Image recording apparatus and computer readable medium

摘要

A recording unit configured to record an image on a recording medium, medium storages storing same-sized recording media, a conveyance mechanism configured to selectively convey the recording media stored in the medium storages to the recording unit, and a maintenance mechanism are provided. When, at the start of a maintenance period in which the maintenance of the recording unit is performed by the maintenance mechanism, the number of recording media stored in the sender medium storage is smaller than the number of recording media required to record all remaining images onto recording media in accordance with image data and, among the medium storages, there is at least one predetermined remaining number medium storage which is a medium storage storing more recording media than the sender medium storage, one of the at least one of predetermined remaining number medium storage is selected as the sender medium storage, during the maintenance period.

主权项

1. An image recording apparatus comprising:
a storage unit configured to store image data; a recording unit configured to record an image on a recording medium in accordance with the image data; a plurality of medium storages configured to store same-sized recording media; a conveyance mechanism configured to selectively convey the recording media stored in the medium storages to the recording unit; a sensor configured to detect the number of recording media stored in each of the medium storages; a maintenance mechanism configured to perform maintenance of the recording unit; and a control device configured to perform: a detection process of detecting the number of recording media stored in at least two of the medium storages based on a result of detection by the sensor; a calculation process of calculating the number of recording media required to record all remaining images on recording media by the recording unit in accordance with the image data; a determination process of determining whether the maintenance of the recording unit is necessary; an image recording process of controlling the conveyance mechanism so that the recording media are conveyed from a sender medium storage which is one of the medium storages and controlling the recording unit so that images in accordance with the image data are recorded on the recording media conveyed to the recording unit by the conveyance mechanism; a maintenance process of controlling the maintenance mechanism so that the maintenance of the recording unit is performed when it is determined in the determination process that the maintenance of the recording unit is necessary; and a switching process of controlling the conveyance mechanism and the recording unit so that the conveyance of the recording media from the sender medium storage to the recording unit and recording of images onto the recording media are not conducted during a maintenance period in which the maintenance of the recording unit is performed by the maintenance mechanism, and, when, at the start of the maintenance period, the number of recording media stored in the sender medium storage detected in the detection process is smaller than the number of recording media calculated in the calculation process and, among the medium storages, there is at least one predetermined remaining number medium storage which is a medium storage storing more recording media than the sender medium storage, controlling the conveyance mechanism to select one of the at least one predetermined remaining number medium storage as the sender medium storage, during the maintenance period.