Patent ID: 6711361
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus comprising:main control means for controlling various sections included in a signal system; engine control means for controlling various sections included in a load system; a first power supply for applying power to said main control means; a second power supply for applying power to said engine control means; and first establishing/interrupting means for selectively establishing or interrupting application of the power to said second power supply in response to an output of said first power supply; wherein when an error occurs in any one of the sections of the load system, said engine control means sends to said main control means status information representative of original conditions set up before said error and error information representative of said error, and on receiving the status information and the error information, said main control means stores said status information in a memory thereof and causes said first establishing/interrupting means to interrupt the application of the power to said second power supply, thereby interrupting the application of the power to the load system.