JPH09135318A - Facsimile equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize an equipment easily operated by selecting an optional operation guide, printing out the guidance, and transiting the mode into an operation mode according to the operation guide. SOLUTION: When an operation guide button of a panel section 4 is depressed, a list of operation guides is printed out. The operator checks the operation guide list, selects any item of the list. In this case, a stop button is not depressed but a number key of the setting item is depressed. In the case of matching a clock, for example, a key '1' is depressed as the setting item '1'. Thus, the setting item '1' is selected by the equipment and the operation instruction of registering date/time is printed out. When the operation instruction for the registration is printed out, the equipment is automatically changes from the print mode having been selected into the operation mode to await input from the operator. When the operator inputs a numeral according to the operation instruction, the registration of the item '1' is executed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a facsimile apparatus capable of printing out an operation guide and operating the apparatus in accordance with the operation guide.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional facsimile apparatus, the operating procedure is printed out on a recording sheet and operated according to the operating procedure. 5 to 8 are diagrams for explaining such an operation. FIG. 5 is an operation flow chart of printing out an operation guide showing an operation procedure on a recording sheet. First, the "operation guide" button is pressed (S1). Next, when the "set" button is pressed (S2), the operation guide list is printed out (S3). FIG. 6 shows an example of such an operation guide list. 1. Indicates items to be set before purchasing a facsimile device and starting use. Indicates how to register the telephone number of the other party. The items for performing each operation are described below.

The contents of each operation guide can be selected from such an operation guide list. Therefore, in FIG. 5, the "operation guide" button is pressed again (S1),
If the "set" button is not pressed (S2), the operation guide item can be selected (S4). For example, item 1. in FIG. To select, press the "1" button (S
5) The content of the selected operation guide is printed out (S6). FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of operation contents of how to set the clock. An example of setting 15:30 on June 1, 1995 is shown.

Next, the registration operation is performed according to the operation guide printed in this way. FIG. 8 is an operation flow chart for performing this registration. First, press the "Register" button (S
10) Select an item to register, for example item 1 (S1)
1). When the button "1" is pressed to select the item 1, for example, the registration mode of how to set the clock shown in FIG. 7 is set,
Characters and numbers that have been input or input are displayed on the display screen, which is usually a small display screen of about 1 line × 16 lines. Therefore, settings are made while watching this (S12). If another item is to be set (S13), the process returns to step 11, and if finished, the end button is pressed to finish (S13).

[0005]

In this way, conventionally, the list showing the operation guides is first printed, and the contents of the operation guides of the item to be selected next are printed. When printing is completed in this way, the printer once returns to the idle state, and then the operation mode is set in which the operation is performed according to the operation guide. In this way, the instruction of the operation and the execution of the operation such as the printing and the operation according to the printing are separately performed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a facsimile apparatus in which when a selected operation guide is printed out, the operation mode is changed to the operation mode in which the operation guide can be operated and the operation is immediately performed. The purpose is to

[0007]

In the facsimile apparatus of the present invention, when an arbitrary operation guide is selected and its print is output, the operation mode is changed to the operation mode in which the operation guide can be operated. .

According to the present invention, when the operation guide is printed out, the mode is changed to the mode in which the operation can be performed, so that the operation according to the operation guide can be performed immediately.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention of claim 1 is characterized in that when an arbitrary item is selected from a plurality of operation guide items, printing means for printing the operation guide of the selected item, and the operation guide is provided by this printing means. When printed, the operation mode is changed to the printed operation guide. With this configuration, when the operation guide is printed out, the operation can be immediately performed according to the printout, so that the device has good operability.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when a list of operation guides is requested, the operation guide list is printed, and when one of the operation guides is selected, a printing means for printing an explanation for carrying out the selected operation guide is printed. When the description for implementing the operation guide selected from the printing means is printed, the operation mode for implementing the operation guide is entered, and when the operation is performed according to the description for implementing the operation guide, the operation content is registered. And means.

With this configuration, first, a list of operation guides is requested and printed out, and an operation guide to be operated is selected and printed out. When the operation guide is selected, the control means shifts to an operation mode in which the selected operation guide can be implemented, so that the operator can immediately perform an operation according to the printed operation guide.

