Printing system, job processing method, storage medium, and printing apparatus

摘要

A printing system is operable to enable a printing apparatus to continue a printing of a print job by using printing media of a second supply source after using printing media of a first supply source without expending all of printing media of the first supply source. The printing media included in the first supply source are the same size and type as the printing media included in the second supply source.

主权项

1. A printing apparatus that has a plurality of sheet feeding units, comprising:
a printing unit configured to perform printing on a sheet fed from the plurality of sheet feeding units; a selecting unit configured to select a first setting or a second setting independently for each of the plurality of sheet feeding units, wherein the first setting is for changing a feeding source of the sheet to another feeding unit when an amount of sheets in a feeding unit being used reaches a predetermined non-zero amount while the printing unit performs the printing, and the second setting is for not changing a feeding source of the sheet to another feeding unit even when an amount of sheets in a feeding unit being used reaches the predetermined non-zero amount while the printing unit performs the printing; and a storing unit configured to store the first setting or the second setting selected by the selecting unit in association with each of the plurality of sheet feeding units.