JPH0833695B2 - Image forming device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus for forming an image corresponding to an original image on a transfer sheet, and more particularly to an input process and a display process for setting a recording mode.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Image forming apparatuses of this type include, for example, a copying machine, a facsimile, etc., and recently, input / output processing and recording control are performed by a microcomputer to monitor, display, and control the operating state of each part of the apparatus. It is carried out in complex details and with high accuracy. Taking a copying machine as an example, conventionally, the control circuit of an electrophotographic copying machine is mainly composed of a hard-wired logic circuit. With the high speed and multifunction of the copying machine, the monitoring of ambient conditions during operation and the copying process are performed. When combined with the sequence control of, it was inevitable that it would be complicated and large-scale.

On the other hand, with the recent remarkable progress in semiconductor manufacturing technology, a central processing unit (hereinafter abbreviated as CPU) having arithmetic and determination functions, a read-only memory (hereinafter abbreviated as ROM) for storing a processing program, and a data storage Random access memory (hereinafter abbreviated as RAM),
Several chips or one chip LS with input / output ports
A microcomputer made up of I was developed and came to the market at low cost.

Therefore, such a microcomputer is mounted on an electrophotographic copying machine, and by an appropriate combination of software and hardware, the internal state and ambient conditions during operation are checked, and charging, exposure, development, transfer and fixing are performed. A copying machine under the control of a microcomputer in which a copying sequence such as the above and various other controls are performed has been realized (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 55-50256).

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In a conventional copying machine of this type such as the one disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. -50256, when there is no paper, toner shortage, developer shortage in the case of wet type, paper jam (paper jam), etc., it is used. Although there is a display means to give a visual display or a buzzer warning to the operator to prompt the necessary processing, this type of notification alone gives the operator sufficient function selection, information transmission, or device check instructions. I can't do it. In particular, in recent years, many convenient and convenient functions have been added by taking advantage of the functions of a microcomputer. Therefore, there are many indicator keys and input keys for selecting and specifying recording functions, which considerably affects the internal mechanism and processing of the copying machine. Unless a person who is familiar with the functions can select and set various recording functions, it often takes time for trial and error by turning over the operator text.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 56-74261, which was filed before the original filing date of the present application and published after the filing date, discloses that a CRT display has a PAPER SIZE, D for setting a recording mode.
Shows items such as ENSITY for inputting recording mode information, and displays the recording mode information key input,
A display system of a copying machine has been proposed in which, when a paper jam occurs during copying, the display on the CRT display is switched to a pattern image showing the transfer paper conveyance path. This alleviates the above-mentioned conventional problems and reduces the burden on the operator to some extent. However, since all the record mode information items are displayed on one screen and the record mode information that can be set is not displayed, the record mode information is input for each item, and the record mode information items are input. Is limited or the display screen must be large, and there is still awaiting improvement in the operability of the operator.

The present invention facilitates the selection and setting of the recording mode by the operator, more specifically, many recording modes with a limited space without enlarging the display surface. -To display the mode information item and a plurality of record mode information that can be set in the item, and further improve the operator's visual recognition and input operability.

[0008]

[Means for achieving the object]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in an image forming apparatus for forming an image corresponding to an original image on a transfer sheet in accordance with the set recording mode information, the recording mode information item and the item in the item are included. Message memory means (35) storing a plurality of sets of sentence data each of which comprises a plurality of settable recording mode information and each of which comprises a plurality of character codes.
A temporary storage means (31) for temporarily storing data, and the sentence data are individually read from the message memory means (35), written to the temporary storage means (31), and read by the temporary storage means (31). A character generator (33) for generating a read / write control means (22, 32) and a picture signal of a character designated by the character code of the sentence data read from the temporary storage means (31).
And a two-dimensional display means (13) for displaying an image signal generated by the character generator (33) and recording mode information of one or more sentence data displayed by the two-dimensional display means (13). Input means (14)
And _{2-14 12),} the recording mode information storage means for storing recording mode information the selected designated (23), a recording mode -
Display instruction means (14 ₁₅ ) for instructing display of the two-dimensional display means (13) on the display information, and the display instruction means (1
4 ₁₅ ) in response to the instruction, the designation input means (14
Excluding de information, the recording mode - - recording mode that was not selected and designated by _{2-14 12)} items de Information - de information storage means (23) stored in the recording mode - de information and the recording mode ,
Display control means (22, 32) for displaying on the two-dimensional display means (13) and recording mode information storage means (2
3) The recording control means (22) for controlling the execution of the image forming operation based on the recording mode information stored in 3).

