Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Kazuma Yamamoto

Shunichi Masuda

Tetsuo Saito

Hiromi Kataoka

An apparatus having a power supply section capable of outputting plural power supply voltages is provided with a sleep mode (energy-saving mode) for inhibiting at least one of the outputs from the power supply section in a wait state. Furthermore, an image forming apparatus such a printer is provided with a cut-off function for inhibiting at least one of the outputs from the power supply section supplied to a heater of a fixing device if an abnormality is detected, so that by relating the operation of this cut-off function and the operation of inhibiting at least one output at the power supply section to each other, these operations may be more easily controlled and also the number of components required can be reached.

Image processing apparatus, image recording apparatus, controlling method for these apparatuses, and power supply apparatus used therein

An image processing apparatus comprises a memory for storing image data to be formed into an image, a memory holding unit for holding the content of the memory, and a control unit for stopping the memory holding operation by memory holding unit during a stand-by period of the image forming operation.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Kazuma Yamamoto