How to configure a printing system and printing device

Abstract

To provide a printing system capable of appropriately reducing the operating noise of the printing equipment. [Solution] The printing system 100 of the present disclosure is a printing system comprising a printing device 200 for printing images. The printing system 100 of the present disclosure is characterized by comprising an operation unit for setting the operating noise of the printing device 200, and a display control unit that displays information regarding the operating noise of the printing device 200 in accordance with the setting regarding the operating noise of the printing device 200 on a display unit.

Claims

1. A printing system comprising a printing device for printing images, An operating unit for setting the operating noise of the printing device, A display control unit that displays information regarding the operating sound of the printing device according to the above setting on the display unit, A printing system characterized by comprising the following features.

2. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the information relating to the operating noise of the printing device includes information relating to the operating volume of the printing device.

3. The printing system according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays information regarding the operating volume of the printing device on the display unit using numerical values.

4. The printing system according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays information regarding the operating volume of the printing device on the display unit using a graph.

5. The printing system according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays the printing speed of the printing device according to the setting on the display unit.

6. The printing system according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays the time required for printing by the printing device according to the setting on the display unit.

7. When the above setting is made, the upper limit of the operating noise level of the printing device is set. The printing system according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays information regarding the upper limit as information regarding the operating volume of the printing device on the display unit.

8. The printing system according to claim 7, wherein the display control unit displays information regarding the upper limit on the display unit using a slider bar.

9. The system includes an operating volume calculation unit that determines the operating volume of the printing device based on the above settings, The printing system according to claim 7, wherein the display control unit displays information regarding the upper limit and information regarding the operating volume of the printing device determined by the operating volume calculation unit over a certain period of time on the display unit.

10. The printing system according to claim 9, wherein if the operating noise level of the printing device during the aforementioned period exceeds a threshold, the display control unit displays a predetermined mark on the display unit.

11. The system includes an operating volume calculation unit that determines the operating volume of the printing device based on the above settings, When the above setting is made, the upper limit of the operating noise level of the printing device is set. The printing system according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays information regarding the operating volume of the printing device, including information regarding the upper limit and information regarding the operating volume of the printing device obtained by the operating volume calculation unit over a certain period of time, on the display unit using a graph.

12. The printing system according to claim 11, wherein the display control unit changes the graph for when the operating volume of the printing device during a certain period is greater than a threshold, compared to the graph for when the operating volume of the printing device during a certain period is less than or equal to the threshold.

13. The printing system according to claim 11, wherein information regarding the operating noise level of the printing device is selected for each time period.

14. The printing system according to claim 11, wherein the operating volume of the printing device is selected for each user.

15. The printing system according to claim 11, wherein the operating noise level of the printing device is selected for each job.

16. The aforementioned printing device is capable of printing images in a mode selected from among several modes. When the above setting is performed, the operation unit is operated to select one mode from the multiple modes. The printing system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of modes include a silent mode in which the operating noise level is lower than that of the other modes in the plurality of modes.

17. The printing system according to claim 16, wherein the printing speed of the printing device in the silent mode is lower than the printing speed of the printing device in the other modes.

18. The printing system according to any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein the information relating to the operating noise of the printing device includes information relating to the operating noise of the printing device when printing an image.

19. The printing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information relating to the operating noise of the printing device includes information relating to the operating noise of the printing device when maintenance operations are performed.

20. The printing system according to claim 19, wherein when the above setting is performed, an operation is performed on the operating unit to select whether or not to perform the maintenance operation.

21. The aforementioned printing apparatus is equipped with a reading mechanism for reading the original document. The printing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the information relating to the operating sound of the printing device includes information relating to the operating sound of the printing device when the reading mechanism reads a document.

22. A method for setting up a printing device to print images, The steps include: setting the operating noise of the printing device, The steps include: displaying information regarding the operating sound of the printing device according to the above setting on the display unit; A method for setting up a printing apparatus, characterized by having the following features.

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