A second aspect of the present invention is an image forming apparatus for forming an image corresponding to an original image on a transfer sheet in accordance with the set recording mode information, the recording mode information item and the item in the item. Message memory means (35) storing a plurality of sets of sentence data each of which comprises a plurality of settable recording mode information and each of which comprises a plurality of character codes.
A temporary storage means (31) for temporarily storing data, and the sentence data are individually read from the message memory means (35), written to the temporary storage means (31), and read by the temporary storage means (31). A character generator (33) for generating a read / write control means (22, 32) and a picture signal of a character designated by the character code of the sentence data read from the temporary storage means (31).
And a two-dimensional display means (13) for displaying an image signal generated by the character generator (33) and recording mode information of one or more sentence data displayed by the two-dimensional display means (13). Input means (14)
_{2 to} 14 ₁₂ ), recording mode information storage means (23) for storing the selected and designated recording mode information, and 2 in response to the designation of the designation input means (14 _{2 to} 14 ₁₂ ).
Recording mode has not been specified by the specification input means displayed on the dimension display means (13) (14 _{2-14 12)} - Clears de information has not been displayed on the two-dimensional display unit (13) sentences Display control means (22, 32) for additionally displaying data and the recording mode information storage means (2
3) The recording control means (22) for controlling the execution of the image forming operation based on the recording mode information stored in 3).

The symbols in parentheses are the same as the corresponding elements in the embodiments shown in the drawings and described later.

[0012]

First, in the outline, in both the first and second inventions, the read / write control means (22, 32) is
The recording mode information and sentence data composed of the items are read from the message memory means (35) and written in the temporary storage means (31), and the temporary storage means (31).
Then, the character generator (33) converts the character code of the sentence data read from the temporary storage means (31) into an image signal, and the two-dimensional display means (13) displays the image signal. The display means (13) displays the sentence which constitutes the message for setting the recording mode. That is, the operator is notified of a message prompting the recording mode setting.

When the operator designates the recording mode information by the input means (14 _{2 to} 14 ₁₈ ) according to this message, the recording mode information storage means (23) stores the designated recording mode information and records it. The control means (22) controls the execution of the image forming operation based on the recording mode information stored in the recording mode information storage means (23).

Thus, the read / write control means (22, 3
2) displays the recording mode item and the recording mode information on the two-dimensional display means (13), and the operator knows the recording mode information which can be set from the display. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare in advance to check the record mode information that can be set by turning the pages of the text. Oh Bae regulator simply recording mode being displayed on the two-dimensional display unit by operating the input means (14 ₂ to 14 ₁₂₎ - may be selected specify de information. Judgment and operation of the operator for selecting and setting the recording mode become extremely simple, and the operator's complexity for setting various recording modes is eliminated. In the Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 56-74261, the recording mode item (for example, PAPER SIZE) is displayed and the recording mode information (for example, A3, B5) is input by the operator. Since the record mode information that can be set as well as the items of the record mode information are displayed on the dimension display means (13), the operator can record the record mode information on the screen of the two-dimensional display means (13). Can be selected and specified,
The operator's complexity for setting various recording modes is further eliminated.

[0015] Next the specifically described, the invention of No. 1, the recording mode being displayed on the two-dimensional display unit in operation o Bae regulator designation input means (14 ₂ to 14 ₁₂₎ - a de information sequentially When the display instruction means (14 ₁₅ ) instructs the display, the display control means (22, 32) causes the recording mode which is not selected and designated by the designation input means (14 _{2 to} 14 ₁₂ ). The recording mode information storage means (2) excluding information
The recording mode information and the items of the recording mode information stored in 3) are displayed on the two-dimensional display means (13). That is, the record mode information for which the designation of the designated item and the selection designation of the item is displayed, and the record mode information for which the designation of the designated item is not designated is erased, By erasing unnecessary recording mode information, the operator can clearly recognize the selected recording mode. When the selection and designation of all items are completed, the display instruction means (14
When there is a display instruction of ₁₅ ), the display will be all items and the recording mode information selected and specified in each item, and since there is no unnecessary information displayed, the operator sets it himself and executes it from now on. The image forming mode to be tried can be clearly known and checked. Display designation means (14 ₁₅ ) after selection and designation of one item or several items
When the display instruction is given, the display shows the item whose selection designation has been completed and the recording mode information designated in the item, and the operator can confirm the selection designation so far. Since the display amount will be small, by arranging items that have not been selected and specified next to items that have been selected and specified,
Many items can be displayed in sequence.

