An image forming apparatus includes a reader, a wait part, and a processor. The reader reads an image from a first sheet. In the wait part, the first sheet is made to wait. The processor is configured to make the first sheet wait in the wait part after the reading performed by the reader, and, after the first sheet is made to wait in the wait part, output the first sheet and a second sheet continuously. The second sheet records first information determined on the basis of an evaluation result obtained from evaluation of the first sheet.

An image forming apparatus includes a document reading unit reading an image of a document and generating scan data of the document and a printing unit printing on a sheet the scan data generated by the document reading unit, and is configured to be able to feed the sheet subjected to printing by the printing unit to a post-processing device. The image forming apparatus includes a judging unit that judges whether an image of a post-processing mark which is composed of a staple mark or a punching hole is present in the scan data generated by the document reading unit, and a printing control unit that, when the judging unit judges that the image of the post-processing mark is present in the scan data, generates corrected data by deleting the image of the post-processing mark from the scan data and causes the printing unit to print the corrected data.

A printing apparatus includes a printing unit, a post-processing unit, and a controller. The controller includes a paper-type setting section configured to set a paper type of a paper feeding section, a storing section configured to store a plurality of paper types for which specific post processing is possible, and a control executing section. The printing output data includes paper type designation information, paper feeding section designation information, and post-processing designation information. When the post-processing designation information designates selection of the specific post processing and predetermined conditions including a condition that a paper type of second paper set by the paper-type setting section coincides with any one of the plurality of paper types stored in the storing section are satisfied, the control executing section controls the printing unit and the post-processing unit according to the paper feeding section designation information and the post-processing designation information irrespective of designation by the paper type designation information.

In case of simultaneously performing a punching process and a finishing process other than the punching process in an image forming apparatus, in order to prevent an unnecessary (ineffectual) finishing process from being performed, an information processing controller unit of a multifunction peripheral performs control of permitting to set in combination a double-punching center setting and a bookbinding setting, and of prohibiting to set in combination a punch setting, other than the double-punching center setting, and the bookbinding setting.

A connector unit includes a connector mounting member having a mounting hole, and a connector passed through the mounting hole and attached to the connector mounting member. The connector includes a terminal portion to which another connector is configured to be connected, and a hook portion engaged with an edge portion of the mounting hole. The connector mounting member includes a panel portion on which the mounting hole is formed, an extending portion extending from the panel portion along an inserting direction of the another connector with respect to the connector, and a regulating portion projected from the extending portion at a position abutting against or close to an end portion opposite to the terminal portion of the connector in the inserting direction. A distance between the regulating portion and the panel portion is shorter than a distance between the terminal portion of the connector and the end portion.

A sheet post-processing apparatus includes a control unit. When performing binding for binding a plurality of sheets a plurality of times continuously, the controller measures the processing time required for the binding during first binding and notifies an image forming apparatus of a post-processing time including the measured processing time.

An image forming apparatus includes a display, and a scanner that reads one or more originals to obtain image data of the originals and a number of the originals. A memory device stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor executes the instructions to, among other things, display a first screen including an item for accepting a designation, by a user, of an insertion position of an insertion sheet. If a designation for insertion of the insertion sheet is made, the item includes an initial value of the insertion position that is determined based on the number of the originals that have been read by the reader. The at least one processor also executes the instructions to display a second screen including information related to the insertion sheet in accordance with receiving the designation by the user via the first screen.

An image reading device includes: a document delivery unit for delivering a document loaded on a document loading platform to a document transport path; a flip-up detector for detecting flip-up of the document when the document is delivered; a metal detector for detecting metal attached to the document when the document is delivered; and a staple determination unit for determining whether or not a stapling process is applied to the document based on detection results of the flip-up detector and the metal detector.

A control unit of an image reading apparatus acquires, at an upstream position in a medium transportation direction of an abnormality determination area set for a leading-edge area of a medium, a distance WL from a center position in a medium width direction intersecting with the medium transportation direction to one edge in the medium width direction and a distance WR from the center position to the other edge in the medium width direction, and compares a value R that is a ratio between the distance WL and the distance WR or a difference therebetween with a threshold R0 determined in advance.

An image reading apparatus includes a document tray, a set document sensor, a sheet feed rotary member, an image reader, a staple detector, a display panel and a controller. The set document sensor detects a document sheet set on a document tray. A staple detector detects a staple attached to the document sheet bundle. On recognizing set document sheets, based on the output from the staple detector, a controller checks whether or not the set document sheets are stapled. On detecting that they are stapled, the controller makes a display panel indicate that the document sheets are stapled and cannot be conveyed.