Abstract:
An image forming system includes: a print instruction terminal; and a print apparatus having a printing unit that prints print data instructed to be printed from the print instruction terminal. The print instruction terminal includes: a setting information receiving unit that receives print setting information including paper attributes; a loading method displaying unit that displays a method of loading paper corresponding to the print setting information received by the setting information receiving unit in a feeding unit of the print apparatus; and a transmitting unit that transmits the print setting information. The print apparatus includes a print controlling unit that receives the print setting information and controls the printing unit to print the print data instructed to be printed from the print instruction terminal based on the print setting information when the paper is loaded in the feeding unit.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is based on and claims priority under 35 USC 119 from Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-054549 filed on Mar. 11, 2010. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present invention relates to an image forming system and a print instruction terminal. 
     2. Related Art 
     In the related art, there has been a need to set information such as paper size and so on in a printer when the printer performs a print operation. 
     SUMMARY 
     According to an aspect of the invention, an image forming system includes: a print instruction terminal; and a print apparatus having a printing unit that prints print data instructed to be printed from the print instruction terminal, wherein the print instruction terminal includes: a setting information receiving unit that receives print setting information including paper attributes for printing from an operator; a loading method displaying unit that displays, to the operator, a method of loading paper corresponding to the print setting information received by the setting information receiving unit in a feeding unit of the print apparatus; and a transmitting unit that transmits the print setting information received by the setting information receiving unit to the print apparatus, and wherein the print apparatus includes a first print controlling unit that receives the print setting information sent by the transmitting unit and controls the printing unit to print the print data instructed to be printed from the print instruction terminal based on the print setting information when the paper set to be printed is loaded in the feeding unit. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Embodiments of the invention will be described in detail based on the following figures, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic view showing a configuration of an image processing system  1 ; 
         FIG. 2  is a flow chart showing a process performed by a personal computer  100 ; 
         FIGS. 3A and 3B  are a screen configuration view showing a print instruction screen  301  and a normal UI screen  123 ; 
         FIGS. 4A ,  4 B and  4 C are a screen configuration view showing an example of a screen of a simple setting wizard  124 ; 
         FIGS. 5A ,  5 B and  5 C are a screen configuration view showing an example of a screen of a simple setting wizard  124 ; 
         FIGS. 6A ,  6 B and  6 C are a flow chart showing a process of a printer  200 ; and 
         FIGS. 7A , and  7 B are a flow chart showing a process of a printer  200 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 
     First, an image processing system  1  related to an image forming system and a print instruction terminal of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIG. 1 . 
       FIG. 1  is a schematic view showing a configuration of the image processing system  1 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 1 , the image processing system  1  includes a personal computer  100  which issues a print instruction and a printer  200 , which are connected via a communication line  2 . 
     The personal computer  100  is a computer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a keyboard and a monitor, none of which are shown in the figure. 
     The personal computer  100  includes, as its functional elements, an application  110  as a document creating software having a print function, a printer driver  120  which generates print data of a document created by the application  110 , and an interface  130  which exchanges information with the printer  200  through the communication line  2 . 
     The printer driver  120  includes a drawing command analyzer  121 , a print data memory  122 , a normal user interface screen (hereinafter referred to as “normal UI screen,” also in the drawings)  123 , a simple setting wizard  124  and a setting information storage memory  125 . 
     The drawing command analyzer  121  analyzes a drawing command from the application  110  and processes the analyzed drawing command into print data. 
     The print data memory  122  stores the print data. 
     The normal UI screen  123  provides a user interface screen which allows a user to set his/her intended print operation. 
     The simple setting wizard  124  simply sets a paper size and a paper kind and explains to a user how to set a set paper into the printer  200  with pictures so that the user may easily understand. 
     The setting information storage memory  125  uses a RAM (not shown) contained in the personal computer  100  to store print setting information set by the simple setting wizard  124 . 
     The printer  200  includes an interface  210 , a rendering unit  220 , a controller  230 , a printer user interface (hereinafter referred to as “printer UI,” also in the drawings)  240  and a printing unit  250 . 
     The interface  210  is a printer side interface which connects the personal computer  100  and the printer  200  and receives data from the personal computer  100 . 
     The rendering unit  220  converts print data into image data. 
     The controller  230  controls the printer  200  overall. 
     The printer UI  240  displays messages and the like to a user and also receives inputs from the user. 
