JP4366910B2 - Image processing apparatus and paper feed control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus and a paper feed control method thereof, and more particularly to an image processing apparatus having a copy function and a printer function and a paper feed control method thereof.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an image processing apparatus that can store recording sheets of a plurality of sizes by having a plurality of paper feed trays is based on the size of an image received from a PC or scanner connected via a network or the like. Is automatically selected (hereinafter referred to as automatic paper feeding) and printing is performed.
[0003]
In recent years, multifunction devices having not only a facsimile function but also a copy function and a printer function have been developed, and the types of paper quality (for example, OHP sheets and cardboard) stored in the paper feed tray have increased. When a recording sheet that is to be used for a specific application is set in a sheet feeding tray, the sheet feeding tray on which the recording sheet is set must be excluded from automatic sheet feeding.
[0004]
Here, as a conventional technique, there is proposed a technique of properly using a paper feed tray for printing for each function and recording paper quality. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-32139 discloses a specific paper feed tray among a plurality of paper feed trays. On the other hand, a technique is disclosed in which a paper feed tray dedicated to the printer function is set, and the paper feed tray set as such does not print a document by other functions.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-32139, when all the paper feed trays are set as a paper feed tray dedicated to a certain function, printing by automatic paper feed cannot be performed. There is a problem in that accumulated images that cannot be printed by automatic paper feed stay and press the image storage area of the image processing apparatus.
[0006]
Therefore, the present invention enables an unprinted accumulated document not to stay in the image processing apparatus by forcibly discharging an image even when all the paper feed trays are prohibited from automatic paper feeding. An object of the present invention is to provide an image processing apparatus and a paper feed control method thereof.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 automatically selects and automatically feeds a paper feed tray containing a recording paper suitable for recording the image from a plurality of paper feed trays. In the image processing apparatus having an automatic sheet feeding unit, an auxiliary sheet feeding tray setting unit that presets one sheet feeding tray among the plurality of sheet feeding trays as an auxiliary sheet feeding tray, and an automatic sheet feeding by the automatic sheet feeding unit. A discriminating unit for discriminating, for each paper feed tray, whether or not each of the plurality of paper feed trays can be automatically fed by the automatic paper feed unit when recording an image as a paper target; When it is determined that there is no paper feed tray that can be automatically fed by the automatic paper feed means, a paper feed tray control means for automatically selecting the auxiliary paper feed tray set by the auxiliary paper feed tray setting means is provided. comprising, the paper feed When printing from the auxiliary paper feeding tray selected by the ray control means in the sheet feeding recording sheet is combined the image on the recording paper fed from the auxiliary tray, and always carrying out the single-sided printing It is characterized by.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, permission for automatic paper feeding by the automatic paper feeding means is set for each paper quality of the paper, and the paper quality of the paper stored in each paper feed tray is set for each paper quality. The discriminating means checks whether or not automatic paper feeding is permitted for the paper quality of each paper feeding tray, and the paper quality of all the paper feeding trays does not permit automatic paper feeding. In this case, it is determined that there is no sheet feeding tray capable of automatic sheet feeding .
[0009]
The invention of claim 3 further comprises image storage means for storing an image to be recorded on the recording paper in the invention of claim 1, and when the recording of the image on the recording paper is normally completed, The image is deleted from the image storage means .
[0010]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, when the image is recorded on a sheet selected by the paper feed tray control unit, a notification unit for notifying a user to that effect is further provided. It is characterized by.
[0012]
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an automatic paper feeding means for automatically selecting and automatically feeding a paper feeding tray storing a recording paper suitable for image recording from a plurality of paper feeding trays. A paper feed control method for an image processing apparatus, wherein one of the plurality of paper feed trays is preset as an auxiliary paper feed tray by an auxiliary paper feed tray setting means, and the automatic paper feed means When recording an image to be automatically fed, the discriminating unit determines whether each of the plurality of sheet feeding trays is a sheet feeding tray that can be automatically fed by the automatic sheet feeding unit. If it is determined that there is no automatic paper feeder tray by the automatic sheet feeding unit by discrimination means, an auxiliary paper feed tray set by the auxiliary paper feed tray setting means automatically selects and said selected supplementary Paper is fed from the paper tray When printing on recording paper, combined the image on the recording paper fed from the auxiliary tray, and always and performs single-sided printing.
