Abstract: Provided is a manually moved printing apparatus capable of suppressing deterioration in printing quality even if the printing apparatus is lifted or tilted. To provide this, a Y-direction sensor support shaft formed integrally with a downstream position detection sensor case and having a rotation axis in the direction of arrows is rotatably supported by a downstream sensor case support arm.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a conveyor; an image recording device configured to record an image on a printing medium conveyed in a conveyance direction by the conveyor; a divider provided downstream of the image recording device in the conveyance direction and configured to divide the printing medium; a detector provided upstream of the divider in the conveyance direction and configured to detect a trailing end portion of the printing medium; and a controller causing the printing apparatus to: calculate a dividing position of the printing medium based on a length of the printing medium that is grasped by detecting the trailing end portion by the detector; convey the printing medium in a reverse direction by the conveyor to move the dividing position to a position of the divider; and divide the printing medium at the dividing position by the divider.

Abstract: A colorimetric method is executed by a server that communicates with an information processing apparatus coupled to a printing apparatus and to a colorimetric device. The method includes: creating work information that includes print commanding information related to a command to print a chart image based on chart information and also includes colorimetry commanding information related to a command to perform colorimetry for the chart image; storing the work information; transmitting the print commanding information to the information processing apparatus; causing the information processing apparatus to command, according to the print commanding information, the printing apparatus to print the chart image; transmitting the colorimetry commanding information to the information processing apparatus; and acquiring colorimetry result information created as a result of the colorimetry performed for the chart image by the colorimetric device.

Abstract: Based on evaporation of fountain solution from a rotating blanket cylinder to create an image that may be inked and printed, a digitally addressable heater array at or just below the blanket surface evaporates deposited fountain solution and forms a fountain solution latent image on the surface. The heater array has controllable heating elements (e.g., field effect transistors, thin film transistors) that provide a transient heat pattern on the surface to evaporate the fountain solution. Heat is generated by current flow in the heating elements, and power developed by the heating circuit is the product of source-drain voltage and current in the channel. Current may be supplied along data lines by an external voltage controlled by digital electronics to provide the desired heat at heating elements addressed by a specific gate line. The heater array may include a current return line that may be a 2-dimensional mesh.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a customizing device that provides pressure-sensitive stickers or labels for releasably placing on virtually any type of surface to customize and alter the look of the surface. The device features two independent self-adhesive stickers on the front and back of peel-away wax paper, enabling users to apply one or both stickers on one or more desired surfaces. The self-adhesive stickers have reflective customized designs that can glow in black light and an adhesive layer for releasably adhering to a surface. For use, the adhesive stickers are peeled away from wax paper and releasably applied on a surface. The labels offer a method to advertise for a specific product or a method to customize and personalize an item with ease.

Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosures, a printing device has a print head, a battery, a USB PD controller. The printing device is connected to an external power source in accordance with a connection compliant with a USB standard. The external power source has a plurality of electrical power profiles. The printing device uses one of the external power source and the battery as an electrical power supplying source of the print head. The printing device a power source voltage value with a rated voltage value of the print head, when the power source voltage value is larger than the rated voltage value, determine the battery as the electrical power supplying source, and, when the power source voltage value is equal to or less than the rated voltage value, determining the external power source as the electrical power supplying source.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of managing a printing apparatus including a thermal print head. The method of managing a printing apparatus includes: starting, by the controller of a printing apparatus, the cleaning of a thermal print head when a predetermined condition is satisfied; selecting, by the controller, a cleaning method based on at least one the satisfied condition and previously stored information; and cleaning, by the controller, the thermal print head by driving at least one of heating elements, included in a plurality of recording elements constituting the thermal print head, according to the selected cleaning method.

