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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1994
Kiyoshi Muto, Yokkaichi, JP;
Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming system wherein a visible image is generated by an image forming device in response to a print start command and is fixed on the medium by heat generated by a heater. The temperature of the heater is controlled in a temperature-control-on mode and not controlled in a temperature-control-off mode. A controller is provided for controlling the heating device in the temperature-control-on mode such that the temperature is held at a first level when the apparatus is in a stand-by mode before the print start command is received, and at a second level higher than the first level when the apparatus is in a printing mode with the image forming device being operated. The controller changes the temperature-control-off mode to the temperature-control-on mode to control the temperature to be held at the second level and establish the printing mode without establishing the stand-by mode, when the print start command is received in the temperature-control-off mode.