[0031]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of an image processing apparatus and a paper feed control method thereof according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0032]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention.
[0033]
As shown in FIG. 1, the image processing apparatus 1 includes a CPU 2, a main storage device 3, an auxiliary storage device 4, a display device 5, an operation panel 6, an image processing device 7, an image input device 8, an image output device 9, and a paper feeding device. 10 is composed of a system bus 11.
[0034]
Here, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 2 performs control processing of the entire image processing apparatus 1.
[0035]
The main storage device 3 is composed of a hard disk for storing images and the like.
[0036]
The auxiliary storage device 4 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) used as a main memory of the image processing device 1.
[0037]
The display device 5 includes a liquid crystal display device that displays a state of the image processing device 1, a state of communication with an external device, a message to the user, and the like.
[0038]
The operation panel 6 includes a touch panel, a keyboard, or the like that gives instructions to each device or a setting instruction related to automatic paper feeding.
[0039]
The image processing unit 7 performs image encoding / decoding / enlarging / reducing and the like.
[0040]
The image input device 8 inputs an image sent from a network such as a public line or a LAN (Local Area Network) or an image sent from an image reading device such as a scanner directly connected by a local cable or the like. To do.
[0041]
The image output device 9 prints an image on a recording sheet and outputs it.
[0042]
The paper feeding device 10 is a multi-stage tray composed of a plurality of paper feeding trays capable of performing automatic paper feeding. In this embodiment, a multi-stage tray is described as an example. However, the sheet feeding device 10 may be a single-stage tray. Here, the user can set permission / prohibition of automatic sheet feeding from the operation panel 6 for each sheet feeding tray.
[0043]
Each device exchanges data with each other via the system bus 11.
[0044]
Next, the paper feed control process performed by the image processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention will be described by taking as an example a configuration in which the user sets permission / prohibition of automatic paper feed according to the quality of the recording paper stored in the paper feed tray. To do.
[0045]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the paper feed tray information 12 indicating the status of the recording paper stored in the paper feed tray, such as the quality, size, presence / absence, and paper feed status.
[0046]
As shown in FIG. 2, “paper feed tray 1” is a paper feed tray for storing A4 size high quality paper, and “paper feed tray 2” is a paper feed tray for storing B4 size thick paper. The “paper tray 3” is a paper feed tray for storing A4-size OHP paper, and the “paper tray 4” is a paper feed tray for storing high-quality paper of A4 size. Recording paper is stored in the “paper feed tray 2” and “paper feed tray 3” and is in a “Ready” state (that is, a paper feed ready state). Since no paper is stored, the fact that it is in the “Not Ready” state (that is, the state in which paper cannot be fed) is stored as the paper feed tray information 12.
[0047]
Each time recording paper is stored in the paper feed tray, the recording paper size and quality of the recording paper are automatically detected, and the paper feed tray information is updated. However, when automatic detection is not possible, the recording paper size and quality of the recording paper may be set from the operation panel 6 every time the user stores the recording paper.
[0048]
Then, the user sets permission / prohibition of automatic paper feeding from the operation panel 6 according to the quality of the recording paper.
[0049]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the automatic paper feed setting information 13 indicating the setting status of automatic paper feed permission / prohibition according to the quality of the recording paper.
[0050]
As shown in FIG. 3, automatic paper feeding is permitted when the quality of the recording paper is “plain paper”, automatic feeding is prohibited when the quality paper is “high quality paper”, and automatic paper feeding is performed when the paper quality is “thick paper”. The automatic paper feed setting information 13 is stored to prohibit the automatic paper feed in the case of “OHP”.
[0051]
Then, when the image is printed on the recording paper by the image output device 9 and output, the CPU 2 automatically feeds the paper based on the automatic paper feed permission / prohibition setting state of the automatic paper feed setting information 13. To decide. For example, in the automatic paper feed setting information 13 shown in FIG. 3, only “plain paper” is allowed to be automatically fed. Therefore, in the paper feed tray information 12 shown in FIG. It is prohibited.
[0052]
Next, a first paper feed control processing procedure performed by the image processing apparatus 1 when an image is input to the image processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0053]
When an image is input to the image processing apparatus via the image input unit (step S401), the image processing unit performs processing such as image encoding / decoding / enlargement / reduction, and the processed image is the main image. It is accumulated in the storage device (step S402), and it is confirmed whether or not the accumulated image is printed on the recording paper of a predetermined paper feed tray (step S403).