Abstract: A printer for issuing a print medium includes: a rechargeable battery configured to supply power to the printer; a printing part configured to print information on the print medium; a controller configured to determine a number of print media on which the printing part can print with present remaining battery capacity of the battery, based on information related to variation of remaining battery capacity of the battery relative to a number of print media that have been issued.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed that automatically generates a set of recommended printer settings 300 for a print job 100 submitted to a printer 10.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions for causing a terminal device to perform: generating first print data for creating a first print label having a first print object formed thereon; generating second print data for creating a second print label having a second print object formed thereon; generating, based on the first print data, outline data representing an outline of the first print object; generating, based on the outline data, alignment mark data representing an alignment mark used for aligning the first print label with the second print label when overlaying these labels; generating third print data by adding the alignment mark data to the second print data such that the alignment mark is added to a portion of the second print label that corresponds to the outline of the first print object; and transmitting the first and third print data to a label creating device.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a thermal head, a paper feed unit, a paper detection unit, an ink ribbon take-up unit, an detection unit, and a control unit. The thermal head transfers ink applied to an ink ribbon onto paper. The paper feed unit feeds paper stacked on a paper stacking unit and conveys the paper. The paper detection unit detects the fed paper. The ink ribbon takes-up unit take up the ink ribbon. The detection unit detects a printing start position of the ink ribbon. The control unit controls feeding of the stacked paper from the paper stacking unit, suspend the conveyance of the paper upon detection of the fed paper, take up the ink ribbon with the ink ribbon take-up unit, stop the ink ribbon take-up upon detection of the printing start position of the ink ribbon, and restart the conveyance of the paper with the paper feed unit.

Abstract: A printing apparatus includes: a conveyor configured to convey a printing medium; a printing device configured to perform printing on the printing medium conveyed by the conveyor; a connector configured to accept a connecting cable connectable to a code reader; a storage configured to store setting information indicating a setting of the code reader; and a controller configured to control the conveyor and the printing device. The controller being configured to execute a setting-code-printed-material creating processing in which the controller controls the conveyor and the printing device to create a setting-code printed material by printing a setting code corresponding to the setting information stored in the storage, on the printing medium.

Abstract: A method for introducing a reflective and/or diffractive metallic variable and/or non-variable image to a substrate by use of thermal transfer printing includes simultaneously transferring a defined portion of each of a protective coating layer, a metal layer, and an adhesive layer from a carrier film of a transfer ribbon to the substrate by applying heat to the transfer ribbon. The defined portions of the metal layer and the protective coating layer are adhered to the substrate using the adhesive layer. Subsequent to transferring the protective coating layer, the metal layer, and the adhesive layer, durability is provided to the metal layer by cross-linking the protective coating layer that is over the metal layer by exposing the protective coating layer to a radiation source after the defined portions of the protective coating layer, the metal layer, and the adhesive layer are transferred from the carrier film.

Abstract: A guide mechanism guides a carriage from a first position to a second position in a sub scanning direction, guides the carriage from the second position to a third position that is different, in a main scanning direction, from the second position, guides the carriage from the third position to a fourth position in the sub scanning direction, and guides the carriage from the fourth position to the first position. A first interval maintaining portion maintains a first interval between the carriage and a platen glass when the carriage moves in a first driving direction in a scan range in the sub scanning direction. A second interval maintaining portion maintains a second interval between the carriage and the platen glass when the carriage moves in a second driving direction in the scan range, the second interval being different from the first interval.

Abstract: A card reader may include a main body part having a conveyance path; a first card detection mechanism disposed upstream of the main body part; a second card detection mechanism disposed in the main body part at a distance less than a length of the card from the first card detection mechanism; a shutter member disposed between the first and second card detection mechanisms; a shutter state detector; and a control unit. The control unit may be structured to close the shutter member when an object is detected by the second card detection mechanism after being detected by the first card detection mechanism, and then the inserted object is not detected by the second card detection mechanism while the inserted object is not detected by the first card detection mechanism; and detect that an object other than the card has been inserted when the shutter member close after the control.

Abstract: Methods and systems for Laser-Induced Forward Transfer are disclosed in which a microfluidic chip is used as the printing head. The head comprises a transparent upper region, a middle region comprising an intermediate layer channel and an ink channel in fluid connection with said intermediate layer channel, and a lower layer with an orifice in fluid contact with the ink channel. When material in the intermediate layer channel is irradiated by an energy source (typically a pulsed laser) at a spot opposite the orifice, the material is partially evaporated, creating a vapor bubble that creates a transient pressure increase when it collapses, thereby forcing ink out of the orifice and onto a receiving substrate.

