Patent ID: 8749804

Claim:
An image forming apparatus comprising: an original conveying unit that conveys an original; an original scanning unit that scans the original conveyed by the original conveying unit at a first conveying speed to generate an image of the original; a plotter unit that draws the image on a recording medium; an abnormality detecting unit that detects abnormalities in the plotter unit; and a control unit that controls the original conveying unit to discharge the original at the first conveying speed, wherein the control unit determines the abnormality detecting unit has detected an abnormality in the plotter unit, shuts off a first power supply to the original scanning unit, sets a second conveying speed of the original by the original conveying unit to be higher than the first conveying speed for when the original is scanned by the original scanning unit, and controls the original conveying unit to discharge the original more quickly at the second conveying speed.