摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent inconvenience even if continuous paper is consumed during conveying when the continuous paper is conveyed by increasing and decreasing a looseness amount according to the length of the paper. <P>SOLUTION: In a step S103, when it is determined that the length of the paper designated by a printing job is a specified value previously set or longer, the detected remained amount of the paper is compared with the length of the remained paper instructed by the printing job (step S104). In the step S104, when it is determined that the length of the remained amount of the paper is shorter than the length of the remained paper instructed by the printing job, namely, when it is determined that the paper is short if image formation designated by the printing job is performed, control for reducing a loop is not performed (step S108). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT</p> |