Abstract: A home position detecting apparatus includes a detector to generate a detection signal when the home position of a print wheel is detected and a stepping motor to rotate the print wheel in response to a drive signal. This home position detecting apparatus further includes a control circuit which gives the drive signal having a specific phase to the stepping motor in response to the detection signal from the detector.

Abstract: A daisy wheel type printing device comprises a daisy printing wheel including a plurality of type holding members having type at the respective ends thereof, wheel driving motor for rotating the daisy printing wheel to set the type designated by input character data to a printing position, a printing hammer for hitting the type set to the printing position, and a control circuit for driving the printing hammer when a preset a period of time has elapsed after the type designated by the input character data has arrived at the printing position. The preset period of time is varied in response to the rotation amount by which said daisy printing wheel is rotated to set the designated type at the printing position. The delay is larger for a wheel rotation of less than a predetermined amount than it is for a large rotation.