Image forming apparatus and image forming method, which select the appropriate recording medium corresponding to the image to print on it
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Oct 26, 1999
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Dec 26, 1996
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Apr 28, 1993
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To assure that a plain paper or an exclusively usable paper is selected as a recording medium depending on requested image such as a full color image or a monochromatic image, the image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit for forming an image on a recording medium, a plain paper feeding unit, an exclusively usable paper feeding unit, a selecting unit for selecting a recording medium corresponding to a quality of image to be recorded, and a selected paper feeding unit as essential components. An image forming method to be practiced by operating the image forming apparatus includes the steps of selecting a recording medium to be used corresponding to a quality of an image to be printed, feeding the selected paper, and forming the image on the recording medium.
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