Abstract: A printing device interrupts printing a label and cutting the label of which printing was interrupted when the image printed on the label may be corrupted. The printer controller drives a printhead and conveyance unit to print labels. When the trailing end of the label paper is detected, whether or not a target label in the group of labels being printed can be conveyed so that the trailing end of said target label goes downstream from the printing position before the conveyance amount of the conveyance unit reaches a specific amount. If said conveyance is not possible, printing the target label by the printhead is interrupted, the conveyance unit is controlled to set the target label being printed to the cutting position, and the cutter mechanism is then controlled to cut the target label.

Abstract: A printing device interrupts printing a label and cutting the label of which printing was interrupted when the image printed on the label may be corrupted The printer controller drives a printhead and conveyance unit to print labels. When the trailing end of the label paper is detected, whether or not a target label in the group of labels being printed can be conveyed so that the trailing end of said target label goes downstream from the printing position before the conveyance amount of the conveyance unit reaches a specific amount. If said conveyance is not possible, printing the target label by the printhead is interrupted, the conveyance unit is controlled to set the target label being printed to the cutting position, and the cutter mechanism is then controlled to cut the target label.

Abstract: A printer enables a user that commands a cleaning operation to know the cost for the ink used in the cleaning operation. A printer 2 has a printhead 7, a head maintenance mechanism 41 for cleaning the printhead 7, and a controller 60. The controller 60 determines whether or not the cleaning is cleaning commanded by an operator, and if the cleaning is cleaning commanded by the operator, displays the ink cost corresponding to the amount of ink used for the cleaning.

Abstract: Waste of time and consumables is reduced and efficiency is improved by printing to near the end of the medium in a device that prints on media. A printer 1 has a conveyance unit that conveys label paper 100 with one or more labels 103, a printhead 40 disposed to the conveyance path 110, and a paper detector 61 and label detector 63. When the trailing end of the label paper 100 is detected, the printer 1 identifies the position of the trailing end of the label paper 100, and determines if printing on the label 103 can be completed based on the identified position of the trailing end of the label paper 100. If printing cannot be completed, printing by the printhead 40 stops or the label paper 100 is conveyed without printing on the label 103.

Abstract: Waste of time and consumables is reduced and efficiency is improved by printing to near the end of the medium in a device that prints on media. A printer 1 has a conveyance unit that conveys label paper 100 with one or more labels 103, a printhead 40 disposed to the conveyance path 110, and a paper detector 61 and label detector 63. When the trailing end of the label paper 100 is detected, the printer 1 identifies the position of the trailing end of the label paper 100, and determines if printing on the label 103 can be completed based on the identified position of the trailing end of the label paper 100. If printing cannot be completed, printing by the printhead 40 stops or the label paper 100 is conveyed without printing on the label 103.

Abstract: Jobs can be executed continuously by using buffer efficiently. A printer-side control unit divides an image buffer into blocks of a size that can store at least the image data for the largest image included in the image data of an input job, and writes the image data for one job to one block.

Abstract: A printing control method for a serial inkjet printer prevents paper dust that is dispersed by the air current produced by a vacuum platen from adhering to the ink nozzle area. An inkjet head that prints while moving along the width of the vacuum platen is moved to a position where the ink nozzle area is outside of a first or second retraction position separated a first distance from the first and second paper edge positions of the recording paper, and the recording paper is then advanced. Paper dust and other dust particulate does not adhere to the ink nozzle area when the paper is advanced because the ink nozzle area does not stop in the first and second paper edge positions of the recording paper where paper dust and other dust particulate can be made airborne by the air current produced by the vacuum platen.

Abstract: A printing control method for a serial inkjet printer prevents paper dust that is dispersed by the air current produced by a vacuum platen from adhering to the ink nozzle area. An inkjet head that prints while moving along the width of the vacuum platen is moved to a position where the ink nozzle area is outside of a first or second retraction position separated a first distance from the first and second paper edge positions of the recording paper, and the recording paper is then advanced. Paper dust and other dust particulate does not adhere to the ink nozzle area when the paper is advanced because the ink nozzle area does not stop in the first and second paper edge positions of the recording paper where paper dust and other dust particulate can be made airborne by the air current produced by the vacuum platen.