Abstract: A printer includes a printing portion configured to print on a print medium, a ribbon supply shaft configured to hold an ink ribbon to be supplied to the printing portion, a ribbon roll up shaft configured to roll up the used ink ribbon, a printing unit provided swingably, the printing unit having a thermal head that constitutes the printing portion, and a partition member swingably provided in the printing unit, the partition member partitioning the ink ribbon and the print medium, and the ribbon supply shaft is provided in the partition member.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclose a method for operating a printer apparatus. The method comprising monitoring a utilization rate of each heating element in a first set of heating elements defined by a print head arrangement. Further, the method comprises generating a utilization dataset based upon monitoring of the utilization rate of each heating element in the first set of heating elements print head arrangement. Furthermore, the method includes analyzing the utilization dataset to identify one or more overutilized heating elements of the first set of heating elements. Additionally, the method includes identifying a second set of heating elements defined by the print head arrangement. The second set of heating elements comprises a portion of the first set of heating elements exclusive of the one or more overutilized heating elements. The method further includes processing a print job. The processed print job utilized the second set of heating elements during printing.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head to discharge a liquid onto a recording medium conveyed in a sub-scanning direction, an irradiator to irradiate the liquid discharged onto the recording medium with a curing ray, an irradiation area of the curing ray being variable in the sub-scanning direction, and a scanner to scan the liquid discharge head and the irradiator in a main scanning direction perpendicular to the sub-scanning direction.

Abstract: A transfer ribbon (120) includes at least one print section (198) and one or more roller cleaning sections (190). Each print section (198) includes a print intermediate. Each of the one or more roller cleaning sections (190) includes an adhesive layer (192). The one or more roller cleaning sections (190) include a roller cleaning section at a trailing end of the transfer ribbon, and/or a roller cleaning section at a leading end of the transfer ribbon.

Abstract: A thermal print head includes: a substrate having an obverse surface; a plurality of heat generators arranged on the substrate in a main scanning direction; and a wiring layer provided on the substrate and constituting an energization path to the heat generators. The substrate has a protrusion protruding from the obverse surface and extending in the main scanning direction. The protrusion has a top portion having the largest distance from the obverse surface, and an inclined portion connected to the top portion in a sub-scanning direction. The inclined portion is inclined relative to the obverse surface at a predetermined angle. Each of the plurality of heat generators extends across a boundary between the top portion and the inclined portion. Each of the heat generators is formed on at least a part of the top portion and at least a part of the inclined portion in the sub-scanning direction.

Abstract: A tape cartridge is configured to be detachably mounted on a cartridge mounting portion of a tape printing device. The tape printing device includes a sensor unit configured to read information off the tape cartridge. The sensor unit includes a sensor holder that is configured to be in contact with the tape cartridge, the sensor holder including a holder body integrally formed with a positioning pin. The tape cartridge includes a detected portion disposed on a first wall of the tape cartridge and an engaging portion disposed on a second wall of the tape cartridge. When the tape cartridge is installed on the cartridge mounting portion, the engaging portion is engaged with the positioning pin, the holder body is in contact with the detected portion, and the detected portion is configured such that the information of the tape cartridge is read from the detected portion with detection light.

Abstract: An image forming device includes: a hardware processor that performs halftone processing on input image data using a threshold matrix of a dither method, and that, when dot missing exists in a formed image by the image forming part, performs interpolation by rearranging a missing dot to peripheral pixel position; and an image forming part that forms an image on a recording medium on the basis of image data after halftone processing by the halftone processing part, wherein the hardware processor, using the threshold matrix, sets a blank pixel having a high probability of being generated next when gradation is increased, as a rearrangement destination of the missing dot.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclose a method for operating a printer apparatus. The method comprising monitoring a utilization rate of each heating element in a first set of heating elements defined by a print head arrangement. Further, the method comprises generating a utilization dataset based upon monitoring of the utilization rate of each heating element in the first set of heating elements print head arrangement. Furthermore, the method includes analyzing the utilization dataset to identify one or more overutilized heating elements of the first set of heating elements. Additionally, the method includes identifying a second set of heating elements defined by the print head arrangement. The second set of heating elements comprises a portion of the first set of heating elements exclusive of the one or more overutilized heating elements. The method further includes processing a print job. The processed print job utilized the second set of heating elements during printing.