As described above, many recording mode information items that have been selected and designated and the recording mode information that has been selected and designated in a plurality of items are stored in a limited space without making the display surface particularly large. Further, the operator's visual recognition and input operability are further improved.

[0017] In the invention of No. 2, operator - data is specified by the input means (14 ₂ to 14 _12), the recording mode being displayed - Specifying one of de information, the display control means in response thereto (2
2, 32) erases the unspecified recording mode information displayed on the two-dimensional display means (13), and the sentence data not displayed on the two-dimensional display means (13).
Display additional data. That is, in the items for which setting has been completed, only the designated recording mode information is displayed, the other recording mode information is erased, and undesignated sentence data is additionally displayed. If the operator specifies the recording mode information of the sentence data additionally displayed, only the specified recording mode information is displayed there and the other recording mode information is erased. Then, unspecified sentence data is additionally displayed. In this way, the operator - data is a plurality of recording mode in the display - by repeating an operation of designating a specified input means those desired in the de (14 _{2-14 12),} the display screen, The designated recording mode information remains and the unnecessary recording mode information disappears, and the unset recording mode information item (sentence data
Is newly added and displayed. Thus, many information items are sequentially displayed on the screen, the selection and designation of the recording mode information progresses in sequence, and the designated recording mode information remains on the screen. Therefore, many recording mode information items and a plurality of recording mode information items that can be set in the items are displayed in a limited space without making the display surface particularly large, and the operator can visually check the information. And the input operability is further improved.

Other objects and features of each invention of the present application will be apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 1 shows the structure of a copying machine embodying the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 is a copying machine main body, 3 is an automatic document feeder (hereinafter abbreviated as a feeder), and 9 is a paper discharge distribution device (hereinafter abbreviated as a sorter) that distributes a copy to each bin 9a. . The feeder 3 is mounted on the contact glass plate 11 forming the platen and is detachably coupled to the copying machine main body 100, and the micro switch OFD serving as a feeder sensor is
It is closed (on) when the feeder 3 is placed.
That is, when the OFD is on, the feeder 3 is attached. The sorter 9 is also the copying machine body 10
The micro switch S is detachably attached to 0 and the sorter 9 serves as a sorter sensor in the coupled state.
D is closed (on). That is, when SD is on, the sorter 9 is attached.

The feeder 3 is equipped with a document cassette for storing documents, a paper feed roller, a registration roller, a transport roller, a transport belt, a drive motor, a document sensor OPD, a jam sensor and an operation control unit.
Is an original detection signal indicating the presence or absence of an original, a feed completion signal indicating that the feeding of the original on the contact glass plate 11 is completed, and a paper jam signal indicating a paper jam when the original is clogged. ,, etc. The copying machine main body 100 gives the feeder 3 a feed command and a paper discharge command. When the feed command arrives, the feeder 3 drives the paper feed roller, the registration roller, the conveyance roller and the conveyance belt to send the uppermost one original on the cassette onto the contact glass plate 11, and when this is completed, the copying machine is completed. A signal indicating completion of feeding is given to the main body 100. When the copying machine main body 100 gives a paper discharge command, the feeder 3 drives the conveying roller and the conveying belt to discharge the original on the contact glass plate 11.

The sorter 9 includes a conveying roller, a paper distribution gate 9b, a large number of paper storage bins 9a, and a distribution gate 9b.
It is equipped with a belt, a pulley and a motor for driving, and a control unit for positioning the distribution gate 9b. The sorter 9 provides the copying machine main body 100 with a signal indicating the completion of storage and a paper jam. Copier body 10
0 gives the sorter 9 copy set number (copies) data, print start pulse, and one copy end pulse.
When the copy set number data arrives, the sorter 9 stores it in memory and waits, and when the print start pulse arrives, sets the distribution gate 9b to the first position for guiding copying to the first bin, and ends one copy. When the pulse arrives, the transport roller is driven to store the copy in the first bin. When the print start pulse further arrives, the distribution gate 9b
To the position where the copy is guided to the second bin. The same applies hereinafter. The count number of the print start pulse is the number of copy sets or the final bin number. When it becomes equal to, a signal indicating completion of storage is given to the copying machine main body 100.
Upon receipt of this, the copying machine main body 100 switches and sets the paper discharge setting from the sorter 9 to the paper discharge tray (inclined upper surface) of the copying machine main body 100.

