摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a laser printer provided with a scanner section that can enhance reliability and operability when the scanner is used. SOLUTION: The laser printer 1 as a precondition that is connected to a LAN and provided with the scanner section 2 shared by personal computers PC1, PC2, is provided with an automatic document feeder 22 that carries and discharges an original set on an original placing platen and with a lock section 24 that locks an opening/closing original cover closed when the original is set to the original placing plate. The lock section locks the original cover in the case of network scanning to command the scanner operation from a network terminal and the locking of the original cover is unlocked after the automatic document feeder discharges the original to the original discharge section when receiving a command to terminate the scanner operation from the network terminal.
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