Patent ID: 8861021

Claim:
A method of setting languages for functions of a printing apparatus, the method comprising: displaying, in a single list, a plurality of languages respectively supported by at least one of a first function and a second function wherein the first function and the second function are not initially set to a particular language and the same language is not repeated; receiving a selection of one of the plurality of languages; determining whether the selected language is supported by the first function, the second function or both the first and the second functions, wherein: if the selected language is supported by both the first and the second functions, then the selected language is set as a first function language and a second function language without further input of language selection being requested from a user, otherwise, if the selected language is supported only by the first function, the selected language is set as a first function language, and further displaying in a secondary list, only languages supported by the second function and prompting to input a language selection from the user to select a second function language, and if the selected language is supported only by the second function, then the selected language is set as a second function language, and further displaying in the secondary list, only languages supported by the first function and prompting to input a language selection from the user to select a first function language.