According to the third aspect of the invention, in the second aspect, the setting contents described in the operation guide list can be entered by the operator. As a result, the operator can write the setting contents once in the operation guide that has been printed out and set while looking at the operation guide.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment. ROM1 stores basic data such as programs and operation guide formats, and CPU
2 controls the whole according to the program stored in the ROM 1. The RAM 3 serves as a work area when the CPU 2 works according to a program. Panel part 4 has 1 row x
It consists of a 16-digit display, numeric keys and function keys (operation buttons), and the operator inputs instructions. Input data and instructions and responses from the device side are displayed on the display unit. Since the display screen is small, the contents can be displayed easily. The recording control unit 5 controls the recording head 6 for recording on the recording paper, and the reading control unit 7 controls the reading head composed of the contact image sensor 8 to read the original.
The modem 9 modulates transmission data, demodulates reception data,
The line control unit 10 controls the connection of the line switching network such as calling, restoration, dialing and the like.

Since various functions convenient for use are added to the facsimile machine, an operation guide is provided so that the user can use these functions. Therefore, a list of operation guides and a description of each operation are printed out, and the user operates according to this operation guide. FIG. 2 is an operation flow chart for performing an operation according to this operation guide.

First, the "operation guide" button on the panel section 4 is pressed (S20) and again (S21). This is to exclude the case where the button is pressed by mistake. As a result, a list of operation guides is printed out as a registration setting method (S2).
2). FIG. 3 shows a part of the list of this operation guide. FIG.
"How to set the clock", "How to register the name",
Contents to be registered such as "How to register a telephone number" are printed. A frame for entering the letters or numbers to be entered is shown in these, and it is designed to be entered in this frame. By first entering the data to be registered in this way, it is possible to check for errors and input smoothly.

Looking at this operation guide list, one of the items is selected, and when setting the item, the stop button is not pressed (S23), and the number key of the setting item is pressed (S24). In the case of setting the clock in FIG. 3, the "1" key is pressed as the setting item 1. As a result, the setting item 1 is selected by the apparatus (S25), and the operation explanation for registering the date / time is printed out (S25).
26). FIG. 4 is an explanation for performing this date / time registration operation. This indicates that the numbers entered in FIG. 3 should be input by the key and the start / set button should be pressed. When the operation instruction for this registration is printed out, the apparatus automatically changes from the conventional print mode to the operation mode and waits for an input from the operator. When the operator key-inputs a number in accordance with the operation explanation, the registration setting of item 1 is made (S27). When another item is set by the same method (S28), the process returns to step 23, and the button of the setting item of the next item is pressed (S24). As a result, steps S25 to S27 are performed, and registration and setting are similarly performed. If it is desired to end the process, the "stop" button is pressed in step 23.

The above operation is started from this printing without the operation guide list, but if the operation guide list is already printed out, a desired item may be selected and set from this. For this reason, we are also starting from registration. First, the "register" button is pressed (S30). Next, the number of the selected item is input by the key (S31). Then, the state becomes the same as that of step 25 in which the setting item is selected, and the operation explanation of the selected item is printed out (S2).
6) Then, by inputting a number in accordance with this, registration setting of the item is performed (S27). In step 28,
When the registration based on the “registration” shown in step 30 is performed instead of the registration based on the “operation guide” shown in step 20, the process returns to step 31. If the user wants to end the process, the process returns to step S23.

In the above operation flow chart, step S2
The operation guide list indicating the registration setting method is always printed when the "operation guide" button is pressed in 0 or S21. However, if this operation guide list has already been printed, it is unnecessary and should be printed out. To be able to select In this way, the step of pressing the "register" button in step S30 may be deleted, and the setting item selection in step 31 may be started from step S23.

[0019]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when the operation guide is printed out, the operation can be immediately performed according to the operation guide, so that the device is easy to operate. Further, since the data to be set can be entered in the operation guide printed out, erroneous input can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a facsimile apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of an operation guide printout and operation according to the printout.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a part of a list of operation guides.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a date / time registration operation.

FIG. 5 is an operation flow chart for printing out a conventional operation guide.

FIG. 6 List of conventional operation guides

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view of a conventional timepiece setting method.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of a conventional registration operation operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ROM 2 CPU 3 RAM 4 Panel section 5 Recording control section 6 Recording head

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A printing unit that prints an operation guide of a selected item when an arbitrary item is selected from a plurality of operation guide items, and an operation guide that is printed when the operation guide is printed by the printing unit. And a control unit that shifts to an operation mode for carrying out. 2. A printing means for printing a list of operation guides when the list of operation guides is requested, and a description for executing the selected operation guide when one of them is selected, and a printing means. And a control unit for registering the contents of the operation when an operation is performed in accordance with the description for implementing the operation guide when the instruction for implementing the operation guide selected from is printed. Facsimile machine. 3. The facsimile apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the setting contents listed in the operation guide list allow the operator to enter items to be set.