Abstract: In the pull-out direction of continuous color thermosensitive recording paper, a cutter, a transport roller pair, a thermal head, and a fixing unit are disposed in this order. The transport roller pair alternately performs pull-out and pull-back of the continuous color thermosensitive recording paper a plurality of times. During the three pull-back operations of the continuous color thermosensitive recording paper, a yellow image, a magenta image, and a cyan image are sequentially recorded with the thermal head. Shortly before the magenta and cyan images are recorded, the yellow and magenta images are fixed with the fixing unit, when the recording area moves past the fixing unit. After the full-color image is recorded, the continuous color thermosensitive recording paper is again pulled out and when the preset cut position reaches a cutter, the cutter cuts the paper into a print sheet.

Abstract: This invention relates to a curl correction apparatus comprising holder means for holding a rolled sheet material; transport means for transporting the sheet material housed in said holder means; a curl correction member positioned between said holder means and said transport means and adapted to guide said sheet material in a curved state for correction of the curl thereof; a guide member contacting a face of said sheet material opposite to the face guided by said curl correction member and serving to guide said sheet material to said curl correction member; and moving means for moving at least one of said curl correction member and said guide member according to the amount of said sheet material remaining in said holder means.