In the copying machine main body 100, at the time of copying,
The reflected light of the original IP caused by the emitted light of the illumination lamp HLA is
Mirror FMI, second mirror SMI, in-mirror lens I
The MI and the third mirror TMI lead to the surface of the photoconductor on the drum 1. On the other hand, the photoconductor is uniformly charged by the main charger 2 and is exposed by the guided light to form an electrostatic latent image. This electrostatic latent image is visualized by depositing the charged toner supplied by the developing device 4. On the other hand, copy paper is roller PS
1, PS2 or PS3 cassette CAS1, CAS
2 or the auxiliary cassette CAS3. The taken out copy sheet is sent to the transfer section by rotating the registration roller 6 in synchronization with the position of the latent image (edge of the document). In the transfer section, the toner attached to the latent image portion is transferred onto the copy paper by the transfer charger 7,
The copy sheet is separated from the drum 1 by the separation roller 9, the toner is brought into close contact (fixed) on the copy sheet by the fixing heater HEP, and the copy sheet is sent to the sheet discharge tray (the inclined upper surface) or the sorter 9. Cassette C for duplicate recording
Sent to AS3. On the other hand, the toner remaining on the drum 1 is discharged by the discharging charger 5, and the cleaning roller 1
Recovered by 0. 11 is a cleaning blade.

The document reading / scanning system is composed of an illumination lamp HLA, mirrors FM1 and SMI, and a carriage for moving them in the direction of the solid line arrow without changing the optical path length. The in-mirror lens IMI and the third mirror TMI are coupled to a variable power mechanism (not shown) and positioned at a position corresponding to the set copy magnification.

The spare cassette CAS3 stores recording paper on which ruled lines or letterheads are printed or copied, and
When the auxiliary cassette is automatically fed from the cassette CAS3 when the paper is out in another designated cassette CAS1 or CAS2, normal copy paper is filled.

A keyboard 12 is installed on the side of the document discharge portion of the feeder 3, and a cathode ray tube display device (hereinafter referred to as a CRT display) 13 is attached to the keyboard 12.

An enlarged perspective view of the keyboard 12 is shown in FIG. In addition to the power switch 14 ₁ , the keyboard 12
Ten keys 14 _{2 to} 14 ₁₁ , clear key 14 ₁₂ , set key 14 ₁₃ , skip key 14 ₁₄ , recall key 14
₁₅ , stop key 14 ₁₆ , interrupt key 14 ₁₇
And a print key 14 ₁₈ is provided. The contents or instructions of each key are as follows. Numeric keypad 14 _{2 to} 14 ₁₁ : Input of number input Set key 14 ₁₃ : Setting of number and mode Skip key 14 ₁₄ : Instruction to move the cursor to the next operation procedure display Recall key 14 ₁₅ : Return to the beginning of the operation procedure display Instruction Print key 14 ₁₈ : Copy start instruction Stop key 14 ₁₆ : Copy operation stop instruction Interrupt key 14 ₁₇ : Set mode is stored and copy operation is stopped,
New copy interrupt permission Clear key 14 ₁₂ : Instruct to clear the contents of the number.

FIG. 3 shows the combination of the electronic control units installed inside the keyboard 12. In FIG.
I / O port 21, central processing unit (CPU) 22,
RAM23, ROM24 and clock pulse oscillator 2
5 constitutes a microcomputer system for urging and controlling each part of the copying mechanism in a predetermined sequence,
A ROM 35 storing sentence data and pattern data is connected to the data bus and address bus, and the ROM 24 stores program data for reading the data in the ROM 35 in accordance with input information in addition to conventionally known copy control program data. Is stored.

