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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2007
Keita Takahashi, Abiko, JP;
Akihito Mori, Toride, JP;
Nobuo Sekiguchi, Moriya, JP;
Tadaaki Saida, Kashiwa, JP;
Satoshi Okawa, Toride, JP;
Keita Takahashi, Abiko, JP;
Akihito Mori, Toride, JP;
Nobuo Sekiguchi, Moriya, JP;
Tadaaki Saida, Kashiwa, JP;
Satoshi Okawa, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is operable in a speed priority mode in which a temperature range that permits a fixing operation via a pressure belt is wide and an image-quality priority mode in which a temperature range that permits a fixing operation via the pressure belt is narrow. A user interface of the image forming apparatus is configured to enable an operator to select the speed priority mode or the image-quality priority mode for a coated paper.