Abstract: An operating method of a resistive memory element includes: performing a thermal step on the resistive memory element; performing a set and reset cycle operation on the resistive memory element to increase a read margin of the resistive memory element after a thermal step; and determining whether the resistive memory element passes a read margin verification.

Abstract: A method of duplex printing on a cut sheet printer having a sheet supply system for feeding sheets to a print station in a first orientation for printing a first image on the first side of the sheet and then in a second orientation for printing a second image on a second side of the sheet includes, for each sheet: (a) estimating a likelihood P1 that, in a print process for printing the first image, the sheet will become damaged to such an extent that the damage will compromise a later print process for printing the second image; (b) comparing the likelihood P1 to a threshold T; and (c) if the likelihood P1 exceeds the threshold T, reversing the print order so that the second image is printed before the first image. The method ensures that the riskier image is printed on the duplex pass. The chances of the sheet with the simplex image then successfully passing through the duplex pass are then increased.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a decorative panel made of flat glass for electronic household appliances, in particular, for large stationary household appliances. The decorative panel comprises a base body made of thermally tempered flat glass with an operational front and an operational back, and has at least one digital print on the operational back.

Abstract: A printer may be used to print on print media, such as labels, where the print media, as fed through the print, spans substantially less than the full width of the printhead and platen. This may result in uneven print pressure across the print media during the print process. The uneven print pressure, in turn, may result in an uneven print density on the print media, which causes poor print quality. A system and method is employed with identifies the uneven print pressure, and compensates for the uneven print pressure to ensure consistent print density and good print quality. Along segments of the printhead which apply a below average pressure to the print media, the printhead is configured to apply a proportionately higher density of an appropriate contrast-inducing element, such as ink or heat.

Abstract: A thermal transfer printer includes a label feeding roller driving unit, a ribbon roll-up driving unit, a ribbon feeding roller, a ribbon feeding roller driving unit, and a controller. The ribbon feeding roller has an adhesive layer on its surface and is rotated to feed the ink ribbon while holding the ink ribbon on the adhesive layer.

Abstract: An RFID label processing system for processing base webs comprises a conveyor device configured to feed a base web along a predetermined conveyor path. The base web includes a sequence of processing segments, with each processing segment forming an RFID label. The processing system further comprises at least two processing modules which are arranged adjacent to the conveyor path, wherein the processing modules are spaced apart by a variable distance. At least one sensor module is configured to determine the position of the processing segments on the base web along the predetermined conveyor path and to output a segment position signal, so that a positioning module that is coupled to at least one of the processing modules and the sensor module may be configured to displace the at least one of the processing modules along the predetermined conveyor path depending on the value of the segment position signal.

Abstract: A printing apparatus performs printing on a sheet including adhesive label paper and includes a thermal head configured to perform printing on the sheet using heat, a platen roller which is positioned to face the thermal head, and configured to rotate to transport the sheet when the sheet is interposed between the thermal head and the platen roller, a heating unit configured to heat the thermal head, an output device, and a controller. The controller is configured to operate in a cleaning mode, in which the controller causes the thermal head to be heated to a predetermined temperature at which glue of the label paper is softened while the platen roller is in contact with the thermal head and rotating without transporting any sheet, and controls the output device to indicate that the thermal head has been heated up to the predetermined temperature and is ready for cleaning.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing a print processing program for executing an increment mode acceptance step, a condition acceptance step, a determination step, and a data output step on a computing device. In the increment mode acceptance step, a setting operation of an increment mode of at least one print number is accepted. In the condition acceptance step, a setting of a specific numerical condition of the print number to be emphasized is accepted. In the determination step, it is determined whether or not the print number included in a corresponding a print object satisfies the numerical condition. In the data output step, in the case that it is determined that the print number satisfies the numerical condition, the print data is generated to apply a predetermined emphasis process to the print number.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a portable printer including a printer main body and an attaching adapter. The printer main body includes a platen roller, a thermal line head, and a housing. The platen roller is configured to feed a sheet to be printed. The thermal line head is configured to form print on the sheet to be printed fed by the platen roller. The housing encompasses the platen roller and the thermal line head and includes an attachment/detachment recess configured to attach or detach a battery unit for driving the platen roller and the thermal line head. The attaching adapter has an outer shape substantially the same as an outer shape of the battery unit, is configured to be attached to the attachment/detachment recess of the printer main body, and includes an attachment portion for attaching the printer main body to an attachment target.

