Title:
印刷装置および印刷方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4489936
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
There is provided a printing apparatus and method which is capable of printing based on internal data stored within the apparatus or external data inputted from an external storage device, and at the same time capable of setting the enabling/disabling of an automatic power-off function. A tape printing apparatus has a keyboard for entering data indicative of characters and various commands. A RAM stores the data entered via the keyboard, as the internal data. The external data stored in a personal computer is inputted into the tape printing apparatus via a cable. The printing mode is sets to either an internal printing mode in which printing is performed based on the internal data stored in the RAM or an external printing mode in which printing is performed based on the external data inputted from the personal computer via the cable. A printer block performs printing on a tape in the set printing mode. A CPU determines ON/OFF setting of an automatic power-off function of automatically turning off power. When a predetermined time period has elapsed without any input via the keyboard or from the personal computer after the automatic power-off function is determined to be on, the power is automatically turned off in response to a command from the CPU.
Inventors:
Yoshiharu Kosai
Takayoji Ogawa
Nobuyuki Horii
Takayoji Ogawa
Nobuyuki Horii
Application Number:
JP2000377288A
Publication Date:
June 23, 2010
Filing Date:
December 12, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation
King Jim Co., Ltd.
King Jim Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
B41J3/36; B41J29/38; B41J3/407; G06F1/26; G06F1/32; G06F3/12
Domestic Patent References:
| JP8187919A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Minoru Ochiai