摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image forming apparatus capable of placing restrictions on printing without depending on data on a print job. <P>SOLUTION: This image forming apparatus supporting an ECP mode of a parallel peripheral interface comprises a control means 16 which has the function of regarding printing data, transmitted in the ECP mode, from a negotiation phase to a termination phase as one job, so as to enable the color printing of the job alone. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |