Patent ID: 7239818
Filing Date: 2007-07-03
Classification: B41J,G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of cassettes which include a first cassette for containing a normal image display medium and a second cassette for containing a reversible image display medium; a first image forming portion for forming an image on the normal image display medium provided from the first cassette; a second image forming portion for forming an image on the reversible image display medium provided from the second cassette; a receiving unit for receiving an instruction of image formation on the normal or reversible image display medium; a designating device for designating, in advance, one of the image forming portions to be selected when the instruction is received by the receiving unit; a changer which automatically changes from one of image forming portions to another image forming portion when the image forming portion designated by the designating device is not able to form the image on the corresponding image display medium; and an indicator for indicating that image formation can not be performed when both the image forming portions are not able to form the image.