摘要 |
<p>A recording apparatus having multiple recording devices (12,14), each recording device being associated with a separate document feed path (22, 24), in order to provide simultaneous recording on more than one document for the purpose of increasing effective document recording speed. The recording apparatus also includes a driving mechanism (72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82) for each feed path for driving the documents along the feed path (22, 24), selection means (54, 56, 58) for selecting an appropriate document feed path (22, 24) for each document which is introduced to the recording apparatus, and control means (300) for controlling the recording devices (12, 14), the driving mechanisms (72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82) and the selection means (54, 56, 58).</p> |