Abstract: A terminal device may obtain specific information stored in a memory. The specific information may include at least one of region information indicating a region where the terminal device is used and model information of a printing device used by the terminal device. The printing device may be configured to execute printing by using a plurality of cartridges corresponding to a plurality of colors. The terminal device may determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied or not by using the specific information, and in a case where it is determined that the condition is satisfied, send a first page request and color information to a server. The color information may indicate a selected color selected from the plurality of colors.

Abstract: A printing device includes: a thermal head; and a processor. The thermal head includes a heating element. The processor is configured to perform: (a) creating; and (b) driving. The (a) creating creates print data based on image data representing an image to be printed on a printing medium. The (b) driving drives the heating element to apply heat to the printing medium according to the print data. The processor is configured to further perform: (c) determining. The (c) determining determines whether to create a plurality of labels for lamination using at least one printing medium including a first printing medium. The first printing medium is transparent and includes a plurality of heat-sensitive layers laminated together. Each of the plurality of heat-sensitive layers is configured to develop a different color when heat is applied from the heating element. The (c) creating is performed in accordance with a determination result in (a).

Abstract: When an image processing apparatus starts execution of an image output job, the apparatus confirms whether or not to be able to access a server. In a case where the apparatus could not access the server, the apparatus stops the execution of the image output job. In a case where the apparatus could access the server and the image output job started as the first condition is satisfied, the apparatus saves a log relating to the image output job in the server and outputs image data. In a case where the apparatus could access the server and the image output job started as the second condition is satisfied, the apparatus starts generation of image data from a first page of a document, saves the log relating to the image output job in the server after generation of image data of all pages is completed, and outputs the generated image data.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a controller configured to: receive a function purchase instruction of an image forming apparatus and based on receiving the function purchase instruction, provide a mobile terminal with execution information, the execution information being for causing the mobile terminal to download a target application and to execute the target application, the target application being an application software for purchasing a function of the image forming apparatus.

Abstract: A printing apparatus having a head having first nozzles for inks in basic colors and second nozzles for an ink in a custom color, first flow paths for supplying the inks to the first nozzles, a second flow path for supplying the ink to the second nozzles, a display, and a controller, is provided. The controller is configured to acquire an imaging color gamut in a predetermined color space including color values included in image data, for each of a plurality of option colors, one of which is selectable as the custom color, acquire a printing color gamut, acquire an evaluation value for each of the option colors based on a comparison between the printing color gamut and the imaging color gamut, and before loading the second flow path with the ink in the custom color, display a ranked order of the option colors based on the evaluation values.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus including a main body casing, a drum cartridge, a developing cartridge, and an intermediate transfer belt. The drum cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a drum frame, and a first memory. The intermediate transfer belt is positioned above of the drum cartridge and the developing cartridge in a state where the drum cartridge and the developing cartridge are attached to the main body casing. The drum frame includes a first end and a second end being apart from the first end in an up-down direction. The photosensitive drum is positioned at the first end. The first memory is positioned at the second end.

Abstract: A liquid discharging head includes: a nozzle plate formed with a nozzle; a pressure chamber plate formed with a pressure chamber; and at least three connecting plates stacked in a stacking direction between the nozzle plate and the pressure chamber plate, the at least three connecting plates being formed with at least three holes which construct a connecting channel connecting the pressure chamber and the nozzle. The connecting channel has an enlarged diameter part in which a diameter of the connecting channel is enlarged from the pressure chamber toward the nozzle, the enlarged diameter part is constructed of the at least three holes formed in the at least three connecting plates, and diameters of the at least three holes are enlarged in an order from the pressure chamber toward the nozzle.

Abstract: A first cartridge is movable in a first direction through an opening between: a first position inside a housing; and a second position outside the housing. The first cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a drum frame, and a first handle. The photosensitive drum is rotatable about an axis extending in the first direction. The drum frame supports the photosensitive drum. The first handle is located at a downstream end of the drum frame in a movement direction in which the first cartridge moves from the first position to the second position. A second cartridge is configured to contain toner. The second cartridge is unattachable to and undetachable from the first cartridge in a state where the first cartridge is located at the first position. The second cartridge is attachable to and detachable from the first cartridge in a state where the first cartridge is located at the second position.

Abstract: An image-forming device includes: a main casing to which a consumable having a consumable memory is attachable; a main memory; a communication interface; and a controller. The main memory is capable of storing: common identification information representing an image-forming device group including the image-forming device and another image-forming device; and settings information including a setting related to an operation of the image-forming device. The controller is configured to perform: in response to determining that the common identification information is stored in the main memory, an acquisition process; and a storage process. In the acquisition process, the controller acquires, from an external device via the communication interface, settings information stored in a main memory of the other image-forming device included in the image-forming device group corresponding to the common identification information.

Abstract: A drum cartridge is configured to be detachably mounted on an apparatus main body in a state where a toner cartridge is mounted on the drum cartridge. A first shutter and a second shutter are configured such that: when the drum cartridge is mounted onto the apparatus main body in a state where the toner cartridge is mounted on the drum cartridge, the first shutter moves from a first closed position to a first open position and the second shutter moves from a second closed position to a second open position, and when the drum cartridge is detached from the apparatus main body in a state where the toner cartridge is mounted on the drum cartridge, the first shutter moves from the first open position to the first closed position and the second shutter moves from the second open position to the second closed position.

