Patent ID: 9146489
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a first detection unit configured to detect a toner outage; a second detection unit configured to detect whether a cover for toner replacement is opened or closed; a control unit configured to control, in accordance with the toner outage being detected by the first detection unit, so as to perform in order a reproduction of a first moving image for indicating a procedure for opening the cover for toner replacement, a reproduction of one or more second moving images for indicating a procedure for replacing toner, and a reproduction of a third moving image for indicating a procedure for closing the cover for toner replacement; and a processing unit configured to perform processing for cancelling a toner outage in accordance with detection by the second detection unit that the cover for toner replacement is closed, wherein the control unit controls so that if, in a case where the reproduction of the third moving image ends before the second detection unit detects that the cover for toner replacement is closed, a moving image reproduction instruction by a user is received, a reproduction of moving images is started from one of the one or more second moving images or from the third moving image without starting the reproduction of the first moving image.