Abstract: A thermal print head and printer including the same are provided. The thermal print head comprises a housing comprising a wall having an opening therein and a transparent glass-ceramic panel mounted in the opening. The wall is configured to abut a print zone in a printer. The housing houses an optical sensor and a heating element. The transparent glass-ceramic panel is substantially aligned with the optical sensor. The heating element contacts a portion of the transparent glass-ceramic panel. The printer comprises a platen roller and the thermal print head that define the print zone therebetween.

Abstract: A tape printing apparatus includes an operation surface and a plurality of operation keys protruding from the operation surface. The operation keys include first keys and second keys that protrude less than the first keys from the operation surface, and the second keys include at least one of a power key and a print key.

Abstract: A thermal transfer printer includes a label feeding roller driving unit, a ribbon roll-up driving unit, a ribbon feeding roller, a ribbon feeding roller driving unit, and a controller. The ribbon feeding roller has an adhesive layer on its surface and is rotated to feed the ink ribbon while holding the ink ribbon on the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A printing unit includes a carriage, a printing head mounted on the carriage, a guide pillar configured to support the carriage to be reciprocatingly movable in the front-back direction, a unit frame configured to support the guide pillar to be movable in the left-right direction, and a line-feed mechanism configured to move the carriage in the left-right direction. The line-feed mechanism includes a line-feed plate supported by the guide pillar to be movable in the front-back direction and a guide member configured to engage with the line-feed plate and guide the line-feed plate in the left-right direction together with the guide pillar according to the movement in the front-back direction of the line-feed plate.

Abstract: A printing device that and a control method of the printing device enable supplying power to a connected external device without affecting operation of the printing device. A thermal printer 1 has a USB connector 15 that connects to a smart device 2; a power supply circuit 14; a print mechanism 17 that operates using power supplied from the power supply circuit 14; a communicator 16 that communicates with the smart device 2; and a controller 11 that receives a command to start or stop operation of the print mechanism 17 from the smart device 2 through the communicator 16, and controls the power supply to the smart device 2 from the power supply circuit 14 according to the timing when operation of the print mechanism 17 starts and stops.

Abstract: A thermal transfer flat bed printer that is configured for printing on flat objects includes a removable cylinder print module that is installed between a print head and the flat bed. The cylinder print module includes an alignment mechanism that engages with an alignment subsystem that moves with the print head and is separated from the print head by a predetermined distance. The engagement between the alignment mechanism and the alignment subsystem positions the module relative to the print head such that a cylindrical object supported by the module is in precise alignment with the print head, to within the tight tolerances associated with cylinder printing. The cylinder print module, which rests on but does not attach to the printer flat bed, includes rollers that are arranged to both support the cylindrical object and control the rotation of the cylindrical object, to maintain the cylindrical object in precise alignment with the print head during a cylinder print operation.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a printer including a cartridge holder, a feeder, a printing head, a first sensor, and a second sensor. The cartridge holder is configured to attach and detach a medium cartridge having a print-receiving medium. The first sensor is configured to bring a detector into contact with the medium cartridge and thereby detect first information related to the print-receiving medium, based on a result of the contact. The second sensor is configured to project light to the medium cartridge and thereby detect second information related to the print-receiving medium, based on a result of light reception corresponding to the projected light. The first sensor and the second sensor are integrated as a sensor unit configured to perform an advancing/retreating motion toward/from the medium cartridge.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a tape printer including a print data generating portion, and a coordination control portion. The print data generating portion is configured to generate print data in which two processed letter strings generated by applying predetermined decorative tape process to the one or two letter strings accepted by a letter string accepting portion are arranged at one end portion and another end portion of a decorative print-receiving tape in a tape length direction, the decorative print-receiving tape having a full length set by a full-length setting portion. The coordination control portion is configured to control a feeder and a printing head in coordination with each other using the print data generated by the print data generating portion, to produce the decorative tape with print having the full length.

