A recharge system can receive an indication of a saturation level of a porous media within a printhead and determine, based on the indication of the saturation level of the porous media, that the saturation level satisfies a threshold to initiate a recharge cycle. The threshold may be higher than a saturation level at which the porous media is in a hysteresis state. In response to the determination, the recharge system initiates a recharge cycle.

A recharge system can receive an indication of a saturation level of a porous media within a printhead and determine, based on the indication of the saturation level of the porous media, that the saturation level satisfies a threshold to initiate a recharge cycle. The threshold may be higher than a saturation level at which the porous media is in a hysteresis state. In response to the determination, the recharge system initiates a recharge cycle.

There is provided a printer including: a printing part having: a conveyor configured to convey a medium in a conveying direction; a printing head having a plurality of nozzles from which an ink of a specified color is discharged and of which positions in the conveying direction are mutually different, the printing head being configured to discharge the ink from the plurality of nozzles to the medium so as to form dots in the medium; and a facing member configured to be capable of facing a print surface of the medium on an upstream side in the conveying direction with respect to the plurality of nozzles of the printing head; and a controller.

Provided is a printer capable of efficiently printing an image on a cylindrical recording medium with simple control.

A plurality of printing start positions are set on an outer circumferential surface of a recording medium. A processor performs transport control of the recording medium for a transport unit and printing control of the recording medium for a printing unit provided in each station. In the transport control, control for the transport unit is performed such that the recording medium is rotated at a constant speed, movement of the recording medium is stopped each time the recording medium arrives at the station, and the movement of the recording medium is restarted after printing at the station is completed. In the printing control, control for the printing unit of each station is performed such that image printing is started from the printing start position that first reaches the printing position.

Provided is a printer capable of efficiently printing an image on a cylindrical recording medium with simple control.

A plurality of printing start positions are set on an outer circumferential surface of a recording medium. A processor performs transport control of the recording medium for a transport unit and printing control of the recording medium for a printing unit provided in each station. In the transport control, control for the transport unit is performed such that the recording medium is rotated at a constant speed, movement of the recording medium is stopped each time the recording medium arrives at the station, and the movement of the recording medium is restarted after printing at the station is completed. In the printing control, control for the printing unit of each station is performed such that image printing is started from the printing start position that first reaches the printing position.

A processing apparatus comprises: an integrated circuit; a power supply unit connected to an external power supply and configured to perform power supply to the integrated circuit; and a power switch configured to switch a state of the processing apparatus based on power supplied from the power supply unit. The integrated circuit comprises a control unit configured to control a power state of the integrated circuit in a state in which power supply to the integrated circuit is being performed by the power supply unit.

A processing apparatus comprises: an integrated circuit; a power supply unit connected to an external power supply and configured to perform power supply to the integrated circuit; and a power switch configured to switch a state of the processing apparatus based on power supplied from the power supply unit. The integrated circuit comprises a control unit configured to control a power state of the integrated circuit in a state in which power supply to the integrated circuit is being performed by the power supply unit.

A recording apparatus includes a recording section capable of recording on a medium, a transport belt that is provided with adhesive capable of adhering with the medium and that is capable of transporting the medium, an ultrasonic sensor that transmits ultrasonic waves to the surface of the adhesive and that receives ultrasonic waves reflected from the surface, and a controller capable of determining the state of the surface based on the detection result of the ultrasonic sensor.

A recording apparatus includes a recording section capable of recording on a medium, a transport belt that is provided with adhesive capable of adhering with the medium and that is capable of transporting the medium, an ultrasonic sensor that transmits ultrasonic waves to the surface of the adhesive and that receives ultrasonic waves reflected from the surface, and a controller capable of determining the state of the surface based on the detection result of the ultrasonic sensor.

An ink-jet recording apparatus includes a recording head, an irregularity detecting unit, a recording medium conveyance unit, and a control unit. The irregularity detecting unit detects an irregularity with the recording medium conveyed toward the recording head. The recording medium conveyance unit has a recording medium diversion unit into which the recording medium with which an irregularity has been detected by the irregularity detecting unit is conveyed. The control unit can perform flushing operation and, when the irregularity detecting unit detects an irregularity with the recording medium, the control unit cancels the flushing operation set immediately before the recording medium with which the irregularity has been detected and conveys, by controlling the recording medium conveyance unit, the recording medium to the recording medium diversion unit.