[0054]
If the accumulated image is not printed on the recording paper in a predetermined paper feed tray (that is, the image is a target of automatic paper feed) (NO in step S403), is there a paper feed tray that permits automatic paper feed? It is confirmed whether or not (step S404).
[0055]
If all the paper feed trays are prohibited from automatic paper feed (NO in step S404), at least one paper feed tray that permits automatic paper feed is selected (step S405), and the image processing unit selects the selected paper feed tray. The image is enlarged / reduced in accordance with the size and direction of the recording paper stored in the paper (step S406), and the image is printed on the recording paper stored in the selected paper feed tray (step S407). When printing is completed, the image stored in the main storage device is deleted (step S408), and the processing procedure ends.
[0056]
In step S405, at least one paper feed tray that is permitted to automatically feed returns to the automatic feed prohibition setting when image printing is normally completed.
[0057]
Here, in step S403, when the accumulated image is printed on the recording paper in the predetermined paper feed tray (that is, the image is not the target of automatic paper feed) (YES in step S403), the predetermined paper feed tray is selected. (Step S409), the process proceeds to Step S406. From Step S406, the processing procedure is the same as described above.
[0058]
Here, in step S404, if there is a paper feed tray that permits automatic paper feed (YES in step S404), the paper feed tray is selected by automatic paper feed (step S410), and the process proceeds to step S406. This is the same as the processing procedure described above.
[0059]
For example, when the image processing apparatus 1 is set with the paper feed tray information 12 shown in FIG. 2 and the automatic paper feed setting information 13 shown in FIG. Are not stored in “1-4”, all automatic paper feed trays are determined to be prohibited from automatic paper feed, and automatic feed from “paper feed trays 1 to 4” is performed when an image to be automatically fed is input. At least one paper feed tray that permits printing is selected, the image is processed according to the recording paper stored in the selected paper feed tray, and the processed image is printed on the recording paper.
[0060]
Therefore, even when all of the paper feed trays are prohibited from being automatically fed, by selecting at least one paper feed tray that permits automatic feeding, it is possible to prevent the unprinted accumulated document from staying in the main storage device 3. can do.
[0061]
Here, a processing procedure for confirming whether or not there is a paper feed tray permitted to be automatically fed in step S404 of the flowchart of FIG. 4 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0062]
“N (paper feed tray number) = 1” is set (step S 501), and whether or not automatic paper feeding is permitted in order from “paper feed tray 1” is started.
[0063]
First, when the “paper feed tray N” is ready to feed (YES in step S502), the quality of the recording paper stored in the “paper feed tray N” is confirmed (step S503), and the confirmed paper quality is automatically set. If paper feed is prohibited (NO in step S504), “N = N + 1” is set (step S505). If “paper feed tray N” exists (YES in step S506), the process returns to step S502.
[0064]
Here, if “paper feed tray N” does not exist in step S506 (NO in step S506), it is determined that automatic paper feed is prohibited for all paper feed trays (step S507), and the processing procedure is terminated.
[0065]
Here, in step S504, if the confirmed paper quality is automatic paper feed permission (YES in step S504), it is determined that there is a paper feed tray permitted for automatic paper feed (step S508), and the processing procedure is ended.
[0066]
For example, when the image processing apparatus 1 is set with the paper feed tray information 12 shown in FIG. 2 and the automatic paper feed setting information 13 shown in FIG. Since it is not stored in “1-4”, all the paper feed trays are determined to be prohibited from automatic paper feed.
[0067]
Next, a second paper feed control processing procedure performed by the image processing apparatus 1 when an image is input to the image processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0068]
When an image is input to the image processing apparatus via the image input unit (step S601), the image processing unit performs processing such as image encoding / decoding / enlargement / reduction, and the processed image is the main image. It is stored in the storage device (step S602), and it is confirmed whether or not the stored image is printed on the recording paper of a predetermined paper feed tray (step S603).
[0069]
If the accumulated image is not printed on the recording paper in the predetermined paper feed tray (that is, the image is a target of automatic paper feed) (NO in step S603), is there a paper feed tray that permits automatic paper feed? It is confirmed whether or not (step S604).
