PRINTER

To provide a printer curing and fixing a photo-curing ink on a medium by irradiating the ink with light and printing while being moved manually.SOLUTION: This invention relates to a printer printing while being moved manually, which is a printer comprising a first light source for irradiation with first light, a second light source for irradiation with second light, a light source controller which controls the first light and the second light outputs, a drive circuit which outputs drive signals driving a driving element, and a direction determination part which determines a direction of printer movement, and being located at the first light source, a discharging part, and the second light source in order along a scan axis to irradiate the printing surface with first light, and irradiate the printing surface with no second light for a period of printer movement in a first scan direction from the first light source to the second light source, and to irradiate the printing surface with no first light, and irradiate the printing surface with second light for a period of printer movement in a second scan direction from the second light source to the first light source.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15 【課題】光硬化型のインクに光を照射することで媒体にインクを硬化定着させるとともに、手動で移動させられる間に印刷を行う印刷装置を提供すること。【解決手段】手動で移動させられる間に印刷を行う印刷装置であって、第１光を照射する第１光源と、第２光を照射する第２光源と、第１光及び第２光の出力を制御する光源制御部と、駆動素子を駆動する駆動信号を出力する駆動回路と、印刷装置の移動方向を判定する方向判定部と、を備え、走査軸に沿って、第１光源、吐出部、第２光源の順に位置し、第１光源から第２光源に向かう第１走査方向に印刷装置が移動させられている期間において、第１光を印刷面に照射させ、第２光を前記印刷面に照射させず、第２光源から第１光源に向かう第２走査方向に印刷装置が移動させられている期間において、第１光を印刷面に照射させず、第２光を印刷面に照射させる、印刷装置。【選択図】図１５