The input / output port 21 has the key 14 ₂ described above.
In addition to the switches of ˜14 ₁₈ and the sensors and electric circuits, the refresh memory 31 for storing the sentence data read from the ROM 35 for one frame of the CRT display 13 and the read / write control unit 32 for the CRT display are connected. In response to the character code read from the refresh memory 31 and the matrix address of the character (row address and column address of the image signal) from the control unit 32, the image signal is given to the control unit 32. In addition, the character generator 33, which stores image signals of characters such as parentheses, is the refresh memory 3
1 and control unit 32, and also R
The pattern data read from the OM 35 is received via the control unit 32, and the read / write control is performed.
A refresh memory 34 capable of storing image signals of characters × 25 characters horizontally (7 × 9 = 63 pixels for one character, 7 × 25 × 63 = about 11 Kbits) is connected to the control unit 32.

The CRT display 13 is connected to the read / write control unit 32, to which a horizontal synchronizing signal,
A vertical sync signal and a pixel sync signal are given. The sentence data composed of the character code and the pattern data indicating the paper jam position are given to the control unit 32 with an address (start end address & end address) in character units, and the control unit 32 sends them to the refresh memory 31 and The data is stored in the memory 34 and the data in the refresh memories 31 and 33 is repeatedly read while the memory is not changed, and an image signal is given to the CRT display 13.

Table 1 shows the contents of the sentence data.
The sentence data of the ROM 35 representing these is the text No. It is a combination of character codes (serial combination) divided by, and a blank code is inserted in a blank portion between characters.

[0031]

[Table 1]

The contents of the pattern data are shown in FIG. This pattern data has 7 × 9 pixels for one character and is displayed on a surface of 11025 bits in total including 7 characters vertically and 25 characters horizontally, and a diagonal line represents black. This pattern data is stored in the ROM 35, and at the time of the paper jam, it is given to the control unit 32 together with the address data representing it, and the pattern data is stored in the refresh memory 34. The control unit 32 blinks the shaded portion at the paper jam position in the display energizing of the pattern.

Next, the display control of the CPU 22 based on the program data stored in the ROM 24 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when the power switch 14 ₁ is turned on, the CPU 22 clears the contents of its register, turns on the power of each unit in a predetermined sequence, then clears the display (refresh memories 31, 34), and is shown in Table 1. Text No. 1 and 3 to 2
The sentence data of 6 is read from the ROM 35, the display is instructed to the read / write control unit 32, and the cursor display *
Command the position of STEP 1 (Table 1). In response to this, the read / write control unit 32 causes the refresh memory 3
The sentence data is written in 1 and displayed on the CRT display together with the cursor display *.

Since the cursor display * is in STEP 1 (Table 1), the operator designates one of the copy magnifications 1) to 6) by pressing one of the ten keys 14 _{2 to} 14 ₇ . Then, the CPU 22 operates as the RAM 23 or the internal RAM of the CPU 22.
Specified scale [1] to the specified address (scale register) of
1) of 6)] is stored. When the operator presses the skip key 14 ₁₄ , the CPU 22 displays the cursor *
Is moved to STEP 2 (Table 1), and the operator designates one of the recording paper sizes 1) to 4) by pressing one of ten keys 14 _{2 to} 14 ₅ and the designated size [1] to 4) in the paper size register. One of the above] is stored. Similarly, each time the operator presses the skip key 14 ₁₄ , the cursor display * is moved to the next step (STEP), and when the ten key is pressed, the copy density, front / back surface copy, sorter distribution, etc. associated therewith are copied. RAM code indicating mode
23 or a predetermined address (register) of the internal RAM of the CPU 22. Then, when the set key 14 ₁₃ is pressed, the designated copy mode is displayed at the top, and the display of the copy mode above the cursor display * and not designated is erased. Similarly, the display below the cursor display * is retained and the display is closed above. That is, the contents of the refresh memory 31 are rewritten.

In this way, the operator operates the numeric keypad 1
When the recording mode information (copy magnification, paper size, etc.) is designated by 4 _{2 to} 14 ₇ and setting is instructed by the set key 14 ₁₃ , the undesignated recording mode information is erased and designated. The recording mode information is clogged upwards, unspecified sentence data (columns of STEP1 to STEP5) is displayed near the latest specified recording mode information, and the operator is the sentence data. The recording mode information of is specified, and this is repeated.