[0070]
If all paper feed trays are prohibited from automatic paper feed (NO in step S604), all paper feed trays are automatically fed (step S605), and a paper feed tray is selected by automatic paper feed (step S606). The image processing unit performs processing such as image enlargement / reduction in accordance with the size and direction of the recording paper stored in the selected paper feed tray (step S607), and the recording paper stored in the selected paper feed tray. The image is printed (step S608), and when the printing is completed normally, the image stored in the main storage device is deleted (step S609), and the processing procedure is terminated.
[0071]
Note that, in step S605, all the paper feed trays that are permitted to automatically feed are returned to the automatic feed prohibition setting when image printing is normally completed.
[0072]
Here, in step S604, when there is a paper feed tray that permits automatic paper feeding (YES in step S604), the process proceeds to step S606, and the process procedure from step S606 is the same as that described above.
[0073]
Here, in step S603, when the accumulated image is printed on the recording paper of a predetermined paper feed tray (that is, the image is not a target of automatic paper feed) (YES in step S603), the predetermined paper feed tray is selected. (Step S610), the process proceeds to Step S607. From Step S607, the processing procedure is the same as described above.
[0074]
For example, when the image processing apparatus 1 is set with the paper feed tray information 12 shown in FIG. 2 and the automatic paper feed setting information 13 shown in FIG. 1 ”is not stored in“ 1-4 ”, all the paper feed trays are determined to be prohibited from automatic paper feeding, and all the paper feeding trays are allowed to automatically feed paper. Therefore,“ paper feed trays 1 to 4 ”are automatically fed. The paper is permitted, the paper feed tray for feeding the recording paper is selected from “paper feed trays 1 to 4” by automatic paper feeding, the image is processed according to the recording paper stored in the selected paper feed tray, Print the processed image on recording paper.
[0075]
Therefore, even when all the paper feed trays are prohibited from being automatically fed, it is possible to avoid the accumulation of unprinted accumulated documents in the main storage device 3 by allowing all the paper feed trays to be automatically fed. it can.
[0076]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of the auxiliary paper feed tray information 14 indicating the setting status of the auxiliary paper feed trays that are allowed to automatically feed paper when all the paper feed trays are prohibited from automatic paper feed.
[0077]
As shown in FIG. 7, the fact that “paper feed tray 1” is set as the auxiliary paper feed tray is stored as auxiliary paper feed tray information 14. For example, in the tray information 12 shown in FIG. 2, when “paper feed trays 1 to 4” are prohibited from automatic paper feed, “paper feed tray 1” is automatically fed. A plurality of paper feed trays may be set as the auxiliary paper feed tray.
[0078]
Next, a third paper feed control processing procedure performed by the image processing apparatus 1 when an image is input to the image processing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
[0079]
When an image is input to the image processing apparatus via the image input unit (step S801), the image processing unit performs processing such as image encoding / decoding / enlargement / reduction, and the processed image is the main image. Whether or not the image stored in the storage device is printed on the recording paper of a predetermined paper feed tray is confirmed (step S803).
[0080]
If the accumulated image is not printed on the recording paper in a predetermined paper feed tray (that is, the image is a target of automatic paper feed) (NO in step S803), is there a paper feed tray that permits automatic paper feed? It is confirmed whether or not (step S804).
[0081]
If all the paper feed trays are prohibited from automatic paper feed (NO in step S804), it is confirmed whether or not an auxiliary paper feed tray exists (step S805).
[0082]
If there is an auxiliary paper feed tray (YES in step S805), the image processing unit performs processing such as image enlargement / reduction in accordance with the size and direction of the recording paper stored in the auxiliary paper feed tray (step S805). S806), the image is printed on the recording paper stored in the auxiliary paper feed tray (step S807), and when printing is completed normally, the image stored in the main storage device is deleted (step S808), and the processing procedure is ended. To do.
[0083]
Here, in step S803, when the accumulated image is printed on the recording paper of a predetermined paper feed tray (that is, the image is not a target of automatic paper feed) (YES in step S803), the predetermined paper feed tray is selected. (Step S809), the image processing unit performs processing such as image enlargement / reduction in accordance with the size and direction of the recording paper stored in the selected paper feed tray (Step S810), and is stored in the selected paper feed tray. The image is printed on the recording paper (step S811), and when printing is completed normally, the image stored in the main storage device is deleted (step S808), and the processing procedure is terminated.