     The printing unit  250  receives the image data from the rendering unit  220  and prints the received image data on the paper. 
     The printing unit  250  includes a feeding tray  260 , a drawing part  270  and a discharging tray  280 . 
     The feeding tray  260  feeds paper stored therein and conveys the paper to the drawing part. In addition, the feeding tray  260  has a paper sensor  261  and tray setting information  262 . 
     The paper sensor  261  is a sensor used to determine whether or not paper is stored in the feeding tray  260 . 
     The paper sensor  261  has no function to detect a size of the paper stored in the feeding tray  260 . Therefore, since the printer  200  has no sensors to detect the size and kind of the paper stored in the feeding tray  260 , it sets the size and kind of paper to be printed based on information sent from the personal computer  100 . 
     The tray setting information  262  holds print setting information including paper attributes of the size and kind of the paper stored in the feeding tray  260 . 
     The print setting information including the paper attributes of the size and kind of the paper, which is held by the tray setting information  262 , is controlled by the controller  230 . 
     The tray setting information  262  is configured by a rewritable memory. 
     The drawing part  270  draws an image on the conveyed paper. A drawing method of the drawing part  270  may include, but is not limited to, a zerography method, an inkjet method or the like. 
     The discharging tray  280  discharges the paper which is a result of the printing by the drawing part  270 . 
     Next, a process performed by the personal computer  100  will be described with reference to  FIG. 2 . 
       FIG. 2  is a flow chart showing a process performed by the personal computer  100 . 
     A user instructs the personal computer  100  to execute the application  110  having the print function and open a print instruction screen  301  of the application  110 , as shown in  FIG. 3A . 
       FIG. 3A  is a screen configuration view showing the print instruction screen  301  of the application  110 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3A , the print instruction screen  301  is displayed with a printer driver selection section  302  for selecting a printer driver, a “property” button  303  for opening a setting screen of the printer driver selected in the printer driver selection section  302 , a “print” button  304  for instructing a print operation, and a “cancel” button  305  for canceling the print operation. 
     When the print instruction screen  301  is displayed, the user selects a printer driver of a printer, which is a desired print destination, from the printer driver selection section  302 , as shown in  FIG. 3A . 
     Then, as shown in  FIG. 3A , after selecting a printer driver from the printer driver selection section  302 , the user presses the “property” button  303 . 
     Here, the following description will be given assuming that the printer  200  is selected from the printer driver selection section  302 . 
     When the “property” button  303  is pressed, a normal UI screen  123  is displayed which is a setting screen of the printer  200  selected from the printer driver selection section  302 , as shown in  FIG. 3B . 
       FIG. 3B  is a screen configuration view showing the normal UI screen  123 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 3B , the normal UI screen  123  is displayed with a setting section for allowing print settings (paper direction, paper size, paper kind and the like) intended by a user, a “simple setting wizard start” button  306  and an “OK” button  307 . 
     When the “simple setting wizard start” button  306  is pressed in the normal UI screen  123 , a simple setting wizard  124  is started up. 
     The simple setting wizard  124  includes display of a paper set description screen which is convenient when paper set in the wizard  124  is set (loaded) in the printer  200 . 
     When the simple setting wizard  124  is started up, setting screen  1  ( 420 ) is displayed on the monitor (not shown) of the personal computer  100  (Step  201  in  FIG. 2 ), as shown in  FIG. 2 . 
     Here, the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) will be described with reference to  FIG. 4A . 
       FIG. 4A  is a screen configuration view showing the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) in the simple setting wizard  124 . 
     The setting screen  1  ( 420 ) may be set with an item which a user often requests to be modified from a print setting (including contents set in default) set in the normal UI screen  123  and an item which has an effect on a method of setting paper into the printer  200  (here, for example, a paper size setting will be illustrated). 
     As shown in  FIG. 4A , the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) is displayed with a paper size setting section  401  which allows a paper size setting, a “cancel” button  402  for canceling set contents of the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) and terminating the simple setting wizard  124 , and a “next” button  403  for transition to the next setting screen. 
     While a print setting (including a default setting) set in the normal UI screen  123  is displayed as a default in the paper size setting section  401  of the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) when the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) is displayed, a user may select a desired paper size from the paper size setting section  401  (Step  202 ). 
     As shown in  FIG. 4A , the user selects “postcard” from the setting screen  1  ( 420 ). 
     Contents selected in the paper size setting section  401  in Step  202  is stored in the RAM (not shown) of the personal computer  100 . 
