PRINTER, PRINT CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAM
To effectively use a tape as far as possible without wasting the same.SOLUTION: A printer 1 comprises: a print mechanism 7 which performs printing for a belt-like tape 5 loaded to a device body according to print data; and a control part 10 functioning as print data provision means which provides pr...
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Zusammenfassung: | To effectively use a tape as far as possible without wasting the same.SOLUTION: A printer 1 comprises: a print mechanism 7 which performs printing for a belt-like tape 5 loaded to a device body according to print data; and a control part 10 functioning as print data provision means which provides print data to the print mechanism 7, residual amount detection means which detects a residual amount of a first tape 5a loaded to the device body, and calculation means which determines a tape length (printing length) of the tape 5 required for printing the print data. The control part 10 as the print data provision means sets a printing limit point P that is a limit point on the first tape 5a for performing printing onto the first tape 5a when the tape length (printing length) determined by the calculation means is larger than a tape length corresponding to the residual amount of the first tape 5a detected by the redial amount detection means, and provides first print data of print data for performing printing to at least the printing limit point P to the print mechanism 7.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2
【課題】テープをできるだけ最後まで無駄なく有効に使う。【解決手段】印刷装置1が、装置本体に装填される帯状のテープ5に対して印刷データにしたがって印刷する印刷機構7と、印刷データを印刷機構7に提供する印刷データ提供手段、装置本体に装填されている第1のテープ5aのテープ残量を検出する残量検出手段、印刷データを印刷するために必要なテープ5のテープ長(印刷長さ)を求める演算手段として機能する制御部10と、を備え、印刷データ提供手段としての制御部10は、演算手段として求めたテープ長(印刷長さ)が、残量検出手段として検出した第1のテープ5aのテープ残量に対応するテープ長より大きい場合に、第1のテープ5aにおける第1のテープ5aへの印刷を行う限界地点である印刷限界地点Pを設定し、印刷データのうち、少なくとも当該印刷限界地点Pまで印刷を行うための第1の印刷データを印刷機構7に提供する。【選択図】図2 |
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