| 摘要 |
<p>An image forming apparatus of the present invention is capable of selecting a printer emulation to emulate the image forming operation of other kinds of image forming apparatuses. The image forming apparatus has a buffer memory for temporarily storing an image data supplied from a host unit and image forming device for forming an image on an image bearing member according to image data stored in the buffer memory. The image forming apparatus also has a first key for designating the alternation of the printer emulation, a second key for designating the holding of the image data stored in the buffer memory when the printer emulation is changed and a third key for designating the erasing of the image data stored in the buffer memory when the printer emulation is changed. Thus, the operator may easily hold the image data stored in the buffer memory when the emulation is changed. Also, the operator may easily erase the image data stored in the buffer menory when the operator does not need the stored image data after the emulation is changed. Thereby, the image forming apparatus of the present invention may print image data stored in the image forming apparatus efficiently when the emulation of the image forming apparatus is changed. <IMAGE></p> |