     If the “cancel” button  402  in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) is pressed by the user (YES in Step  203  of  FIG. 2 ), the simple setting wizard  124  is terminated without application of the contents selected by the user in the paper size setting section  401  in Step  202 . 
     If the “cancel” button  402  in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) is not pressed by the user (NO in Step  203 ) and the “next” button  403  is pressed by the user (YES in Step  204 ), setting screen  2  ( 430 ) shown in  FIG. 4B  is displayed on the monitor (not shown) of the personal computer  100 , instead of the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) (Step  205 ). 
       FIG. 4B  is a screen configuration view showing the setting screen  2  ( 430 ). 
     The setting screen  2  ( 430 ) may be set with an item which a user often requests to be modified from a print setting (including contents set in default) set in the normal UI screen  123  and an item which has an effect on a method of setting paper into the printer  200  (here, for example, a paper kind setting will be illustrated). 
     As shown in  FIG. 4B , the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) is displayed with a paper kind setting section  404  which allows a paper kind setting, a “return” button  405  for returning to the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) by causing the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) to be displayed instead of the setting screen  2  ( 430 ), a “cancel” button  406  for canceling contents selected in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) or the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) to terminate the simple setting wizard  124 , and a “next” button  407  for transition to the paper set description screen. 
     While a print setting (including a default setting) set in the normal UI screen  123  is displayed as a default in the paper kind setting section  404  of the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) when the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) is displayed, a user may select a desired paper kind from the paper kind setting section  404  (Step  206 ). 
     As shown in  FIG. 4B , the user selects “envelope” from the setting screen  2  ( 430 ). 
     Contents selected in the paper kind setting section  404  in Step  206  is stored in the RAM (not shown) of the personal computer  100 . 
     When the user presses the “return” button  405  in the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) (YES in Step  207 ), the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) is displayed so that the contents selected in Step  202  may be selected from the default, instead of the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) (to Step  201  via coupler A). 
     If the “cancel” button  406  in the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) is pressed by the user (YES in Step  208 ), the simple setting wizard  124  is terminated without application of the contents selected by the user in the paper size setting section  401  of the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) and the contents selected by the user in the paper kind setting section  404  of the setting screen  2  ( 430 ). 
     If the user does not press the “return” button  405  in the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) and does not press the “cancel” button  406  (NO in Step  208 ) and presses the “next” button  407  (YES in Step  209 ), a paper set description screen  440  shown in  FIG. 4C  is displayed instead of the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) (Step  210 ). 
       FIG. 4C  is a screen configuration view showing the paper set description screen  440  as one example of a paper set description screen. 
     When the paper set description screen  440  is displayed, the contents which are selected from the paper size setting section  401  of the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) in Step  202  and are stored in the RAM (not shown) of the personal computer  100 , and the contents, which are selected from the paper kind setting section  404  of the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) in Step  206  and are stored in the RAM (not shown) of the personal computer  100 , are transmitted, as print setting information, to the printer  200  (Step  211 ). 
     The paper set description screen  440  is displayed with contents describing a method of setting paper in the printer  200 , which is determined based on the contents which are selected from the paper size setting section  401  of the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) in Step  202  and are stored in the RAM (not shown) of the personal computer  100  and the contents which are selected from the paper kind setting section  404  of the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) in Step  206  and are stored in the RAM (not shown) of the personal computer  100 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 4C , the paper set description screen  440  is displayed with a picture  408  and a sentence  409  for explanation of the method of setting paper in the printer  200 , a “return” button  410  for returning to the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) by causing the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) to be displayed instead of the paper set description screen  440 , a “cancel” button  411  for canceling contents selected in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) or the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) to terminate the simple setting wizard  124 , and a “completed” button  412  for storing the contents selected in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) and the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) in the setting information storage memory  125  and then terminating the simple setting wizard  124 . 
     In the picture  408  and sentence  409  for explanation of the method of setting paper in the printer  200 , how to set (load) paper corresponding to the paper size selected in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) and the paper kind selected in the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) in the feeding tray  260  of the printer  200  is described to facilitate a user&#39;s understanding. 
     As shown in  FIG. 4C , for example, the picture  408  for explanation of the method of setting paper in the printer  200  is a picture showing appearance figure where an envelope, which is paper corresponding to the paper size selected in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) and the paper kind selected in the setting screen  2  ( 430 ), is set in the feeding tray  260  of the printer  200 . 
