Patent ID: 7899347
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus which can execute a first mode for detecting a type of recording medium and forming an image based on the detected type and a second mode for forming the image based on a pre-designated type of recording medium, comprising: a feeding unit which feeds the recording medium; a detecting unit which detects the type of the recording medium which is fed by the feeding unit; an image forming unit which forms the image onto the recording medium; and a control unit which sets image forming conditions of the image forming unit based on the type of the recording medium detected by the detecting unit or the pre-designated sheet type, wherein when the second mode is executed before the first mode is executed, the detecting unit detects the type of recording medium which is fed by the feeding unit in the second mode and, when the first mode is executed after the second mode is executed, the control unit sets the image forming conditions based on a detection result of the detecting unit in the second mode without the detection by the detecting unit.