摘要 |
In an image forming apparatus capable of automatically detecting an abnormality therein, thus interrupting the operation and executing a recovery operation after the abnormal state is released, a starting position of a recovery image formation desired by a user within an object page of recovery is inputted; an address of image data, corresponding to the recovery start position input by way of the input unit is determined; and an image data corresponding to the address of the recovery image data, determined by the address determining unit, is read, and the image formation is re-started after the release of the abnormality. According to the present invention, the mage forming apparatus can achieve a saving in consumables in the recovery operation and output a recovered image with a satisfactory appearance for the user. |