     As another example, as shown in  FIG. 4C , the picture  408  for explanation of the method of setting paper in the printer  200  is a picture showing a direction in which an envelope as paper corresponding to the paper size selected in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) and the paper kind selected in the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) is set in the feeding tray  260  of the printer  200 , open/close of a flap of the envelope, position of the feeding tray  260  to be set, etc. 
     In addition, for example, the sentence  409  for explanation of the method of setting paper in the printer  200  is “Close flap and place the flap on the right with the print surface (recipient side) downward.”, as shown in  FIG. 4C . 
     In this manner, the sentence  409  for explanation of the method of setting paper in the printer  200  describes whether the paper corresponding to the paper size selected in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) and the paper kind selected in the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) is set with its print surface up or down (direction of both surfaces of the paper), for example, as shown in  FIG. 4C , a method of setting a special paper such as an envelope or the like (whether an envelope is set with its flap closed or opened), forward and backward directions with respect to the conveyance direction of the paper when the paper is set in the feeding tray  260  (for example, whether an envelope is set with its flap located on the right or left of the paper conveyance direction (with the directions of both surfaces of the paper unchanged)), etc. 
     Accordingly, from the picture  408  and sentence  409  for explanation of the method of setting paper in the printer  200 , a user may surely know how to set the paper selected in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) and the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) in the printer  200 . 
     If the user presses the “return” button  410  in the paper set description screen  440  (YES in Step  212 ), a cancel notification is transmitted from the personal computer  100  to the printer  200  via the interface  130  (Step  216 ) and the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) is displayed so that the contents selected in Step  206  may be selected from the default, instead of the paper set description screen  440  (to Step  205  via coupler B). 
     If the “return” button  410  in the paper set description screen  440  is not pressed (NO in Step  212 ) and the “cancel” button  411  is pressed (YES in Step  213 ), a cancel notification is transmitted from the personal computer  100  to the printer  200  via the interface  130  (Step  217 ) and the simple setting wizard  124  is terminated without application of the contents selected by the user in the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) and the contents selected by the user in the setting screen  2  ( 430 ). 
     If the “return” button  410  in the paper set description screen  440  is not pressed (NO in Step  212 ), the “cancel” button  411  is not pressed (NO in Step  213 ) and the “completed” button  412  is pressed (YES in Step  214 ), the contents which are selected from the paper size setting section  401  of the setting screen  1  ( 420 ) in Step  202  and are stored in the RAM (not shown) of the personal computer  100 , and the contents, which are selected from the paper kind setting section  404  of the setting screen  2  ( 430 ) in Step  206  and are stored in the RAM (not shown) of the personal computer  100 , are stored as print setting information in the setting information storage memory  125  (Step  215 ). 
     When the print setting information is stored in the setting information storage memory  125  in Step  215 , the simple setting wizard  124  is terminated. 
     When the simple setting wizard  124  is terminated, since the normal UI screen  123  is displayed on the monitor (not shown) of the personal computer  100 , the user presses the “OK” button  307  to apply the print setting and then the normal UI screen  123  is closed. 
     When the normal UI screen  123  is closed, since the print instruction screen  301  is displayed on the monitor (not shown) of the personal computer  100 , the user presses the “print” button  304  to instruct a print operation. 
     When the print operation is instructed from the print instruction screen  301  of the application  110  (i.e., when the “print” button  304  is pressed), a drawing command for printing a sentence created by the application  110  is sent from the application  110  to the printer driver  120 . 
     The drawing command analyzer  121  of the printer driver  120  analyzes the sent drawing command, processes the analyzed drawing command into print data which are then stored in the print data memory  122 . 
     In the printer driver  120 , the print setting information stored in the setting information storage memory  125  is added to the print data. 
     The print data are transmitted to the printer  200  via the interface  130 . 
     Next, as another example of the earlier-described setting screen  1  ( 420 ), setting screen  2  ( 430 ) and paper set description screen  440 , setting screen  1  ( 510 ), setting screen  2  ( 520 ) and a paper set description screen  530  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 5A and 5B . 
       FIGS. 5A and 5B  is a screen configuration view showing a screen displayed when the “simple setting wizard start” button  306  is pressed,  FIG. 5A  being a screen configuration view showing the setting screen  1  ( 510 ),  FIG. 5B  being a screen configuration view showing the setting screen  2  ( 520 ) and  FIG. 5C  being a screen configuration view showing the paper set description screen  530  as one example of a paper set description screen. 