Abstract: A printer includes a casing in which a confronting portion is provided between a platen roller and a thermal line head. The casing has an opening. A guide member provides an inlet passage in the casing and includes a plurality of ribs and a flat surface portion. The ribs are spaced away from each other in a widthwise direction of a sheet. The ribs are in contact with the sheet to guide the sheet. The flat surface portion is positioned at a portion other than the plurality of ribs. An optical sensor is provided to optically detect the sheet. A light shielding member is provided in the casing and protrudes toward the inlet passage at a position closer to the opening than the optical sensor to the opening. The light shielding member has a protruding end in intimate contact with the flat surface portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a printing assembly that includes an image transfer station and a blower configured to intermittently provide a cooling stream of air to a product being printed upon. The blower may include a centrifugal fan and may have a single plenum providing air to two nozzles. The nozzles may be positioned such that the air targets the edges of the product to facilitate removal of the intermediate transfer media from the targeted areas and reduce the occurrence of flash. The blower may be configured to provide air when the product is expelled from the transfer assembly or while the intermediate transfer media is peeled from the product, but not to provide air when the product is being received by the transfer assembly. The printing assembly may include sensors and control circuitry for detecting the position of the product and controlling the blower accordingly.

Abstract: A sheet processing apparatus includes a sheet conveying unit configured to unwind a portion of a rolled sheet and convey the unwound sheet, a ribbon conveying unit configured to convey a ribbon having thereon a coloring layer that is not visible up to a predetermined temperature and becomes visible above the predetermined temperature, a thermal head configured to transfer the coloring layer on the ribbon to a portion of the unwound sheet, and a cutter configured to cut off a portion of the unwound sheet.

Abstract: An integrated cartridge and a printer using the same is provided, the integrated cartridge in which an ink ribbon and a printing medium are provided in one integrated cartridge and the cartridge is inserted through the side of the printer such that the convenience of installation and replacement for a user is improved.

Abstract: A printing apparatus capable of realizing a high quality printing at low cost is provided. In the printing apparatus, an ink film is wound around and stretched between a first bobbin and a second bobbin, while a transfer film is wound around and stretched between a third bobbin and a fourth bobbin, and the printing apparatus has a platen roller and a thermal head configured to put the ink film and the transfer film into pressed contact, in the transfer operation, and a driving unit configured to move the ink film between the first bobbin and the second bobbin. The driving unit has a motor, a first transmission route portion configured to constantly transmit a torque to the first bobbin, and a second transmission route portion, branching from the first transmission route portion, configured to selectively transmit the torque to the second bobbin.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing print data editing program. The program executes steps including a background patter print data generating, a disposition setting, and a disposition adjusting. In the disposition adjusting, at least one spacing adjustment of column spacing adjustment and row spacing adjustment is performed. The column spacing adjusts the column spacing so that a length of the sides parallel with the angle of inclination in the disposition adjustment region becomes an integer multiple of a total length of a length of the background pattern print data along the row direction and the column spacing. The row spacing adjustment adjusts the row spacing so that a length of the sides orthogonal to the angle of inclination becomes an integer multiple of a total length of a length of the background pattern print data along the column direction and the row spacing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous stamp assembly. The manufacturing method of the assembly comprises a first step of hermetically adhering a porous impression die member of thermoplastic resin to a front end face of a frame; a second step of fixing the die member embedded frame onto a mount that is to be in face-to-face relation with a thermal head attached to a seal carving device; a third step of putting the thermal head in contact with an impression surface of the porous impression die member, with a resin film interposed therebetween, and moving the thermal head and the porous impression die member relative to each other; and a fourth step of removing the die member embedded frame from the mount.

Abstract: A decolorizing apparatus of an exemplary embodiment includes a feeding section, a decolorizing section, and a control section. The feeding section can supply a magnetic medium having a ferromagnet in at least a part thereof. The decolorizing section decolorizes a decolorable image formed on the magnetic medium by heating the magnetic medium. The control section controls the decolorizing section to be set to a temperature which is equal to or higher than a temperature at which the image can be decolorized and is lower than a Curie temperature of the ferromagnet of the magnetic medium during decolorizing of the magnetic medium.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprising: a conveying unit; a printing unit; a cutting unit; a control unit configured to, in a case in which a marginless image is to be printed, execute a first control of providing a margin portion on a front side of the image and printing the image; and a determination unit, wherein in the case in which a marginless image is to be printed, the control unit suspends execution of the first control until the determination unit determines the image.