| 摘要 |
An image forming apparatus operable in a trial copy mode before a usual copying operation is disclosed. The apparatus includes a trial copy mode section for executing the trial copy mode for forming a document image on a recording medium in set conditions at least once and discharging it to a preselected destination. An automatic document feeding section is positioned above a glass platen mounted on the apparatus body for automatically feeding a document to the glass platen. A first copy starting section includes a start key for commanding the start of a copying operation or a trial copy key for commanding the execution of the trial copy mode. A second copy starting section determines, in response to a copy start command output from the first copy starting section, whether or not the document set on the automatic document feeding section is a single document and executes, if it is a single document and when the next document is set, an SADF (Semi Automatic Document Feeder) mode for starting copying the next document even if the start key is not pressed. A copy start control section selectively executes, in response to the copy start command and even if the document set on the automatic document feeding section is a single document, the start of the SADF mode of the second copy starting section or the inhibition of the SADF mode.
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