摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing apparatus which controls power supplied to each connected apparatus in detail for each apparatus in accordance with processing contents of a print job to be executed, and to provide a control method therefor. <P>SOLUTION: The printing apparatus analyzes the processing contents of the print job to be executed. In accordance with an analysis result, the printing apparatus individually controls the power units that are provided with a plurality of sheet feeding devices and a plurality of post-processing devices so that the printing apparatus becomes an active state in which normal power is supplied, a power saving state in which only power necessary to convey a printing medium is supplied, or an inactive state in which no power is supplied. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |