherein the selected at least one of the plurality of illustration image data includes guidance screen data in which the adjustment chart and the measurement background sheet are drawn and displayed for illustrating placement of the adjustment chart and the measurement background sheet on the image reading section, and wherein when it is determined that an error has occurred in the reading of the adjustment chart by analyzing the adjustment image data, the displayed guidance screen data includes error elimination illustration data for illustrating an error elimination measure.