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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1996
Fumihiro Ueno, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is constructed by a latent image forming unit for forming a latent image onto a photosensitive material, a developer for developing the latent image formed on the photosensitive material, a first detecting unit for detecting whether the photosensitive material or developer has been mounted in the image forming apparatus or not, a second detecting unit, provided for the image forming apparatus, for detecting an open or closed state of a door, and a control unit for selecting a specific item of an initial sequence from items of a plurality of initial sequences on the basis of an output of the first detecting unit when it is detected by the second detecting unit that the door was closed from the open state, thereby allowing the selected item to be executed. The plurality of items of initial sequences are items of initial sequences which are executed when a power source is supplied to the image forming apparatus.