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Title:
CONTROL METHOD OF PRINTER AND PRINTER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2006315182
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a control method of a printer in which a state of the printer is correctly detected on the basis of the detected result of opening and closing of a lid and the presence or absence of a rolled sheet, and to provide a printer.

The control method of the printer 1 includes a step in which a paper detecting part 8 detects the absence of the rolled sheet 5, a step of carrying out the detection of the absence of the rolled sheet 5 again a predetermined time later so as to eliminate effects of chattering of the rolled sheet 5, a step of stopping the transfer of the rolled sheet 5, a step in which a lid opening and closing detecting part 30 detects opening of the lid 4, and a step of transmitting a status of the absence of the rolled sheet 5 if the rolled sheet 5 is absent and the lid 4 is not open, and transmitting a status of opening of the lid if the rolled sheet 5 is absent and the lid 4 is open.


Inventors:
NAGATA NORIO
Application Number:
JP2005136917A
Publication Date:
November 24, 2006
Filing Date:
May 10, 2005
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORP
International Classes:
B41J29/38; B41J15/04; B41J29/13; B41J29/48; B65H26/08; B65H43/02
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Masahiko Ueyanagi
Fujitsuna Hideyoshi
Osamu Suzawa