Abstract: A medium unit, having a tray, a casing, and a pullback assembly, is provided. The tray stores a roll of medium, in which a continuous medium is rolled. The casing supports the tray detachably attached thereto. The pullback assembly pushes the continuous medium from a lower side to pull a loose end of the continuous medium unrolled from the roll of medium in conjunction with a detaching action to move the tray to detach from the casing in an orthogonal direction intersecting orthogonally with a rotation axis of the roll of medium.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a process unit, a heating unit, and a controller unit. The process unit is configured to transfer an image onto a sheet. The heating unit is configured to fix the image transferred at the process unit onto the sheet, and to transfer a transfer layer onto an image formed on a sheet overlaid on a multilayer film. The controller unit is capable of operating in a first printing mode in which processes of transferring an image at the process unit, fixing the image at the heating unit, and transferring the transfer layer at the heating unit are executed, and a second printing mode in which processes of transferring an image at the process unit and fixing the image at the heating unit are not executed, and a process of transferring the transfer layer at the heating unit is executed.

Abstract: A setting device for a print engine is configured to cause the print engine to print a specific image including a first image to be printed using first nozzles of a first head unit and a second image to be printed using second nozzles of a second head unit, receive relative position information determined based on the printed specific image, the relative position information including information indicating a positional deviation amount in a specific direction between the first nozzles and the second nozzles, and set, based on the relative position information, use nozzles to be used for printing and non-use nozzles not to be used for printing among the first nozzles and the second nozzles within a range in which a first range where the first nozzles are located and a second range where the second nozzles are located overlap with each other.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a controller that controls a plurality of different types of image processing, register a plurality of objects to be arranged in a matrix form within a particular area of a screen, and controls a user interface to display the plurality of objects arranged in the matrix form within the particular area. The plurality of objects include a first object for controlling image processing associated with the first object, and a second object that is not for controlling any image processing. The controller controls the user interface to display a third object different from the plurality of objects arranged in the matrix form, outside the particular area, and when a first user is authenticated, control the user interface to display a user-authenticated screen including a shared object and a first user object within the particular area but not including a second user object.

Abstract: A communication device may include: a memory configured to store management information in which, for each of a plurality of OIDs of a MIB, the OID and a setting value are associated with each other; and a controller, wherein the controller may be configured to: receive a setting command which conforms to TCP; write the setting value included in the setting command to the management information in association with the OID included in the setting command; and send a response command which conforms to the TCP. In a case where the setting command including a first OID and a first setting value is received, the controller may be configured to: write the first setting value to the management information in association with the first OID after the response command has been sent, and send the response command before the first setting value is written to the management information.

Abstract: There is provided an ink discharging apparatus including: a conveyor, a head, and a heater. The water-based ink for recording includes: a resin-dispersed pigment, resin fine particles of which glass transition temperature is not less than 33° C., water, and an organic solvent including a specific organic solvent of which saturation vapor pressure at 20° C. is not less than 0.03 hPa. The ink discharging apparatus satisfies the following condition (I): 6?(?/?)×1000?31. In the condition (I), ? (° C.) is the glass transition temperature of the resin fine particles, and ? (J/cm2) is an irradiation energy, radiated from the heater, per unit area of the recording medium.

Abstract: There is provided a tank including: a wall defining a liquid storage chamber, the wall including: an upper wall defining an upper end of the liquid storage chamber, a lower wall defining a lower end of the liquid storage chamber, and an erected wall between the upper wall and the lower wall and through which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber is visible from outside of the tank; an inlet penetrating through the upper wall or the erected wall; and an outlet, wherein the lower wall includes an upper stage wall making contact with the erected wall; a lower stage wall located at a position separated and away from the erected wall and below the upper stage wall; and a connecting wall connecting the upper and lower stage walls; and the outlet is disposed below the upper stage wall.

Abstract: A communication device may include a controller. The controller may be configured to, in a case where a process executing instruction is sent to a notification server from a terminal device, receive a process executing notification from the notification server, and in a case where the process executing notification is received from the notification server, execute a predetermined process. The process executing notification may be received by operating in parallel in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the process executing notification may be received by sending a polling signal to the notification server. In the second mode, the process executing notification may be received by establishing a connection of server-push type between the communication device and the notification server.

Abstract: A controller is configured to: perform a registration process for again storing connection information in an intermediary server; after the registration process, perform a transition process of changing a state of a device from a first state to a second state, the first state being a state where setting information is stored in a memory and a service is usable by the device, the second state being a state where intermediary server information is stored in the memory and the connection information and the setting information are not stored in the memory; after the transition process, receive, from the intermediary server, the connection information that is stored again; connect to a target server by using the received connection information and again receive the setting information from the target server; and store, in the memory, the setting information that is received again.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, having a cartridge detachably attached to the image forming apparatus and including a first compartment configured to store a colorant, a container configured to be connected with the cartridge and including a second compartment configured to store the colorant flowing from the cartridge, and a display configured to display a first object indicating a first remainder amount and a second object indicating a second remainder amount in a single screen, is provided. The first remainder amount is a remainder amount of the colorant stored in the first compartment, and the second remainder amount is a remainder amount of the colorant stored in the second compartment.