When the recall key 14 ₁₅ is pressed, if there is a mode designation by the numeric keypad by that time, it is displayed, the other modes of that STEP are erased and the display is closed upward, and the cursor is displayed * or less. If the mode is not specified with the ten keys, the display will be initialized as it is. That is, the cursor display * is returned to STEP1. That is, when the recall key 14 ₁₅ is pressed, the CPU 2
2 through the keypad 14 via the read / write control unit 32.
_{2-14 12)} recording was specified selected mode - except de information, recording is writing to selectively specify Court RAM23 mode - de information and the recording mode - the items of de Information Display 13
To be displayed. That is, the items for which designation has been completed and the recording mode information for which selection has been designated among the items are displayed, and the recording mode information for which designation has not been specified is erased. Since the display amount of the specified item area is small,
For that reason, the items whose selection settings have not been completed are filled up.
By erasing the unnecessary recording mode information, the operator can clearly recognize the selected and designated recording mode. When there is a display instruction of the recall key 14 ₁₅ at the time when the selection and designation of all the items are completed, the display is the record mode information of all the items and the selection and designation of each item,
Since the unnecessary information is not displayed, the operator can clearly know and check the image forming mode which he / she sets and is about to execute. After selecting and specifying one item or several items, recall key-14
_{When 15} is pressed, the display shows the item for which selection designation has been completed and the recording mode information designated in the item, and the operator can confirm the selection designation so far.
Since the display amount is small, the items that have not been selected and designated are arranged next to the items that have been designated and selected, and the selection and designation may be sequentially performed from the end of the last designated item. In this way, many record mode information items that have been selected and designated and the record mode information that has been designated and selected within the items are displayed in a limited space without enlarging the display surface. Moreover, the operator's visual recognition and input operability are improved.

Next, the CPU 22 checks the states of the respective parts, and if the copy is possible, the text No. The display of 1 is erased and No2 is displayed. And the print key 14 ₁₈
Wait for the key to be pressed, and when it is pressed, the mode specified with the numeric keypad is displayed as is, and the text No. No. 25 and 26 are erased and No. 27 is displayed, and copying in the displayed copy mode is started.

As described above, in the recording mode setting stage, as shown in STEP 1 to STEP 5 in Table 1, the items of the recording mode information (for example, ORIGINAL in STEP 1) are displayed on the display 13.
TO COPY REDUCTION SIZE) and recording mode information that can be set (selected) within the item (for example, 1 in STEP 1) FULL SIZ
(E, 2) A3 to B4, etc.) is displayed, the operator only has to specify and input the desired recording mode information among the displayed recording mode information. It is not necessary to turn over the text to see if it can be set and enter the code shown in the text.

If a paper jam occurs during copying, the text No. All the display of Nos. 1 to 27 is deleted, and the text No.
28, jam pattern (figure 4, jam area blinking),
No. Items 29 to 32 corresponding to the paper jam portion 1
And No. 33 is displayed. As a result, instead of the recording mode information being executed at that time, the jam pattern shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display 13 and the portion in the pattern indicating the paper jam location flashes. In addition to the jam pattern, "PAPER TORUBLE!" (Text No. 1
8), for example, “PLEASE OPEN FRONT COVER.” (Text No. 2
9) 、 「REMOVE THE PAPER CLEARLY ATTHE PAPER PATH FLI
CKING. "(Text No. 33)
-The message is displayed. The operator was alerted by such a large change in the screen of the display 13 and knew that there was some change in the situation. Then, from the display on the screen, the occurrence of the paper jam, the occurrence position,
Immediately recognize how to treat. The operator can be surely notified, and the operator can easily deal with it, and the complicated checking work for turning over the manual such as the operation text can be omitted.

When the paper of the designated size is used up, the text No. No. 34 to 37 is displayed, and when the toner runs out, No. 38 and No. No. 40 is No. 40 when the developing solution runs out. 39 and No. 41 is displayed.

Although not shown in the flow chart of FIG. 5, when the stop key 14 ₁₆ is pressed, the copy operation for one sheet at that time is completed and then the display is initialized (of course, the copying machine itself is also initialized). Return to the next step and do not move to the next copy operation. When the interrupt key 14 ₁₇ is pressed, the copy operation is stopped as in the case of the stop key 14 ₁₆ , but the set state is stored as it is, and while the interrupt key 14 ₁₇ is closed, the following display operation is performed. The copy mode setting and the copy operation can be similarly performed. When the interrupt key 14 ₁₇ is returned to the open state, the memory state is reset and the display is returned to it, and the print key 1
When 4 ₁₈ is pressed, copying is started in that state.

