IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PRINTING METHOD THEREOF

摘要

An image forming apparatus includes a main controller to output a printing command for each page of printing data if the printing data are received; a printing unit to print the printing data according to the printing command; and a printing controller to maintain the printing unit in a standby state until a printing command of a following page is received, if the printing of the currently printed page is completed in the case in which there exists a following page of the page currently being printed in the printing unit. Accordingly, when the printing command of the following page is received, the time for driving the printing unit again can be shortened.