| CPC G03G 15/2017 (2013.01) [G03G 15/2039 (2013.01); G03G 15/231 (2013.01); G03G 15/5008 (2013.01); G03G 15/5029 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00156 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0097 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a sheet tray configured to accommodate a sheet;
an image forming unit configured to form an image on the sheet;
a conveying unit configured to convey a sheet from the sheet tray toward the image forming unit;
a fixing unit including a heater and a temperature detector that detects a temperature of the heater, the fixing unit being configured to fix an image formed on a sheet by the image forming unit; and
a controller,
wherein the controller is configured to execute:
first conveying processing of controlling the conveying unit to start conveying the sheet after a first time period has elapsed since the temperature detected by the temperature detector reaches a first temperature,
second conveying processing of controlling the conveying unit to start conveying the sheet in response to the temperature detected by the temperature detector reaches the first temperature,
third conveying processing of controlling the conveying unit to start conveying the sheet in response to the temperature detected by the temperature detector reaches a second temperature that is lower than the first temperature, and
determination processing of determining, according to a plurality of printing conditions including at least the number of sheets to be printed included in a print job, which of the first conveying processing, the second conveying processing, and the third conveying processing is to be executed.
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