In the above embodiment, the skip key 14
₁₄ , the recall key 14 ₁₅ and the set key 14 ₁₃ are provided to display all the requirements of the copy set on the CRT display, and the input step (Table 1) is designated by the cursor display *. The key STEP may be omitted, and the input STEP may be displayed on the sequential CRT display 13, and the display may be moved to the next step each time there is an input. This can be set by the program data of the ROM 24. 6 to 8 show the operation flow of the embodiment thus configured. In this embodiment, after initializing each part and clearing the display, the state of each part is checked, and if there is an abnormality such as paper shortage, toner exhaustion, developer exhaustion, etc., the corresponding text No. 34-41, ...
... etc. Are displayed. If there is no abnormality, whether or not copying is possible (heater warm-up, developer circulation, cleaning, etc.) is checked and it is determined that the text is still not found. 1 is displayed in the first line and the text No. 2 in the first line and the text No3. On the 5th to 11th lines. Display 4-10. That is, the above-mentioned STE
Instruct P1 mode setting.

When any one of the ten keys 14 _{2 to} 14 ₇ is turned on, the code of the one designated by the ten key of the copy magnification 1) to 6) is stored in the copy magnification register, and the display of the third and subsequent lines is performed. That is, the display of STEP1 is erased and the third
Specified copy magnification (eg, 1) FULL SI on the line
ZE is displayed, and when there is no ten-key input, a text No. prompting the ten-key input is displayed. 42 “PLEASE PUSH ONE O
F KEYS 1,2,3,4,5 AND6. "Is displayed.

If there is a ten-key input, it is as described above, and then the text No. 3 is displayed, and the sixth line
In the 12th line, the text No. 11 to 15, that is, STEP2
Display the contents of. Then, when the numeric keypad input is instructed to be displayed and the numeric keypad is input, the specified paper size is stored in the paper size register, the display of the fourth and subsequent lines is erased, and the paper size [4th line] is displayed. For example, 2) A4] is displayed, and it is checked whether a paper of the specified size is set. If it is not set, the text No. A corresponding one (for example, No. 35) of 34 to 37 is displayed. If set, the text No. 3 is displayed and the text No. is displayed on the 8th to 10th lines. 16 to 18, that is, the contents of STEP 3 are displayed. Similarly, the reading of the ten-key input and the updating of the display are performed.

In this way, the operator can
In _{2-14 12,} the recording mode being displayed - Specifying one of de information in the screen of the display 13, not specified recording mode - de information disappeared, one sentence unspecified which has not been displayed Data (each column of STEP1 to STEP5) is additionally displayed. In other words, the item (STE
In each column of P1 to STEP5), only the designated recording mode information is displayed and the other recording mode information is erased,
And one unspecified sentence data (STEP1 to STEP5
Each column) is additionally displayed. If the operator specifies the recording mode information of the sentence data additionally displayed, only the specified recording mode information is displayed there and the other recording mode information is erased. Then, one unspecified sentence data is additionally displayed. In this way, the operator repeats the operation of designating the desired one of the plurality of recording mode information being displayed by the numeric keypads 14 _{2 to} 14 ₁₂ so that it is designated on the display screen. The remaining recording mode information remains unneeded and the recording mode information that was not used disappears, and one unset recording mode information item (sentence data: each column of STEP1 to STEP5) is newly displayed. It Thus, many information items are sequentially displayed on the screen, the selection and designation of the recording mode information progresses in sequence, and the designated recording mode information remains on the screen. Therefore,
A large number of record mode information items and a plurality of record mode information items that can be set within the item are displayed in a limited space without enlarging the display surface, and the operator can visually recognize and input. Operability is improved.

When the display of STEP 6 and the reading of the ten-key input are completed, it is checked whether or not each part is copyable. 1 is moved to the 12th line, and if enabled, the display of the 1st line is erased and the text No. 26 is displayed, and the press of the print key 14 ₁₈ is awaited. When the clear key is pressed once in the display and set of the copy mode described above, the memory and the display are reset to the state of one step before, and when the clear key is repeatedly pressed many times, the initial state of FIG. Return to the activated state.

