METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ELIMINATING AN ERROR OCCURRING DURING THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTING OR COPYING DEVICE, ELECTROGRAPHIC PRINTING OR COPYING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SAID DEVICE

摘要

A method is provided for controlling a printer or copier device by which errors, such as paper jams, can be cleared automatically. A controller commands a module having the error to clear the error automatically. The commands are sent to modules beginning at the output of the printer or copier device and moving in a reverse direction to the paper flow direction of the printer or copier so as to automatically clear errors such as paper jams. Status signals indicating whether the error has successfully been cleared are reported back to the controller. A printer or copier for carrying out the method and a computer program for carrying out the method are also disclosed.