[0084]
If there is a paper feed tray that allows automatic paper feed in step S804 (YES in step S804), the paper feed tray is selected by automatic paper feed (step S812), and the image processing unit selects the selected paper feed tray. The image is enlarged / reduced in accordance with the size and direction of the recording paper stored in the paper (step S810), and the image is printed on the recording paper stored in the selected paper feed tray (step S811). When printing is completed, the image stored in the main storage device is deleted (step S808), and the processing procedure ends.
[0085]
If there is no auxiliary paper feed tray in step S805 (NO in step S805), at least one paper feed tray that permits automatic paper feed is selected (step S813), and the image processing unit selects the selected paper feed tray. The image is enlarged / reduced in accordance with the size and direction of the recording paper stored in the paper (step S810), and the image is printed on the recording paper stored in the selected paper feed tray (step S811). When printing is completed, the image stored in the main storage device is deleted (step S808), and the processing procedure ends.
[0086]
In step S813, at least one paper feed tray that is permitted to automatically feed returns to the automatic feed prohibition setting when image printing is normally completed.
[0087]
For example, when the image processing apparatus 1 is set with the paper feed tray information 12 shown in FIG. 2, the automatic paper feed setting information 13 shown in FIG. 3, and the auxiliary paper feed tray information 14 shown in FIG. Since the plain paper having the paper quality is not stored in the “sheet feeding trays 1 to 4”, it is determined that all the sheet feeding trays are prohibited from automatic sheet feeding and “sheet feeding tray 1” set as the auxiliary sheet feeding tray is set. The image is processed according to the recording paper stored in the printer, and the processed image is printed on the recording paper.
[0088]
Therefore, even if all the paper feed trays are prohibited from automatic paper feed, an auxiliary paper feed tray that automatically accepts paper feed when all paper feed trays are prohibited is set in advance, and By printing on the stored recording paper, it is possible to avoid accumulation of unprinted accumulated documents in the main storage device 3.
[0089]
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of a screen for informing the user that paper is to be printed from a paper feed tray prohibited from automatic paper feeding and displayed on the display device 4 of the image processing apparatus 1.
[0090]
As shown in FIG. 9, the display device 4 prints on the recording paper set in the paper feed tray prohibited from the automatic paper feed, which informs the user that the paper is fed from the paper feed tray prohibited from the automatic paper feed. ”Is displayed, and the user is confirmed whether printing can be performed by feeding paper from a paper feed tray prohibited from automatic paper feeding.
[0091]
The user who has confirmed the screen shown in FIG. 9 operates the “Yes (Y)” button to allow paper feeding from a paper tray prohibited from automatic paper feeding, and the CPU 1 causes the paper feeding tray prohibited from automatic paper feeding. When the paper feed permission is confirmed, at least one paper feed tray for which automatic paper feed is permitted is selected, and the recording paper set in the selected paper feed tray is fed to start printing. In addition, when not permitting paper feeding from a paper tray prohibited from automatic paper feeding, a “No (N)” button is operated, and the CPU 2 is allowed to feed paper from a paper tray prohibited from automatic paper feeding. When it is confirmed that there is no paper, the image is continuously stored in the main storage device 3 until the recording paper in the paper feed tray is replaced or the automatic paper feed prohibition setting is changed and automatic paper feeding from the paper feed tray is possible. And wait for printing to start.
[0092]
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of single-sided / double-sided printing information 15 indicating a setting state of whether to perform single-sided printing or double-sided printing for each function.
[0093]
As shown in FIG. 10, double-sided printing is stored as single-sided / double-sided printing information 15 in the “e-mail” function and single-sided printing is performed in the “report” function.
[0094]
For example, when the image processing apparatus 1 in which the paper feed tray information 12 shown in FIG. 2, the automatic paper feed setting information 13 shown in FIG. 3 and the single-sided / double-sided printing information 15 shown in FIG. , Select at least one paper feed tray that permits automatic paper feed from “paper feed trays 1 to 4”, and record on the recording paper stored in the selected paper feed tray based on the single-sided / double-sided printing information shown in FIG. The received e-mail is printed on both sides, but the e-mail is printed on paper quality (for example, OHP) which is inconvenient for double-sided printing. Therefore, when the recording paper is fed from the paper feed tray prohibited from automatic paper feeding, the above-mentioned inconvenience can be avoided by always performing single-sided printing.
[0095]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, even when all the paper feed trays are prohibited from automatic paper feed, the unprinted accumulated document does not stay in the image processing apparatus by forcibly discharging the image. It has the effect of making things possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of an image processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of paper feed tray information 12 indicating the status of recording paper stored in a paper feed tray, such as paper quality, size, presence / absence, and paper feed status.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of automatic paper feed setting information 13 indicating a setting state of automatic paper feed permission / prohibition according to the quality of recording paper.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a first paper feed control processing procedure performed by the image processing apparatus 1 when an image is input to the image processing apparatus 1;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for confirming whether or not there is a sheet feed tray permitted to be automatically fed in step S404 of the flowchart of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a second paper feed control processing procedure performed by the image processing apparatus 1 when an image is input to the image processing apparatus 1;
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of auxiliary paper feed tray information indicating a setting state of an auxiliary paper feed tray that is permitted to automatically feed paper when all paper feed trays are prohibited from automatic paper feed.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a third paper feed control processing procedure performed by the image processing apparatus 1 when an image is input to the image processing apparatus 1;
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a screen for informing a user that paper is to be printed from a paper tray prohibited from automatic paper feeding and displayed on the display device 4 of the image processing apparatus 1;
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of single-sided / double-sided printing information 15 indicating a setting state of whether single-sided printing or double-sided printing is performed for each function.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Image processing device 2 CPU
3 Main storage device 4 Auxiliary storage device 5 Display device 6 Operation panel 7 Image processing unit 8 Image input device 9 Image output device 10 Paper feed device 11 System bus 12 Paper feed tray information 13 Automatic paper feed setting information 14 Auxiliary paper feed tray information 15 Simplex / duplex printing information

Claims (5)

In an image processing apparatus having an automatic paper feeding unit that automatically selects and automatically feeds a paper feeding tray that stores recording paper suitable for recording the image from a plurality of paper feeding trays,
Auxiliary paper feed tray setting means for presetting one of the plurality of paper feed trays as an auxiliary paper feed tray;
When recording an image that is an object of automatic feeding by the automatic feeding unit, it is determined for each feeding tray whether the plurality of feeding trays can be automatically fed by the automatic feeding unit. Discriminating means to perform,
Wherein when it is determined that there is no automatic paper feeder tray by the automatic sheet feeding means by the determining means, the paper feed tray controller to automatically select an auxiliary paper feed tray set by the auxiliary paper feed tray setting means and means,
When printing on recording paper fed from the auxiliary paper feeding tray selected by the paper feeding tray control means, the image is aligned with the recording paper fed from the auxiliary paper feeding tray and always printed on one side. the image processing apparatus characterized by performing. Permission of automatic paper feeding by the automatic paper feeding means is set for each paper quality of the paper, and the paper quality of the paper stored in each paper feeding tray is stored corresponding to each paper feeding tray,
The discrimination means includes
The paper quality of each paper feed tray is checked to see if automatic paper feed is permitted. If the paper quality of all paper feed trays does not allow automatic paper feed, it is determined that there is no paper feed tray that can be fed automatically. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: Image storage means for storing an image to be recorded on the recording paper;
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the image recording on the recording paper is normally completed, the image is deleted from the image storage unit. 2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying a user when the image is recorded on a sheet selected by the paper feed tray control means. A paper feed control method for an image processing apparatus having an automatic paper feed means for automatically selecting and automatically feeding a paper feed tray storing a recording paper suitable for image recording from a plurality of paper feed trays Because
One of the plurality of paper trays is preset as an auxiliary paper tray by auxiliary paper tray setting means,
When recording an image that is an object of automatic feeding by the automatic feeding unit, each of the plurality of paper feeding trays is determined by the judging unit to determine whether the feeding tray can be automatically fed by the automatic feeding unit. Discriminate every time,
Wherein when it is determined that there is no automatic paper feeder tray by the automatic sheet feeding unit by discrimination means, an auxiliary paper feed tray set by the auxiliary paper feed tray setting means automatically selected,
When printing on recording paper fed from the selected auxiliary paper feeding tray, the image is aligned with the recording paper fed from the auxiliary paper feeding tray, and single-sided printing is always performed. A paper feed control method for a processing apparatus.

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