     In a process of the personal computer  100 , the setting screen  1  ( 510 ) shown in  FIG. 5A  is displayed in Step  201 . 
     A user selects “postcard” from the setting screen  1  ( 510 ), as shown in  FIG. 5A . 
     Then, the setting screen  2  ( 520 ) shown in  FIG. 5B  is displayed in Step  205 . 
     In addition, the user selects “New Year&#39;s card” from the setting screen  2  ( 520 ), as shown in  FIG. 5B . 
     Then, the paper set description screen  530  shown in  FIG. 5C  is displayed in Step  210 . 
     In this manner, when a paper size is selected as the “postcard” and a paper kind is selected as the “New Year&#39;s card,” the paper set description screen  530  is displayed with a picture  531  and a sentence  532  for explanation of the method of setting paper in the printer  200  according to the selected contents. 
     That is, for the picture  531  for explanation of the paper setting method, a picture showing a figure where the paper size set as “postcard” and the paper kind is set as “New Year&#39;s card” is displayed to facilitate a user&#39;s understanding. 
     In addition, for the sentence  532  for explanation of the paper setting method, a sentence showing how to set the paper size as “postcard” and the paper kind as “New Year&#39;s card” is displayed to facilitate a user&#39;s understanding. 
     The sentence  532  for explanation of the paper setting method is described in such a manner that a user may find a set direction of a print surface of the paper and a set direction of a zip code box of the paper, such as, for example, “Place so that a zip code box is inside the paper conveyance direction with print surface (recipient side) downward.” 
     Next, a process of the printer  200  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 6A to 7B . 
       FIGS. 6A to 7B  are flow charts showing a process of the printer  200 ,  FIG. 6A  being a flow chart showing a process of the printer  200  after the paper sensor  261  senses that paper is being stored,  FIG. 6B  being a flow chart showing a process after receiving print setting information from the printer driver  120 ,  FIG. 6C  being a flow chart showing a paper replacement standby mode release process,  FIG. 7A  being a flow chart showing a process after receiving a cancel notification from the printer driver  120 , and  FIG. 7B  being a flow chart showing a process when a time-out counter in the printer  200  becomes 0. 
     In the printer  200 , when paper is set in the feeding tray  260 , the controller  230  detects that the paper is loaded in the feeding tray  260  based on information sent from the paper sensor  261 . 
     The controller  230 , which detected that the paper is loaded in the feeding tray  260 , checks whether or not a paper replacement standby mode flag (which will be described in detail later, but is for when the printer  200  receives the print setting information from the personal computer  100 , the paper replacement standby mode flag is turned “on”) is “on” or not (Step  601 ). 
     If the paper replacement standby mode flag is not “on” (NO in Step  601 ), the controller  230  causes the printer UI  240  to display a paper size input request to a user (Step  602 ). 
     The user inputs a paper size of paper set in the feeding tray  260  to the printer UI  240 . 
     When the printer UI  240  receives the paper size input from the user, the controller  230  causes the printer UI  240  to display a paper kind input request to the user (Step  603 ). 
     The user inputs a paper kind of the paper set in the feeding tray  260  to the printer UI  240 . 
     When the printer UI  240  receives the paper size input from the user, the controller  230  causes the print setting information including paper attributes of the received paper size and paper kind to be held in the tray setting information  262  (Step  604 ). 
     In this manner, even a printer  200  having no sensors to detect a paper size and a paper kind may set the paper size and the paper kind. 
     Next, a process of the printer  200  when the print setting information is sent from the printer driver  120  of the personal computer  100  will be described with reference to  FIG. 6B . 
     In the printer  200  which received the print setting information from the printer driver  120  of the personal computer  100 , the paper replacement standby mode flag is set as “on” by the controller  230 (Step  611 ). 
     The paper replacement standby mode flag is stored in the rewritable memory (not shown) of the printer  200 . 
     When the paper replacement standby mode flag is “on,” the controller  230  stores the print setting information received from the personal computer  100 , as setting candidates, in the rewritable memory (not shown) (Step  612 ). 
     Once the print setting information is stored, the controller  230  initiates a measurement by resetting the time-out counter and counts a predetermined period of time (Step  613 ). 
     The time-out counter counts the predetermined period of time by decrementing display time as time passes. 