The operation after the print key is pressed is the same as that of the above-described embodiment (FIG. 5), and if there is a trouble such as a paper jam, the corresponding handling information is displayed on the CRT display 13.

Although the CRT display 13 is exemplified as the two-dimensional display means in the above description, a two-dimensional character display device such as a two-dimensional light emitting diode array, a one-line or a few-line character display, etc. is used. sell.

[0049]

As described above, according to the image forming apparatus of each invention of the present application, many recording mode information items and setting within each item can be performed with a limited space without enlarging the display surface. It is possible to display multiple record mode information,
Moreover, the operator's visual recognition and input operability have been greatly improved,
The operator can easily select and set the recording mode, and the operator's complexity for setting the various recording modes is eliminated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a main part of a mechanism of a copying apparatus that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the keyboard 12 shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a connection relationship of electric elements mounted on the keyboard 12.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a pattern displayed on the CRT display 13 shown in FIG.

5 is a flowchart showing a display control operation by the computer system shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a part of a display control operation of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing another part of the display control operation of another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing yet another part of the display control operation of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1: Photosensitive drum 2, 5, 7: Charger 3: Automatic document feeder 4: Developing device 6: Registration roller 8: Separation roller 9: Sorter 10: Cleaning brush 11: Contact glass plate 13: CRT display (two-dimensional display) Means) 14 _{2 to} 14 ₁₈ : Keys 14 _{2 to} 14 ₁₂ : Numeric keypad (designation input means) 14 ₁₃ : Set key (setting input means) 14 ₁₅ : Reset key (display instruction means) 22: CPU (recording control means) , Read / write control means, display control means) 23: RAM (recording mode storage means) 25: clock pulse oscillator 31: refresh memory (temporary storage means) 32: read / write control unit (read / write control means, display control means) 33: character generator (Character generator) 34: Refresh memory 35: ROM (Message Memory means)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image corresponding to an original image on a transfer sheet in accordance with set recording mode information, wherein a recording mode information item and a plurality of recording modes that can be set within the item are set. Message memory means for storing a plurality of sets of sentence data each of which comprises a plurality of character codes, temporary storage means for temporarily storing data, and the sentence data individually read from the message memory means A read / write control means for writing to the temporary storage means and a read operation from the temporary storage means; a character generator for generating an image signal of a character designated by the character code of the sentence data read from the temporary storage means; Display the image signal generated by the generator 2
Dimensional display means and one or more sentence data displayed by the two-dimensional display means
Designation input means for individually selecting and designating recording mode information of a recording medium, recording mode information storage means for storing the selectively designated recording mode information, and instruction for displaying the recording mode information on the two-dimensional display means You
Display instruction means, and in response to the instruction of the display instruction means,
Excluding the recording mode information that was not selected and specified in the column
Recording mode information stored in the recording mode information storage means
And the item of the recording mode information, the two-dimensional display means
An image forming apparatus comprising: a display control unit for displaying the image on the display unit; and a recording control unit for controlling execution of an image forming operation based on the recording mode information stored in the recording mode information storage unit. 2. An image forming apparatus for forming an image corresponding to an original image on a transfer sheet according to the set recording mode information, wherein a recording mode information item and a plurality of recording modes which can be set within the item are set. Message memory means for storing a plurality of sets of sentence data each of which comprises a plurality of character codes, temporary storage means for temporarily storing data, and the sentence data individually read from the message memory means A read / write control means for writing to the temporary storage means and a read operation from the temporary storage means; a character generator for generating an image signal of a character designated by the character code of the sentence data read from the temporary storage means; Display the image signal generated by the generator 2
Dimensional display means and one or more sentence data displayed by the two-dimensional display means
Specification input means for individually selecting and specifying the recording mode information of the data, recording mode information storage means for storing the selectively specified recording mode information, and a two-dimensional display in response to the specification of the specification input means.
Not specified by the specified input means displayed on the column
The recorded mode information is erased and displayed on the two-dimensional display means.
Display control means for additionally displaying sentence data that has not been recorded, and recording control means for controlling execution of an image forming operation based on the recording mode information stored in the recording mode information storage means. Image forming apparatus.