IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS WITH PROBLEM MONITORING/REPORTING ABILITY AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING PROBLEMS OCCURRING IN CONNECTION WITH IMAGE FORMING AND REPRODUCING PROCESS

An image reproducing apparatus (1) comprises an image forming part (150, 160) that carries out an image forming and reproducing process; a data storage (20) that stores possible problems occurring in connection with the image forming and reproducing process, each problem being stored in association with addressee information; an acquiring unit (13) that acquires problem information when one of the problems occurs in connection with the image forming and reproducing process; an addressee determination unit (14) that selects an addressee corresponding to the occurring problem with reference to the data storage; and a communication unit (17) that reports the-occurring problem to the selected addressee.