IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a power supply key;
a latch switch connected to a signal line of the power supply key and configured to maintain a state of a power supply in response to pressing on the power supply key when the latch switch is in an ON state; and
a processor configured to perform control to set the state of the latch switch to an OFF state in a first mode, the first mode corresponding to a state in which the image forming apparatus is not connected with an external device, and to set the state of the latch switch to the ON state in a second mode, the second mode corresponding to a state in which the image forming apparatus is connected with the external device.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a power supply key, a latch switch and a processor. The latch switch is connected to a signal line of the power supply key and configured to maintain a state of a power supply in response to pressing on the power supply key when the latch switch is in an ON state. The processor is configured to perform control to set the state of the latch switch to an OFF state in a first mode corresponding to a state in which the image forming apparatus is not connected with an external device, and to set the state of the latch switch to the ON state in a second mode corresponding to a state in which the image forming apparatus is connected with the external device.
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1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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a power supply key; a latch switch connected to a signal line of the power supply key and configured to maintain a state of a power supply in response to pressing on the power supply key when the latch switch is in an ON state; and a processor configured to perform control to set the state of the latch switch to an OFF state in a first mode, the first mode corresponding to a state in which the image forming apparatus is not connected with an external device, and to set the state of the latch switch to the ON state in a second mode, the second mode corresponding to a state in which the image forming apparatus is connected with the external device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating an image forming apparatus including a power supply key and a latch switch connected to a signal line of the power supply key, the method comprising:
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maintaining a state of a power supply in response to pressing on the power supply key when the latch switch is in an ON state; performing control to set the state of the latch switch to an OFF state in a first mode, the first mode corresponding to a state in which the image forming apparatus is not connected with an external device; and setting the state of the latch switch to the ON state in a second mode, the second mode corresponding to a state in which the image forming apparatus is connected with the external device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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