     According to such processes of Steps  611 ,  612  and  613  shown in  FIG. 6B , the printer  200  transitions to a paper replacement standby mode. 
     Next, a process when paper is set in the feeding tray  260  in the paper replacement standby mode of the printer  200  will be described with reference to  FIG. 6A . 
     The user sets paper in the feeding tray  260  of the printer  200 . 
     The controller  230 , which detects the paper loaded in the feeding tray  260 , checks whether or not the paper replacement standby mode flag is “on” or not (Step  601 ). 
     If the paper replacement standby mode flag is “on” (YES in Step  601 ), the controller  230  holds the setting candidates stored in advance in the rewritable memory (not shown), as the print setting information, in the tray setting information  262  without accepting the print setting information from the printer UI  240  (Step  605 ). 
     This process eliminates a need to input the print setting information including paper attributes of the paper size and paper kind from the printer UI  240  when the user sets the paper in the feeding tray  260  according to the description of the paper set description screen (the paper set description screen  440 , the paper set description screen  530 , etc.) viewed by the user on the personal computer  100 . 
     In addition, according to this process, when the paper replacement standby mode flag is “on,” a print operation based on the print setting information input from the print UI  240  is preceded by a print operation based on the print setting information sent from the personal computer  100 . 
     Then, the controller  230  performs a paper replacement standby mode release process (Step  606 ). 
     Here, the paper replacement standby mode release process will be described with reference to  FIG. 6C . 
     In the paper replacement standby mode release process, as shown in  FIG. 6C , the controller  230  resets the time-out counter to initiate a count for a predetermined period of time (Step  621 ). 
     After Step  621 , the controller  230  resets the paper replacement standby mode flag from “on” to “off” (Step  622 ). 
     According to Steps  621  and  622 , the printer  200  is released from the paper replacement standby mode and transitions to a normal mode. 
     If a cancel notification is sent to the printer  200  according to Step  216  in the personal computer, the printer  200 , which received the cancel notification, performs the paper replacement standby mode release process (Step  701 ), as shown in  FIG. 7A . 
     The paper replacement standby mode release process (Step  701 ) is the same as the paper replacement standby mode release processes performed in Steps  621  and  622  described with reference to  FIG. 6C . 
     According to the paper replacement standby mode release process in Step  701 , the printer  200  is released from the paper replacement standby mode and transitions to a normal mode if a normal termination (YES in Step  214 ) is not made although the paper set description screen is displayed in the simple setting wizard  124  of the printer driver  120  of the personal computer  100 . 
     When the time-out counter reset by the controller  230  in Steps  613  and  621  becomes 0, the printer  200  performs the paper replacement standby mode release process (Step  711 ). 
     The paper replacement standby mode release process (Step  711 ) is the same as the paper replacement standby mode release processes performed in Steps  621  and  622  described with reference to  FIG. 6C . 
     According to the paper replacement standby mode release process in Step  711 , the printer  200  is released from the paper replacement standby mode and transitions to a normal mode when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the paper set description screen is displayed in the simple setting wizard  124  of the personal computer  100  and a normal termination (YES in Step  214 ) is made. 
     When print data are sent from the printer driver  120  of the personal computer  100  via the interface  210 , the print data are rendered by the rendering unit  220 , and, in the printing unit  250 , paper is fed from the feeding tray  260 , the print data are drawn on the paper by the drawing part  270  and the paper with the print data drawn thereon is discharged to the discharging tray  280 . As a result, a user obtains a print matter on a desired paper. 
     Although it has been illustrated in the above that a setting user interface for one item (one of the paper size and the paper kind) is placed in each of two setting screens, such as the setting screen  1  and the setting screen  2 , in the simple setting wizard  124 , the number of setting screens is not limited to two but plural of setting user interfaces may be placed in one setting screen. 
     In addition, in order to realize a simple setting by a user, the number of items in which the setting user interfaces are placed in the simple setting wizard  124  may be as small as possible by limiting the items to those frequently changed by the user. 
     This invention is applicable to image forming systems and print instruction terminals. 
     The image processing program of the present invention may be provided through a communications means as well as a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or the like having the program recorded thereon. 
     The foregoing description of the embodiments of the present invention has been provided for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations will be apparent to practitioners skilled in the art. The embodiments are chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical applications, thereby enabling others skilled in the art to understand the invention for various embodiments and with the various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the scope of the invention be defined by the following claims and their equivalents.